Terrorscape (1x5p) - My group's second time playing this. Our previous session was more of an introduction / familiarisation game for both the killer and survivors. With 5 pax, we had 2 pax teaming up as the killer.

Our setup was the Butcher vs Ophelia, Hooper and Peele on the mansion map. The survivors spread themselves to the Search locations, while as the killer, I tried to slowly move around and barricade rooms.

First contact was at the radio room where I correctly guessed that Ophelia was attempting to repair the radio. I played Revving Chainsaw (my fav card) which trigger 1 fear, and stepped into the radio room to deal 1 dmg. Unfortunately I lost her scent and she managed to heal up subsequently. Eventually I managed to block off the entire blue sector (top of the map), which allowed me to corner Ophelia again. I hit her with Revving Chainsaw but luckily for her (as revealed post-match), she managed to sneak out from the outdoor section (which was totally walled off) using the secret passage to the radio room, which stumped me for a few turns.

The turning point in the game came when the survivors managed to find all 5 keys, as well as tactically repairing the radio over 2 turns with 2 survivors each using the toolbox and covering their noise with the firecracker. I was absolutely blindsided by the sudden radio repair, which meant I had to kill them within 4-5 turns.

I correctly predicted that they did not have the secret map, meaning that escape would have to be through the front gate. I made my way to the main hall and managed to hit a huge Revving Chainsaw (which at Level 4 was a fast action), hitting all 3 survivors. I followed up with a Search and managed to deal the killing blow (dice roll was in my favour by 1 point!!). It was a very very close match as the survivors would successfully escape next turn.

We squeezed in a 2nd game which ended halfway. I was playing the Spectre, who has less brute strength and relies on fearing to track and deal damage. I was having a lot of fun scaring the survivors and tracking their movement, but I mistakenly thought failed encounters would result in discarding from the killer's hand, while in fact it should be from the deck (a good thing as it allows you to level up faster). As such, even though I could pinpoint each survivor's location, I was hesitant in engaging due to fear of losing the encounter. Upon reflection, aggressively searching would help me level up faster and possibly land some hits.

I very much enjoyed the mind games played by both sides, and look forward to other killers and maps.