Antonio Ferrara

The Maze

The Doll’s House

2 New endings

- Expansion -
The Maze
 Tales of Evil
The Maze
We found ourselves in front of the strange house that Old
Jack from the Recovery Shop told us about. He claimed that
the 4 Keys of Destiny were hidden there, and that nobody who
had gone in would ever go back. It sounded like nonsense to
us, so we decided to prove that we could enter that house,
retrieve the 4 Keys of Destiny, and get back home. We didn’t
ask Old Jack what the keys were for, and I promised myself to
ask once we got back. But this was going to be our strangest
investigation ever. Something about that house just wasn’t…
right, and it seemed that every time you went through a door,
it went to a different place. It didn’t take long for the group
to get split up and lost in the ever-shifting maze of rooms.
Like the labyrinth of legend, it was going to take more than a
ball of string to get out of The Maze…
- Place the Events board on the table. Place the x token on
number 2 and the c token on number 2 of their respective
paths and the z token in the position indicated on the board.
- Take Special cards 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 and equip each
investigator with their own weapon. Set the others aside. Take
Special cards 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 and equip each
investigator with one of those cards. Set the others aside.
- Position tiles 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 as shown in the photo.
7 8 9
10 11 12
- Place the investigators outside the game tiles.
- The Walkie-Talkie b will go to the player who has their next
birthday before the others, then read on.
The first player will have to roll 2 dice and refer to the numbers
on them. One of the numbers of their choice will indicate a tile,
while the other will indicate which zone on the selected tile they
will have to place their investigator in. If the number rolled is not
present on that tile, the investigator will lose the game forever
and will never be able to play Tales of Evil again... ehmmm…
rest assured I’m kidding! Just place that investigator beside the
tile and draw an Event card, after which the next player in turn
order will begin to play by rolling the dice, and so on. However,
each player’s turn always ends with the end of the relevant
paragraph in which they find themselves.
Special Rules for The Maze
Compared to the traditional adventures of Tales of Evil, this
one is managed differently! You will no longer be able to simply
choose your route through the house. Instead, the fickle hand of
fate will determine the course of your adventure…
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In this adventure, you won’t be able to explore as a group. The
Pizza & Investigation gang will have to split up, taking turns
wandering into random rooms that they will visit and explore.
Once there is nothing left to do in that area, play will go to the
next player and so on, clockwise. Surely you’ve played Tales of
Evil, so you know that it’s all very simple! But will you be able
to find the 4 Keys of Destiny and get out of the house before
it’s too late?
Exploring the House
The player who holds the Walkie-Talkie must start their turn by
rolling 2 dice and referring to the numbers on them. They must
then choose one of those numbers to indicate a tile. The other
number will indicate which zone on that tile they must place
their investigator in.
Follow this simple pattern to figure out which tile the die roll
corresponds to:
1 = Tile 7
2 = Tile 8
3 = Tile 9
4 = Tile 10
5 = Tile 11
6 = Tile 12
If the second number points to a zone that does not exist on that
tile, that investigator is lost forever and can never play Tales of
Evil again! Ehmmm… rest assured that I am kidding! Just place
that investigator off to the side and draw an Event card instead.
For example: The Brave who plays Peter rolls 2 dice and gets a 6
and a 4. He could choose tile 12 or tile 10. Based on that choice,
the other number will determine which zone Peter moves to:
either zone 6 of tile 10 or zone 4 of tile 12. If he rolled 6 and 6,
he would have to choose tile 12, but since there is no zone 6 on
tile 12, he would have to remove Peter from the board and draw
an Event card.
After placing your investigator, find the paragraph below that
matches the tile and zone you are in (by referring to the bold
references—e.g., Tile 7 – Zone 1) and follow the instructions
as normal, including making any choices the paragraph asks
you to make. When there is nothing left to do (at the end of
the paragraph, for example), your turn ends and you pass the
Walkie-Talkie to the next player, who starts their turn by rolling
the dice.
Revisiting Rooms
If you find your investigator in a room that has already been
explored, you may decide to carry out the tests or ignore them.
To help you remember which zones have been explored, I
recommend that you place a token in each area that you visit.
Mind Over Matter
This special rule is valid only for this adventure: When it is your
turn, you may spend a n token to choose which zone to place
your investigator in without rolling the dice. This is especially
useful after you have explored most of the zones.
Finding the Keys of Destiny
You will have to find all 4 Keys of Destiny (5678) and get out
of the labyrinth to prove your worth to Old Jack. If you can find
all 4 keys go to 106.
Objective: You will have to find the 4 Keys of Destiny (5678)
and exit the labyrinth to prove your worth to Old Jack. If you can
find all 4 keys you win the game. If you can find all 4 keys, go
immediately to Epilogue (106) to see what happens!
All choices and fights (even if in a group) will only involve the
investigators who are in that particular room at the time the
event or choice to be made occurs. You are just my friends…
Muahahah!
1 - TILE 7 - ZONE 1
I found myself in a strange corridor, with letters marked on the
stones. The place seemed like a trap to me, but I had to continue
somehow.
- The investigator will have to choose which stones to stand on
as they make their way down the corridor.
1 - I positioned myself on stone D. Turn to 45.
2 - TILE 7 - ZONE 2
It was a desolate place, with strange luminescent mushrooms
growing in the dirt. I was looking around when my attention was
caught by a pickaxe. It was very heavy, but perhaps it would be
useful for bringing to light what the debris had covered.
1 - I picked up one of the glowing mushrooms. Go to 46.
2 - I started removing debris with the pickaxe. Go to 56.
3 - TILE 7 - ZONE 3
The room was filled with sticky sewage that kept gushing from
some ravine.
1 - I tasted the slurry. Go to 47.
2 - I lay down on a cot to rest a little. Go to 67.
3 - I took the opportunity to pee. Go to 86.
4 - TILE 7 - ZONE 4
The place was full of barrels, and some of them had labels stuck
to them. I decided to investigate.
1 - I opened the lid of a barrel where it was written: Badly aged
wine. Go to 48.
2 - I opened the lid of a barrel where it was written: Wine aged
well. Go to 58.
3 - I opened the lid of a barrel where it was written: Living wine.
Go to 68.
5 - TILE 7 - ZONE 5
The place was damp and sticky, and as I looked around I noticed
it was illuminated by some luminescent mushrooms and the
light of the moon filtering through the opening of a well above
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me. The bucket and rope were two steps away from me, and
I also noticed a lot of coins scattered everywhere. The scene
reminded me of the Goonies at the bottom of the wishing well.
1 - Coins might be useful for buying equipment at Old Jack’s
shop. Go to 49.
2 - I inspected the place, ignoring the coins. Go to 89.
6 - TILE 7 - ZONE 6
Such a logo had to hide something interesting. I was sure about
that!
Fusion: If you have the HeroQuest board game, take the knight’s
tomb and place it on the tomb represented on this tile, then go
to 59; otherwise go to 96.
7 - TILE 8 - ZONE 1
In this room there were some mannequins wearing hats. At first,
I didn’t give them much notice, but when they started moving
and coming towards me, I started to worry!
Fusion: You have to wear a hat. If you wear one, go to 50; if not,
go to 87.
8 - TILE 8 - ZONE 2
As soon as I set foot inside, something happened...
- v
I went away sure I hadn’t done anything useful.
9 - TILE 8 - ZONE 3
When I entered the room, my attention was immediately drawn
to a large trunk.
- If you have Special card 37, go to 51; otherwise, go to 70.
10 - TILE 8 - ZONE 4
It was an empty room, so without wasting any time I turned to
leave, when... v.
Then door P suddenly popped open, so I headed for 13.
11 - TILE 8 - ZONE 5
I had a feeling that maybe there might be something interesting
here somewhere.
1 - I checked the medicine cabinet. Go to 52.
2 - I checked a desk drawer. Go to 71.
3 - I checked the operating table. Turn to 83.
4 - I checked a piece of furniture by the wall. Go to 88.
12 - TILE 8 - ZONE 6
It was a small place, illuminated by the light of a boiler. I didn’t
think there could be anything useful, so I got ready to leave
when...
Roll a die to see what happened:
- 3 Draw 1 Trauma card.
- 4 Draw 2 Search card.
- 2 Draw 1 Event card.
- 1 Advance the Panic token c one space.
I was about to leave when a door creaked open... I went through
door R, into 15.
13 - TILE 8 - ZONE 7
As I entered, an inhuman heat hit me.
- If zone 6 of tile 8 has not yet been explored, you lose 1 q and
1 w.
- y.
There seemed to be nothing useful here so I prepared to leave,
when... v.
14 - TILE 8 - ZONE 8
It was an anonymous room, and I was looking around when...
v.
- y.
There was really nothing more to do so I left.
15 - TILE 8 - ZONE 9
But where was I? It looked like the workshop of a nightmare
craftsman. The thing that worried me most was the mannequins
lying in the coffins.
1 - I investigated. Go to 54.
2 - I went away. Go to 64.
16 - TILE 9 - ZONE 1
I seemed to have fallen into the cartoon of Pinocchio, only
Maestro Geppetto was missing or we would have completed
the picture. There was still a lot to look at, so I didn’t lose heart.
Roll a die and find out what happened:
- 3 You injure yourself with a splinter of wood. You lose 1 q.
- 4 You find something interesting. Draw 2 Search card y.
- 2 You see Something Creepy: Draw an Event card v.
- 1 Your head starts spinning like a whirlwind. Draw a Trauma
card.
I soon realized that I would not find what I was looking for in
that place and I walked away.
17 - TILE 9 - ZONE 2
A bad place that could only hide something disturbing, I was
reasoning to myself, when... v.
I hurried away from that place.
18 - TILE 9 - ZONE 3
There was an unbearable stench of rotting clothes, and I knew
immediately that I would not find anything useful in that place. I
got ready to leave, when... v.
19 - TILE 9 - ZONE 4
The room was sparse, but what caught my attention was a kind
of hole in the floor with a ladder that seemed to descend directly
into the depths of the earth.
1 - It took courage, but I went down into the hole. Go to 60.
2 - I immediately left that place. Go to 73.
20 - TILE 9 - ZONE 5
The room was small, and a washing machine that spewed foam
like a wounded creature did not bode well. I would have expected
anything, but nothing happened instead.
- y.
I decided to continue through an ajar door.
When door P opens, go to 23.
21 - TILE 9 - ZONE 6
It was the room in front of the pool and my temptation was
immediately attracted to some lockers arranged along the wall.
Each of the lockers bore a tag.
1 - “I will reveal the way.” Go to 57.
2 - “I will open the way for you.” Go to 72.
3 - “I will show you the way.” Go to 91.
22 - TILE 9 - ZONE 7
I found myself on the edge of a swimming pool filled with
brackish water and who knows what else...
- If there is a o token in zone 6 of tile 9, go to 61.
- If there is a o token in zone 4 of tile 9, go to 78.
- If the o token is present in both zone 4 and zone 6 of tile 9,
go to 99.
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- If there is no o token in zone 4 or zone 6 of tile 9, go to 82.
23 - TILE 9 - ZONE 8
It was a strange and messy place, and my attention was drawn
to an object that seemed out of context. It was a small toy
spaceship with a strange red symbol...
Fusion: The Brave can examine the tile and try to remember if
they have already seen that spaceship somewhere. They might
have seen her in a movie for example or who knows...
- When you think you have the right answer or even if you don’t
have the answer, go to 74.
24 - TILE 10 - ZONE 1
There was a large spider peeking out of a hole in the floor. It was
truly disturbing, and I was convinced that it would attack me,
but instead it spoke to me in a voice that seemed to come from
beyond the grave.
“Don’t be afraid of me because I won’t eat you, but I have
something important to tell you.”
I moved as far away from that monster as possible.
- Take a h 3+ (w) test.
“Listen to me carefully because I will not repeat myself and
what I have to say could save your life.”
I froze and it continued: “All the beds hide something, but only
one hides what you are looking for.”
“What do you mean?” I stammered.
“There are five beds in this place, and you look for the star,
but don’t follow it and remember that the web lies, while the
rabbit points to the right, but don’t trust the hero or even the
lamp,” it said before retreating into the hole.
I was confused and bewildered and decided to leave that place
before the spider came back and thought about tasting me.
25 - TILE 10 - ZONE 2
There were toys and stuffed animals everywhere. I was about to
look around when I saw a hairy hand retract under a bed and at
the same time my attention was caught by a glint under a nearby
cradle.
- I searched under the bed, where I had seen the hand. Go to 62.
- I searched under the cradle. Go to 84.
26 - TILE 10 - ZONE 3
It was a modest room with some trophies on display.
- y.
There didn’t seem to be anything interesting, and so I got ready
to leave, when... v.
27 - TILE 10 - ZONE 4
It was a large bedroom, but what surprised me were the cobwebs
that seemed to be everywhere.
1 - I checked under the bed. Go to 63.
2 - I checked the closet. Go to 92.
28 - TILE 10 - ZONE 5
It was a small room, but there was everything a kid could dream
of.
1 - I inspected a toy that was there on the
ground. Go to 42.
2 - I examined the computer. Go to 79.
3 - I checked the bed. Go to 93.
4 - I looked the TV. Go to 102.
29 - TILE 10 - ZONE 6
Toilets were always creepy places. I don’t know why, but there
was always an air of decay that enveloped you. These were
sensations, but they often turned into real nightmares. Still,
I looked everywhere, but there didn’t seem to be anything
interesting, when... v.
30 - TILE 10 - ZONE 7
There were two beds in this room. I knew I had to check
everywhere, but I was always afraid to look under beds because
often the worst nightmares were right under there...
1 - I looked under the bed in the center of the room. Go to 43.
2 - I looked under the bed in the corner of the room. Go to 98.
31 - TILE 11 - ZONE 1
As soon as I entered the room, I began to look around and
accidentally bumped into a terrarium that fell and shattered
into a thousand pieces. But that wasn’t the problem, the giant
colorful snake that came out was.
Fusion: If there is an animal in the place where you are playing,
the snake is distracted and goes away; otherwise the snake
attacks!
If the snake attacks, take a f 3+ (w) test to avoid it and leave.
32 - TILE 11 - ZONE 2
It was a fairly nondescript room, and I was about to wade into
the mess, when... v.
- y.
There was nothing else of interest, so I left.
33 - TILE 11 - ZONE 3
The carpet in that corridor looked familiar, and
the memories came alive in my mind...
- Take a g 3+ (w) test.
When I recovered from the vision, I hurried to
get out of that place.
34 - TILE 11 - ZONE 4
The moment I entered the room, deafening
music hammered my ears.
- Go to 80.
35 - TILE 11 - ZONE 5
The room was crammed with objects and looked like it had
just been turned upside down by a tornado, but I might find
something useful.
Roll a die, and based on the result find out what happened. You
can only roll the die twice and apply the effects, after which you
will have to leave this room.
- 3 Draw 1 Trauma card.
- 4 Draw 2 Search cards.
- 2 Draw 1 Event card.
- 1 Take Special card 11.
36 - TILE 11 - ZONE 6
I found myself in a small room full of toys and immediately
started searching for something interesting, but there didn’t
seem to be anything useful and I felt very frustrated.
- Take a h 3+ (w) test, then go to 81.
37 - TILE 11 - ZONE 7
It was really hard, but I made it!
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- Place a k token between zone 6 and zone 7 of tile 11.
- Place your investigator in zone 7 of tile 11.
I cleaned up the debris and tried to understand what had caused
the noise, when... v.
I started rummaging around, and at the bottom of a desk drawer
I found what I was looking for!
- Take Special card 29.
I had what I needed and decided to leave.
38 - TILE 12 - ZONE 1
The attic of memories.
The attic was full of forgotten items, and not all of them brought
back good memories, especially the Christmas tree in the corner
wrapped in a sheet that reminded me of a body wrapped in a
shroud.
Roll a die, and based on the result obtained find out what
happened. You can only roll the die twice and apply the effects,
after which you will have to leave this room.
- 3 Draw 1 Trauma card.
- 4 Draw 2 Search cards.
- 2 Draw 2 Event cards.
- 1 Take Special card 37.
39 - TILE 12 - ZONE 2
There was a big hole in the floor, and for all I knew, it could
have gone deep into the earth. Obviously, I had no intention
of approaching it, so I just searched around without ever
approaching the edge. But when the floor started shaking, I
realized that an unknown force wanted me to end up in that
hole!
Fusion: Find a rope and place it on the table. Otherwise, the
investigator must take a f 4+ (w) test.
Once the floor beneath my feet stopped shaking, my gaze fell on
something that had rolled close to me.
- Take Special card 39.
40 - TILE 12 - ZONE 3
The room was revolting, with a sickening stench coming out
of the toilet. But what caught my attention was the large trunk.
- If you have Special card 37, go to 101; otherwise, go to 104.
41 - Tile 12 - ZONE 4
An attic full of horrors, but also of beautiful
things, and when I saw the turntable, I
could not resist the temptation to put it into
operation.
- Go to 103.
42 - Oh my God!
I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was my favorite
toy! Memories began to surface and... Gain 1
w.
1 - I inspected the computer. Go to 79.
2 - I checked the bed. Go to 93.
3 - I looked the TV. Go to 102.
4 - I left. Your turn ends.
43 - Check here!
I lowered myself under the bed, expecting the worst, and instead
found something...
- y.
1 - I looked under the bed in the corner of the room. Go to 98.
2 - I went away. Your turn ends.
44 - The Ravens! If you want to do another search, go back to 11 and choose
again; otherwise, your turn ends.
I had managed to escape from that abomination but, where was
I? 53 - Oh how nice!
- Place your investigator in zone 8 of tile 10. It might come in handy.
I was standing on a balcony and creepy crows began to scrutinize - Take Special card 9.
me with more and more interest... If you want to do another search, go back to 11 and choose
Fusion: If you or one of your friends at the table ate something again; otherwise your turn ends.
while you were playing, the crows will attack you and you will
have to take a h 4+ (q) test to try to avoid them and run away;
otherwise, the crows will ignore you and you may draw a Search
54 - A Shocking Discovery!
As I approached one of the coffins, the mannequin came to life
card y. and tried to grab me!
45 - It’s the right one! - Make a g 3+ (w) test before the dummy’s animating power
wears off.
The stone I was standing on dipped slightly and I heard a clang. I was taking a last look around, when I noticed an opening in
The first piece of the puzzle was complete! the wall.
1 - I moved to stone A. Go to 55. - Place a k token between zone 9 and zone 8 of tile 8.
2 - I moved to stone O. Go to 65. As you cross the passage, go to 14.

46 - The Mushroom! 55 - Here we go!

As soon as I picked it up, the mushroom lost its luminescence
and rotted in my hands, giving off a nauseating stench!
- Take a h 3+ (w) test before leaving this room.
47 - Are you crazy?
I stuck a finger in that revolting sewage and then tasted it. At
this moment, I cannot describe the sensation I felt, but it wasn’t
good and I remember vomiting out my soul!
- The investigator must take a g 3+ (q) test.
When I recovered, I decided to leave that place.
This stone was also the right one, and so I moved on.
1 - I moved to stone G. Go to 75.
2 - I moved to stone N. Go to 85.
56 - The Shocking Discovery!
The glowing mushrooms were just appendages of what
emerged from the pile of debris! A giant mushroom with eyes
and a mouth started coming towards me!
Aberration: Demonic Fungus a 3 q 3.
The mushroom attacks first, after which you will have to defend

48 - What a stink!
And it had aged really badly! A nauseating stench violated me
deeply and I had to force myself not to faint!
- The investigator must draw a Trauma card.
I still had that stink in my nostrils when I left that place.
and attack until the mushroom is destroyed or you lose a Status.
- If you have defeated the mushroom, turn to 66.
- If you passed out, turn to 76.
57 - Interesting!
In the locker was a note that read: “The key of 5 is at the bottom

49 - So Much Money! of the pool.”

- Take a h 3+ (w) test.
I looked around a little more and then headed for the pool.
Yes, a lot of cursed coins though! I did not have time to take
even one before a voice reached into my head: “You have stolen Go to 22.
the wishes of other people and for this you will be punished!”
- Draw 3 Trauma cards and resolve them before escaping the 58 - What a smell!
room. Sometimes, the most obvious choice is the right one. This one

50 - Camouflaged! had a pleasant and fruity smell.

- y.
1 - I tasted it. Go to 77.
As soon as I put on my hat and stood still, all the mannequins
stopped and some of them fell to the floor. 2 - Better not risk it. Go to 97.
- y.
The magic that animated them had run out and I took advantage 59 - The Revelation!
of it to get away from that place. The tomb in front of me seemed to come alive, becoming real,

51 - Yep! and a thousand visions projected me into fantastic adventures

The key went into the keyhole without a problem, and when I
opened the lid of the trunk, my eyes did not believe what they
were looking at.
- Take Special card 10 before leaving the room.
52 - Ouch!
Mi punsi con l’ago di una siringa e la mia mente vagò verso
I pricked myself with the needle of a syringe and my mind
wandered to distant universes... That syringe had a completely
rusty needle and could have passed on to me any kind of disease,
known or not... I was in a panic!
- Make a g 3+ (w) test.
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lived in a world of magic that I would come to love so much in
a few years.
- Take Special card 38 before leaving the room.
60 - Strength and Courage!
I began to descend the ladder into the dark.
- Take a g 2+ (e) test.
After a few minutes, I reached the bottom and found a diving
mask. I picked it up and hurried back up and out of that place.
- Place a o token in zone 4 of tile 9.
61 - Let’s see
Perhaps I had a vision, because now I understood what that

sound of flowing water was. The pool was only half full, but
something told me that at the bottom of it I would find what I
was looking for.
- Take a g 3+ (w) test and a h 3+ (w) test.
Thanks to the shallow water, I was able to rummage easily, even
if it took me a while to find what I was looking for.
- Advance the c token one space.
- Take Special card 32.
62 - But what?
I lowered myself to the bed and when I reached out, something
grabbed me!
- Take a g 3+ (w) test and a d 3+ (q) test.
I pulled hard and found the severed hand of a creature attached
to mine! I screamed at the top of my lungs before realizing it
was just a rubber hand. But there was something inside...
- Take Special card 30.
63 - Surprise!
What I saw, I believe will remain etched in my mind forever...
- Carry out a h 5 (w) test.
When I recovered, I was no longer myself. I dragged myself to
a door and walked away from that place, which I would never
forget.
- I went through door Q. Go to 30.
64 - Better to go away
I didn’t trust those mannequins lying in those coffins, and so I
kept away, but I managed to recover something anyway.
- y.
I was taking a last look around when I noticed an opening in the
wall.
- Place a k token between zone 9 and zone 8 of tile 8.
As you cross the passage, go to 14.
65 - Damn!
That stone was the wrong one, and I knew it as soon as I stepped
on it because it started shaking and then turned over, making
me fall.
- You lose 1 q and 1 w.
I moved to stone A. Go to 55.
66 - Take That!
As it approached me, breathing out its spores, I placed the
pickaxe right in the center of its head and watched it collapse
and rot. It had been a tough fight, but luckily I had survived.
- Draw Special card 8 before leaving this room.
67 - But what?
As soon as I lay down, I realized that something terrible was
about to happen, because I could no longer move! And then,
out of the corner of my eye, I saw a thug walking into the room
holding a large cleaver.
- The investigator must take a h 3+ (w) test before the vision
fades.
When I came out of the waking nightmare, I decided to leave
that place right away.
68 - Is this a joke?
And it really was alive, because a being made of wine jumped
out and tried to drown me!
- Before leaving the room, the investigator must take a
f 3 + (w) test to run away and a d (q) test to avoid falling
and hurting themselves.
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69 - Misstep!
I was struck by an electric shock!
- The investigator loses 2 q and 2 w.
I moved to stone T. Go to 95.
70 - Nothing to do
I tried in every way to open the trunk, but I couldn’t. Without the
key, I would never be able to find out what it contained.
- Place a o token in zone 3 of tile 8.
I was about to leave when... v.
71 - The drawer!
As soon as I opened it, I should have expected any kind of
abomination to come out, and...
Roll a die:
1 - 4 = Draw an Event card v.
5 - 6 = Draw a Search card y.
If you want to do another search, go back to 11 and choose
again; otherwise, your turn ends.
72 - Let’s hope so!
Footprints began to form on the floor as if an invisible man was
walking towards the pool. After a while, I heard a roar as if there
was water running out and it disturbed me.
- Take a g 3+ (w) test.
- Place a o token in zone 6 of tile 9.
I looked around a little more and then headed for the pool.
Go to 22.
73 - Coward!
I was about to leave that place when an inhuman grunt came
from the depths of the hole. I was terrified!
- Draw a Trauma card before leaving the room.
74 - ???
Were you able to remember where you last
saw the toy spaceship?
- Scan this QR code to find out the answer.
If the answer you had in mind is correct, then
you gain 1 q and 1 w; otherwise, you lose 1
n. After that, your turn ends.
75 - Pain!
Spikes came out of the stone and by golly it hurt!
- The investigator loses 1 q and 1 w.
I moved to stone N. Go to 85.
76 - Nothing to do
I was about to hit it with the pickaxe when it blew all its stench
and spores into my face. I fainted, and when I woke up the
mushroom was gone so I decided to leave the room.
77 - Good!
It tasted so good, that I started drinking and then drinking and
then I continued drinking until my head started spinning so hard
that I fell and threw the barrel behind me. I found myself, soaking
wet, sitting in a lake of wine, and something that was probably
at the bottom of the smashed barrel caught my attention.
- 2 y.
I staggered away.
78 - At least this...
The water was deep but I had that diving mask I found in that Aberration: Dummies a 3 q 3.
hole. The dummies attack first, after which you will have to defend
- Take a f 3+ (w) test and a d 3+ (q) test. and attack until the dummies are destroyed or you lose a Status.
Thanks to the mask, I was able to search easily, even if it took If you defeated the dummies, draw a Search y card before
me a while to find what I was looking for. leaving the room.
- Advance the c token one space.
- Take Special card 32. 88 - The Sweet Surprise
79 - How wonderful! When I opened the cabinet doors, I immediately noticed her.
- Take Special card 28.
I loved that game! - If you have Special card 37, you can open the box and go to
- Draw a Search card y. 53; otherwise, read on:
1 - I inspected a toy that was there on the If you want to do another search, go back to 11 and choose
ground. Go to 42. again; otherwise, your turn ends.
2 - I checked the bed. Go to 93.
3 - I looked the TV. Go to 102.
4 - I left. Your turn ends.
89 - Let’s look around
I started looking around and actually found some interesting
80 - Enough Music! things before I left that place.
- 2 y.
I finally managed to turn off the radio. - You can leave this room and end your turn, or you can also
- If you listened to the whole song, you gain 1 q and 1 w; collect the coins. In this case. go to 49.
otherwise, you lose 1 e.
I was exhausted, and there didn’t seem to be anything interesting
in that place besides the radio, so I decided to leave.
90 - Surprise?
This paragraph has no connection and if you are reading it, it
81 - What is happening? is only by chance or because you have started reading all the
paragraphs of this adventure. I am Antonio Ferrara, the author
I was about to leave when a noise caught my attention and I of this story, and since you are here I hope you are having fun
realized that someone was banging something on the other side and I want to reward you. You earn 1 q and 1 w. Hello to you
of the wall. and good luck!
- If you have Special card 38, go to 94; otherwise, go to 100.

82 - The pool of horror 91 - It Might Help Me!

In the locker there was a note that read: “To get the key to 5 you
The place was awful and the pool looked very deep, but I had should first visit the well”. Zone 4 of tile 9.
to try. That message probably meant something. I had to think, and I
Take a g 3+ (w) test, a h 3+ (w) test, a d 3+ (q) test, and was about to leave that place when... v.
a f 3+ (q ) test. I looked around a little more and then headed for the pool.
It wasn’t a walk in the park, but I found what I was looking for! Go to 22.
- Advance the c token one space.
- Take Special card 32. 92 - Mhmmm...
83 - What a scare! In the closet, I found something interesting.
- y.
As soon as I approached the arm of the manikin which was lying 1 - I checked under the bed. Go to 63.
on the operating table, it flopped over, dangling. It really game 2 - I went away, through door Q. Go to 30.
me a start!
- Take a g 3+ (e) test.
If you want to do another search, go back to 11 and choose
93 - Nooo!
As soon as I reached down to look under the bed, dozens of
again; otherwise, your turn ends. hands grabbed me and tried to drag me towards them!
84 - Mice! - Take a d 3+ (q) test to resist and a h 3+ (w) test to stay
lucid.
As soon as I ducked under the crib, two giant mice with 1 - I inspected a toy that was there on the ground. Go to 42.
iridescent bloodshot eyes popped up in my face! 2 - I checked the computer. Go to 79.
- Take a g 3+ (e) test. 3 - I looked the TV. Go to 102.
I was so scared that I left that place without wasting any time. 4 - I left. Your turn ends.
85 - Perfect! 94 - By the Power of...
The stone was the right one, but I had to go on. I used the sword to demolish the wall and found myself in
1 - I moved to stone T. Go to 95. another room.
2 - Move me to stone R. Go to 69. - Place a k token between zone 6 and zone 7 of tile 11.
86 - Huh? - Place your investigator in zone 7 of tile 11.
I felt ashamed for using a legendary sword for such a menial
task, but I had to figure out what was producing that, and I soon
I was about to approach that filthy latrine when... v.
After that, I decided to leave that place. did!... v.

87 - Let’s fight!
I started rummaging around, and at the bottom of a desk drawer
I found what I was looking for!
- Take Special card 29.
The mannequins attacked me without any mercy! I had what I needed and decided to leave.
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95 - Exactly! 104 - I could do it...
Finally, I moved to stone “E” and something unexpected I had to understand what was in that trunk, but it wasn’t going
happened: One of the stones moved to reveal a small niche, and to be easy to open it.
inside I found something... - If you want to open the chest, you will have to take a d 4+
- Take Special card 33. (q) test. Alternatively, you can leave it alone and walk away.

96 - Nothing, in fact
No fantastic adventures experienced in the world of magic.
- Draw a v card before leaving the room.
97 - No, thanks!
I was about to leave when a hand came out of the barrel and
grabbed me!
- The investigator must take a d 2+ (e) test to avoid being
pulled into the barrel!
I somehow managed to free myself and hurried out of that place.
- If you make the check to open the chest go to 101; otherwise,
your turn ends.
105 – Don’t try...
Why are you reading this paragraph? Why is it the last one?
Well, cheating will cost you: You immediately lose 1 q and 1
w.
106 - Epilogue
When I found the last key, I communicated it to my friends via
the Walkie-Talkie. We had done it, and we could finally prove

98 - But it can’t be! our worth to Old Jack. We got on our bikes and headed for the
Recovery Shop.
“Hey, we have the keys!” I yelled as I walked into the shop.
I lowered myself under the bed, expecting the worst, and instead
realized I had been optimistic. “Damn! But how did you do it?”
A gnome, or something like that, jumped on my face and bit my Ray cleared his throat with a fake cough, “Everyday stuff for
nose! Pizza & Investigation.”
- Take a f 4+ (q) test to escape. Go to 44. “A cake-walk,” Daphne lied. “

99 - I Can Do It!
The water in the pool was shallow, and on top of that I had a
diving mask, so I immediately found what I was looking for,
although I had to be careful not to slip to the muddy bottom.
- Take a f 3+ (q) test.
- You may move the c token one space in either direction you
like.
- Take Special card 32.
“I’m hungry!” Tommy said.
Leila was silent while Mike got straight to the point: “Hey, so
what? What do you need these keys for? “
“Give them to me, you brats!” growled Old Jack.
I backed away as he reached over the counter to grab me,
“They’re mine! Only mine!”
We began to fidget nervously. Old Jack no longer seemed to be
himself... “Give me the keys!” he ordered in a voice that seemed
to come from beyond the grave!

100 - With my bare hands?

I had to find a way to create an opening in that wall, and I
couldn’t see anything in the room that would help, so I had to
rely on my most basic tools.
- Take a d 4+ (q) test and a h 4+ (w) test if you want to
knock down the wall. Then move to 37.
If you don’t feel like it, leave the room and your turn is over.
101 - What a stink!
As soon as I opened the trunk, I was hit by a fetid gust, as if a
corpse were buried there.
- Take a h 3+ (w) test.
- Take Special card 35.
“Come and get them!” Ray said, shouldering his baseball bat.
“I will annihilate you!” roared Old Jack, his eyes rolling back
into his head until only the whites could be seen.
Now one thing was certain: This was not Old Jack, but some
sinister demonic imitation of him. We had to take it down, ASAP!
“Wake up, brat! Hey, I’m talking to you!”
When I recovered, I found myself lying on the floor of the
Recovery Shop, with Old Jack’s face peering at me closely. “You
can’t sleep here!” he said.
His breath of fried onions nearly made me throw up, and when
I looked around I realized I was alone. “Where are my friends?”
“What friends? When I arrived, you were here on the ground
snoring,” Old Jack replied. “Now run along, I have no time to
waste!”
I got up from the floor and looked around again before leaving.

102 - I can’t believe it! !
I loved that movie!
I didn’t notice how much time had passed
while I was mesmerized by the screen.
- Advance the c token one space.
1 - I inspected a toy that was there on the
ground. Go to 42.
2 - I looked the computer. Go to 79.
3 - I checked the bed. Go to 93.
4 - I left. Your turn ends.
Where had the Keys of Destiny gone? And above all, where were
my friends? I realized that the story would not end there. Indeed,
now I would have to find out who had taken the keys and what
had happened to my friends.
I returned to the Recovery Shop that night, accompanied by a
cold moon that peeked down from above like the eye of a dead
man. I made sure I was alone before I went around to the back,
and with the help of a screwdriver I was able to force the door.
Inside, it was pitch dark and you couldn’t see anything, so I
decided to turn on my flashlight and what I found in front of my
eyes I will never forget! It was a kind of miniature model of a

103 - The infernal disc?

house. It looked just like one of those crumbling old houses on
Main Street I walked past every day. It was a beautiful model.
I noticed a switch nearby, and when I pressed it, a thousand
I was terrified, and had to appeal to all my courage not to pass lights lit up all over the house. The effect was amazing, and I
out. stood there staring at it for who knows how long. Suddenly, I
If you’ve listened to the record, draw a Trauma card. saw something moving inside. At first, it looked like a mouse,
I was about to leave, when... v. then an insect, but when I managed to focus on what I was
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actually looking at, my head swirled.
They were my miniature friends trapped inside the house!
“Guys!” I called, but my voice probably reached their little ears
like the crash of thunder.
They started waving and I walked over, not believing what I was
looking at!
“Help us,” I could hear their faint voices. “Help us!” they
squeaked again.
I stood there with wide eyes. My friends had been shrunken
down and placed in a miniature house and were trapped like
bugs! It was too much for me, and my head started spinning
more and more until I passed out.
When I woke up, I was in the atrium of the house where I had
seen my shrunken friends before passing out.
“Peter are you here now? Are you with us?”
I jumped to my feet, “Yea, but… what’s going on?”
“It happens that we are trapped in the hands of the Demon
Puppet-Mistress,” Daphne said. “I am sure that when she
gets tired of playing with us she will crush us like ants.”
“How is this possible?”
They told me that they woke up, just like me, inside that
miniature house. Later on, the gigantic and immense Demon
Puppet-Mistress—compared to their proportions, had told
them that the Keys of Destiny served precisely that purpose.
That is, to give her the power to shrink things and people to her
liking. This meant that we had gone straight from the frying pan
into the embers and that if we didn’t get a move on, it wouldn’t
take her much time to annihilate us…

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The Doll’s House
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 Tales of Evil
The Doll’s House
Objective: Return to Normal
- Place the Events board with the x token on number 1 and
the c token on number 1 of their respective paths and the z
token on the indicated position on the board.
- Take the Special cards 15-16-17-18-19-20-21 and equip each
investigator with their own weapon and put the others aside.
Now take the Special cards 22-23-24-25-26-27 and equip
each investigator with one of these cards. At the end of this
operation, the other cards are put aside.
- Position tile 1.
- Place the investigators in zone 1. The Walkie-Talkie b will go
to the player whose birthday is the next to come.
1
We found ourselves in the large hall of what looked like a doll’s
house. Getting out of the labyrinth and finding the four Keys of
Destiny hadn’t been easy at all, but the situation we ended up in
was even more absurd and grotesque. We were trapped and had
no idea how we could get out of it.
We were looking around when the floor under our feet started
shaking and some of us fell over. I was able to see with my own
eyes the ceiling of the hall rise, and when I saw the Puppeteer’s
huge face I almost wet myself.
“Good morning little ones!” she thundered with a grin painted
on her face.
We were dumbfounded, and our ability to rationalize was razed
to the ground by that vision.
“Good,” she continued. “I could kill you here quickly and with
little effort, but what fun would that be?” she said, showing us a
puppet that was our size.
We knew that animated being, for we had already faced it several
times during our adventures, and we believed that she wanted
to unleash it against us.
Instead, she began to tighten her grip tighter and tighter and
squeeze it so tight that we heard a creak of wood and a mournful
crackle from the puppet, which shattered in her hand. The
unfortunate thing tried to squirm and somehow free itself, but
it was crumpled up like a miserable sheet of paper. The wicked
Puppeteer continued to handle and crumple it until she opened
her hand, and suddenly we were rained on by the shreds of what
remained of the now-lifeless puppet.
“Have you seen how easy it is?” she said, visibly amused. “I
told you I could squash you like bugs, but that wouldn’t be fun.”
“What do you want?” I yelled at her.
“I hid the four Keys of Destiny in this beautiful miniature house.
If you find them, the spell will vanish and you will return to your
real size. If not, you will end up like the puppet. Funny, isn’t it?”
“You are crazy!” yelled Ray.
She reached out, loaded her index finger into the crook of her
thumb as if she were about to throw a ball, and snapped her
finger. Ray was hit by the nail, which catapulted him to the back
wall of the room.
“You’re still alive?” she said, amused.
Trembling and worried about the fate of our friend, we
approached his lifeless form. He had passed out, but luckily he
was still breathing.
“Warning: It’s a time challenge... muahahaha... and to make it
more fun, here’s an incentive.”
Suddenly we saw her gigantic hand reach out, holding Old Jack
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with two fingers. She waved him, holding him by the collar of
his shirt, dangling him over our heads.
“Leave me alone, you old witch!” he yelled as he squirmed.
In her other hand, she had a clear glass jar. She set it down in
the center of the room and dropped Old Jack into it, after which
she closed the jar with a metal lid.
Old Jack rushed to the edge of the jar and started pounding on
it with his fists, shouting deaf sentences muffled by the glass.
We rushed to his aid, but our weapons seemed unable to make
a dent in the giant jar.
“You have one hour, after which the air in the jar will run out and
your friend will die,” said the Puppeteer, closing the roof of the
dollhouse over our heads. “So hurry up if you want to save his
life, too,” she sneered.
We were shocked. Old Jack kept squirming like a big trapped
insect. Meanwhile, Ray was revived but looked somewhat
battered.
- Use a device, for example a clock, to count down 60 minutes.
If the 60 minutes pass and you still haven’t managed to reach
your goal, your adventure will be considered a failure.
Go to 47.
2 - It was better not to look!
- v
1 - When door N opens, go to 12.
2 - When door I opens, go to 55.
3 - When door M opens, go to .
3 - Help!
We all fell into some sort of pool and floated in that putrid
water.
“Guys,” Mike said as he came out of the water, “somewhere
there should be a mechanism to let the water flow out.”
“And what’s the use?” Ray asked.
“Once I saw one of these dollhouses in operation, and the guy
at the store was showing just how to empty the pool.”
“Okay, let’s do it,” said Leila, “at the bottom there might be
one of the keys we’re looking for.”
“Yes,” Daphne said, “knowing that wicked hag, it’s likely she
left it at the bottom of the pool.”
- Each investigator must make a h 2+ (w) test.
When all seemed lost, something caught our attention: It was a
plastic lever that protruded from the wall.
- Each investigator must make a d 3+ (q) test.
We hung on the lever with all our strength, and I think some
of us even got hurt, but the “clack” of the mechanism when it
started working rewarded us.
The pool water drained away in seconds and it was Mike who
jumped into the empty pool and came back to us, victorious!
- Take Special card 32
“Hurray!” we shouted in unison.
- If you have recovered all the keys (7 5 6 8) go to 41;
otherwise, go to 19.
4 - The spider!
Some of us tripped, and the big hairy spider crawled out of a
hole in the floor.
- Spider: a 2 q 5
The spider scores 2 3. Each investigator must defend and then
attack. This continues until the creature is defeated or one of the
investigators is stunned.
If one of the investigators loses a Status, go to 6. If the spider
is defeated, go to 11.
5 - That damned corridor!
We were in that place again, and this time we couldn’t stay

there. So we decided to go through it quickly.
- Upon opening door I, go to 55.
6 - But what?
The giant hand of the Puppeteer swooped over our heads and
we barely had time to burrow into the corners of the room
before the ferocious and insatiable creature crushed the spider.
“So useless,” said the Puppeteer, walking away.
A shapeless pulp was all that remained of the spider and we
were horrified, but still alive. We hurried to make a decision
because we didn’t want to end up like the spider:
1 - When door A opens, go to 56.
2 - Upon opening door I, go to 8.
7 - Help!
As we were preparing to open the door...
The investigator with the Walkie-Talkie b must roll a d 3+ (q)
test.
__________ almost got smashed!
“Bad choice,” said the Puppeteer, closing the door.
We had to carry on!
1 - When door F opens, go to 44.
2 - If you try to break through door N, choose one of the inve-
stigators using the m. tokens. The investigator drawn must
attempt a d 2+ (q) test, then turn to 17.
8 - The kitchen
At first glance, everything seemed fake, and in reality it was. We
were trying to figure out what to do when the ceiling rose up
above our heads and we saw the Puppeteer’s face.
“What are you doing? Don’t you know it’s tea time?”
The shadow of a giant cup loomed over us, and when we
realized what she was going to do we tried to scatter as quickly
as possible.
Hot tea flooded us like a lava waterfall, while the Puppeteer
laughed.
- Each Investigator must make a g 3+ (q) test or get burned.
“Muahahah!” the Puppeteer’s laugh froze our blood. Some of us
had suffered very painful burns.
“See you later, my little ones,” she said as she repositioned the
ceiling above our heads.
We had to hurry!
- H = 6
If you have the Key of Diamonds (6), you can open door H;
otherwise, you can only make the following choices:
1 - When door M opens, go to 22.
2 - When door G opens, go to 49.
9 - Are you joking?
- Draw a Trauma card, then return to 46.
10 - In a corner…
If you are reading this paragraph, it means that you have peeked
into history. No other paragraphs are related to this one, but
since you’ve searched so hard, you can randomly draw an
Equipment card. Now go back to where you left off, but if you
forgot it, the game is lost... Muahahaha…
11 - Take that!
__________ hit the spider so hard that it fell into the hole it had
come out of. Now it would think twice before attacking us again!
We rushed to make a decision and get out of that room:
1 - When door A opens, go to 56.
2 - Upon opening door I, go to 8.
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12 - The basement!
As we entered, the roof above our heads lifted up and the
Puppeteer’s demonic face appeared.
“Hello little ones, how are you?” she said while lighting a match.
We knew immediately what was going to happen and tried to
spread out in the cramped space before she dropped the red-hot
match on top of it our heads!
- Each investigator must make a f 3+ (q) test or get burned.
“Now let’s see if you can survive,” she said as she replaced the
roof. The gigantic match was consumed in the center of the
room, but when it went out it got even worse for us, as it gave
off a blanket of dense and unbreathable smoke!
- Each investigator must make a h 3+ (w) test or suffocate.
We catapulted ourselves out of there through door G: go to 23.
13 - Why are you reading here?
In short, you really have a habit of reading unrelated paragraphs
too, right? No paragraph leads to this one, but since you’re here
now and reading, I want to take you to a nice place if you want.
- If you want to follow this paragraph entry, go to 48.
14 - Where do you think you’re going?
A giant finger poked through the door.
- Each investigator must roll 1 die, and whoever gets the lowest
number is wounded by the Puppeteer’s claws and loses 1 q.
We felt like we would never get out of there.
1 - When door A opens, go to 56.
2 - When door I opens, go to number 8.
3 - When door L opens, go to 31.
15 - But, what?!?!
- Draw an Event card v, then return to 46.
16 - We hope it helps
- Draw a Search card, then return to 46.
17 - The underground room
There was a pervasive smell of plastic and mold in that place, as
if that room had never been opened.
We had to look for something somehow, but it was pitch black
and absolutely nothing could be seen.
- l
As we were probing our surroundings, the roof of the room was
lifted up and we noticed with horror the Puppeteer’s gigantic
face, looking down upon us.
“I thought you needed some glimmer of light in here,” she said,
tilting her candle towards us. We tried in every way to disappear
into the corners of the room, but a cascade of incandescent wax
began to fall on us.
- Each investigator must carry out a f 3+ test. Whoever
passes the test is safe, whoever fails the test must carry out a
g 3+ (q) test in order not to get burnt by the hot wax.
“Oh how careless...” she said. “I didn’t do it on purpose,” she
claimed, blowing out the candle before disappearing.
“Let’s look for something useful right away,” Mike said, “before
she comes back!”
- Each investigator must carry out a h 3+ test. Whoever
succeeds can draw 1 Search card.
In the corner of the room, a glitter caught my attention...
- Take Special card 33.
- If you have recovered all the keys (7 5 6 8), go to 41;
otherwise, when door N opens, go to 54.
18 - But what’s really going on?
When I put my hand in the toilet, something filthy grabbed me!
- The investigator must make a d 3+ (q) test before they can
break free!
- Using the match markers m, select an investigator who will
make one of the following choices:
1 - I slipped my hands into the filthy sewage of the sink; Go to 29
2 - I inspected the creepy shower compartment; Go to 60.
19 - Let’s continue!
We cleaned up as best we could and got ready to continue our
search.
1 - When door G opens, go to 50.
2 - Upon opening door O, go to 28.
3 - Picking door H, go to 30.
20 - Ahhh!
I put my hands in something, and I was stuck!
- The investigator must roll a g 2+ (q) test. Then return to 63.
21 - TV
- Position tile 2 and line up doors A – B and H – C.
In the dim light of the room, a plastic TV was broadcasting
something. But how was that possible?
- Each investigator must make a h 3+ (w) test.
1 - Our attention was drawn to the creaking of a door: When
door D opens, go to 36.
2 - We made our way to the door from which an inviting scent
emanated: Upon opening door L, go to 34.
22 - The warehouse
It was a damp and narrow place. We were about to look for
something useful when... v
- y   - Draw Special card 31.
If you have Special card 37, you can open door N and go to 17;
otherwise make a choice or try to break down the door.
1 - When door F opens, go to 44.
2 - Upon opening door E, go to 7.
3 - If you try to break through door N, choose one of the
investigators using the m counters. The investigator drawn
must attempt a d 2+ (q) test, then turn to 17.
23 - Get out of here!
By the time we left the room, some of us had been engulfed
in flames. We catapulted ourselves into a swimming pool in
desperation.
- Place the investigators in zone 7 of tile 9.
We remained afloat in that putrid water, which seemed like a
godsend to us given that a few minutes before we had risked
being roasted.
“Guys,” Mike said as he came out of the water, “somewhere
there should be a mechanism for the water to drain.”
“And what’s the use?” Ray said.
“Once I saw one of these dollhouses in operation and the guy at
the store was showing just how to empty the pool.”
“Okay, let’s do it,” said Leila, “at the bottom there might be one
of the keys we’re looking for.”
“Yes,” Daphne agreed. “Knowing that psychopath, chances are
she left it at the bottom of this pool.”
- Each investigator must make a h 2+ (w) test.
When all seemed lost. something caught our attention: It was a
plastic lever that protruded from the wall.
- Each investigator must make a d 3+ (q) test.
We literally hung on the lever and I think some of us even got
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hurt, but the “clack” of the mechanism when it started working
rewarded us.
The water drained in seconds and Mike was the first to leap into
the now-empty pool and come back to us, victorious!
- Take Special card 32.
“Hurray!” we shouted in unison.
- If you have recovered all the keys (7 5 6 8), go to 41;
otherwise, go to 19.
24 - The dining room
Posizionate la Tile 6 e fate collimare le porte A-B e H-C.
- Position tile 6 and fit the doors A – B and H – C together.
Reluctantly, we left Old Jack, and opening the door we found
ourselves in a large dining room. We looked around, trying to
see some imminent danger, but everything we perceived was
pure evil. The crockery, the period furniture, even the wallpaper
on the walls were all arranged as if in a film set that had been
abandoned for years, soaked in dust and stuck in a temporal
repetition that was always the same. We tried very carefully to
understand what they were made of, but they seemed to us to
be of a very strange material somewhere between plastic and
papier-mâché. We were about to figure out what to do when...v
- y
1 - When door A opens, go to 56.
2 - When door I opens, go to 8.
3 - When door L opens, go to 31.
25 - The suspense!
We rushed into the room, convinced that we would end up
running straight into the clutches of the Puppeteer, but instead
we all fell to the floor, tripping over some junk.
- Each investigator must make a f 2+ (q) test to avoid hurting
themselves by stumbling.
There were quite a few things in that place.
- Each investigator may draw 1 Search card.
There was even a map on which a place was indicated as a point
of interest.
- Place a o token in zone 3 of tile 1.
“I don’t trust it at all,” Tommy said. “It’s definitely a trap.”
“Could be,” I replied. “But do we have a choice?”
“In my opinion, this indication could be true. In short, can it not
be so low?” Ray said.
We all looked at him, dumbfounded.
- E = i
- F = i
We were about to go back when one of the walls of the room
collapsed and the giant hand of the Puppeteer appeared inside
and tried to grab us!
- Each investigator must make a f 3+ (q) test to escape the
deadly claws.
- Each investigator must also make a g 3+ (e) test to counter
their terror before the Puppeteer leaves.
- Place a k token between zone 8 and zone 7 of tile 9.
- We carefully ducked through the new passage; go to 3.
26 - The closet
It was a room full of junk, and we decided to look for something
useful, but it was dark and we had to grope around.
- l
If you have Special card 39, go to 65; otherwise, read on.
In that narrow place, we could see absolutely nothing. Then
suddenly, something in the shadows attacked us!
- Each investigator must make a g 3+ (w) test.
We could not understand what was attacking us with such force.
Little beings made of shadows started biting us everywhere!
- Each investigator must make a h 3+ (q) test.
We were enveloped in a huge commotion. Then, a faint light
came on in a corner, and we were finally able to look at each
other. We were stunned: We couldn’t understand what had
happened to us—If we had really been ensnared by those filthy
creatures made of nothing or if it had been pure suggestion.
I passed out for a few minutes, and when I recovered, I had
something in my hands.
- Take Special card 37.
We decided to get out of that place, through door M; go to 32.
27 - Help!
As we approached the door, two gigantic fingers shot out of the
opening and grabbed our friend!
The investigator with the Walkie-Talkie b must roll a g 3+ (e)
test.
__________ almost got pulverized!
“But how tender you are!” the Demon Puppet-Mistress said.
“But it’s not yet the time to crush you, I just wanted to make
sure of your fragility,” she said, closing the door.
We were terrified!
- When door N opens, go to 38.
28 - The bare room
When we entered this room, we didn’t notice anything in
particular.
- y
Then, something on the wall caught our attention:
“Guys there’s a hole in the wall,” Ray said.
“Let me see,” said Leila. “Actually there is, and...”
Leila stuck a finger in the opening and moved what felt like a
painting to her touch. “Guys, back here is the corridor from
before.”
“Let’s push it down!” Ray proposed.
- Each investigator must help bring down the wall by making a
d 2+ (q) test.
- Place a k token between zone 4 of tile 9 and zone 1 of tile 5.
We crossed through the new passage; go to 5.
29 - Help!
- The slimy liquid came to life, attacking the Investigator.
- The Investigator must make a f 3+ (w) test before they can
break free!
- Using the Match tokens m, select an investigator who will
make one of the following choices.
1 - I searched deeply in the toilet bowl; Go to 18.
2 - I inspected the creepy shower compartment; Go to 60.
30 - It’s sufficating in here!
As we opened the door, we were engulfed in thick, acrid smoke
and nearly passed out.
- Fusion: All the Braves must continue playing for the next two
rounds with their heads down on the table to try to avoid the
toxic smoke. Anyone who doesn’t do so immediately loses
1 q and 1 w.
We could never have made it through there without help.
1 - When door G opens, go to 50.
2 - Upon opening door O, go to 28.
31 - TV
In the dim light of the room, a TV was broadcasting something.
But how was it possible?
- Each investigator must make a h 3+ (w) test.
Our attention was drawn to the creaking of a door: When door
D opens, go to 36.
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32 - Let’s move!
“Come on guys!” Daphne said.
- We rushed to door I; go to 55.
33 - Still in the hallway…
A sinister creak announced the opening of door L. We looked at
each other warily. We were intimidated, but also curious...
- When door L opens, go to 35.
34 - The dining room
As we entered, we realized that the entire floor was covered in a
fine cobweb. We barely had time to look up before a huge spider
started waving its legs, trying to grab us with its claws.
- Each investigator must make a f 2+ test.
If even one investigator fails the check, go to 4. Otherwise, make
a choice:
1 - We ran for door A; go to 56.
2 - We dove for door I; go to 8.
35 - Here it is!
It shone at the bottom of the stairway so brightly, I recognized
it immediately.
- Take Special card 30.
It was the Key of Hearts!
- If you have recovered all the keys (7 5 6 8), go to 41.
Otherwise, keep reading.
“Let’s continue,” suggested Mike. When door D opens, go to 63.
36 - The Chasm
We reached the edge of the doorway, and one more step would
have made us fall into the void, off the table which the entire
dollhouse was probably placed on.
“Guys, we can’t go through here,” I announced, but the house
started shaking and the roof of the room was lifted up.
“Hello little ones! Come on, a leap into the void won’t hurt you
so much,” said the Puppeteer before starting to blow on all of
us to push us into the abyss outside the door! We were hit by a
fetid blizzard that would leave us no escape.
- Each investigator must make a d 3+ (q) test.
When the Puppeteer stopped blowing, she closed the roof of the
room and we could feel the heavy footsteps of her walking away
from us. We had resisted with all our strength, and in doing so,
no one had ended up in the abyss. However, some of us were
more unlucky and sustained some injuries. Once again, we had
tested how far the cruelty of that being could go, but we were
still alive.
We followed the inviting smell through door L; go to 34.
37 - Are we safe?
“Well, you managed to elude me, but it won’t last long...
Muahahahah...”
We agreed that we should hurry, because if the Puppeteer
wanted to, she could have crushed us like gnats. Fortunately,
her sadistic amusement guaranteed us a feeble salvation, and
this glimmer of hope gave us the strength to fight. However,
time was not on our side, as I was sure that once she tired of her
own game, she would destroy us like rats in a cage.
We continued to the door at the end of the room: Upon opening
door A, go to 39.
38 - The tiny room
We could barely fit in that place so we decided to continue on.
The door in front of us creaked.
1 - “Let’s check it out,” said Daphne. When door P opens, go
 to 25.
2 - “No, not this time,” said Leila. Upon opening door M, go to 62.
39 - The Left Corridor
- Position tile 5 and fit the doors A – F and H – G together.
I didn’t like that place at all, and we were about to decide what
to do when... v
- y
- E = i
- A = i
- B = i
1 - When we open door N, go to 12.
2 - When we open door I, go to 55.
3 - When we open door M, go to 26.
40 - There’s something here…
- Draw a Search card, then return to 63.
41 - The revelation!
The whole house began to shake as if rocked by a strong
earthquake, then the roof above our heads came off and we
were hit by a blinding light!
A few steps away from us, we glimpsed the dollhouse where
we had lived our worst nightmare and we realized we were back
to normal. Even Old Jack was lying a few feet away from us,
muttering confused nonsense. We were safe, but for how long?
In my hand, I found the four Keys of Destiny and I immediately
understood that it wasn’t over yet. The Puppeteer’s dark magic
would haunt us forever until we were able to destroy her. Now it
was time to rest and recover, but each of us was certain that we
would have to face her again. The end… for now…
42 - Back in the hallway…
1 - When door N opens, go to 12.
2 - When door M opens, go to 26.
3 - If you want to look for something useful, go to 2.
43 - It’s time to say goodbye!
Well, you have followed me through this journey and now thanks
to my gifts you and your Friends are stronger than before, but
there is a problem… Only you and your Friends know which
Paragraph you were on before running off the road... I’m just
a poor Paragraph with no connection to the main story and
therefore... Either remember the Paragraph you were in before
this pleasant digression, or the game is lost... Eheheheh...
Goodbye, My Friend! It was nice!
44 - Nooo!
As soon as we opened the door, the Puppeteer’s claws began
to cleave the air!
- The Investigator with the Walkie-Talkie b must roll a f 3+
(q) test.
__________ almost got disemboweled!
“You can’t go through here,” said the Puppeteer, closing the
door.
We had to carry on.
1 - Upon opening door E, go to 7.
2 - If you try to break through door N, choose one of the
investigators using the m tokens. The investigator drawn
must make a d 2+ (q) test. Then go to 17.
45 - Back to the dining room
We had to explore the parts of the house we hadn’t been to yet,
so we decided to continue on to the west wing.
- Upon opening door I, go to 8.
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46 - Let’s see what we can find…
- Each investigator rolls a die, and based on the result will see
what they can find in the room:
- 1 – go to 15.
- 2 – go to 9.
- 3 – go to 16.
- 4 – go to 61.
After all Investigators have rolled, continue through door A; go
to 45.
47 - Minutes Count
We absolutely didn’t know what to do or where to go, so we
looked around, dejected and bewildered.
Seeing a dollhouse from the inside when you are the “doll” had
changed our perspective on things. The objects that surrounded
us were covered with a thick layer of dust, which contributed
to making everything very disturbing. In that place, everything
became a grim representation of real life. We looked deeper and
noticed some doors. We got closer, but we quickly realized that
some of them were only painted and would never open. We
went around, still trying to find a way out. We finally noticed
that some doors had a real handle and that we could open them.
We decided to vote to decide which way to go.
1 - If you choose door A, go to 24.
2 - If it’s door H, go to 21.
3 - Upon choosing door E, go to 14.
48 - Good boy!
Now you are here in this new paragraph and I can give you
something...
- Draw a Search Card.
Do you want to continue? Then go to 64.
49 - What the?
As soon as we opened the door, we found ourselves in front of
the gigantic eye of the Puppeteer!
“You can’t go through here, little ones!” she said as she poked
a couple of fingers through the opening.
Whoever has the Walkie-Talkie b must roll 5 dice and lose 1 q
for each 2 result obtained.
We quivered in fear! Our friend looked like they were hit by a
runaway train. The dollhouse probably ended in that direction.
and it would have been better to find an alternative route.
G=i
- When door M opens, go to 22.
50 - But…
As soon as we opened the door, we were faced with a gigantic
mouth that tried to suck us into its infernal vortex!
- Each investigator must make a d 3+ (e) test.
Thankfully, none of us ended up in her terrible jaws. However,
the enormous eye of the Puppeteer appeared at the door:
“What a pity, I really wanted to have a snack with one of you...
Eheheh...”
Mike ran to the door and closed it. “Guys, obviously, I think we
should find an alternative route.”
1 - Upon opening door O, go to 28.
2 - Picking door H, go to 30.
51 - The end?
“Well, who knows if they will survive... Muahahahaha!”
exclaimed the Puppeteer, closing the roof of the room.
__________ was broken, and we all rushed to their aid.
- c + 1.
We agreed that we should hurry: The Puppeteer could have
wiped us out like gnats in the blink of an eye!
We continued to a door at the other end of the room: Upon
opening door A, go to 39.
52 - Here is your gift!
- Take Special card 39, then go to 43.
53 - Trapped!
As soon as we entered, a chill ran down our spines: There had
been a veritable slaughter of dolls and puppets here. It almost
seemed like a mischievous little girl had fun dismembering them
on purpose. Suddenly, the ceiling of the room lifted up and we
saw the gigantic face of the Puppeteer emerge above our heads.
“Good,” she said rubbing her hands together. “You’ve come to
just the right place!”
We stood dumbfounded, immobilized by terror as she continued:
“Now let’s play a game! I’ll close my eyes and put my hand in
the room and if I manage to catch one of you, I’ll kill them, what
do you think? Funny right?” she finished as her giant hand fell
upon us.
- Each investigator must make a g 3+ (w) test to survive the
terror.
- Each investigator must also make a f 3+ test in order not
to get caught. If there are several investigators who fail this
check, they will have to draw lots using the m match tokens.
- The one who got caught (or the one drawing the shortest
match) will come out really badly from the Puppeteer’s grasp
and lose 3 q; after that, go to 51.
- If no one fails the test, go to 37.
54 - No way
The Puppeteer was squeezing us like lemons, and I was
convinced that sooner or later she would get tired of her new
toys and she would destroy us. We decided to continue towards
the north wing since we now had the key to continue!
- Upon opening door H, go to 59.
55 - The dilapidated bathroom!
It was a filthy place full of sewage everywhere, but then we knew
we’d have to look everywhere to find the keys.
- Using the match tokens m, select an investigator who will
make one of the following choices.
1 - I slipped my hands into the filthy sewage of the sink; Go to 29.
2 - I searched deeply in the toilet bowl; Go to 18.
3 - I inspected the creepy shower compartment; Go to 60.
56 - Trapped!
As soon as we entered, we were invaded by a chilling vision of
death: there had been a veritable slaughter of dolls and puppets
here. It almost seemed like a mischievous little girl had fun
dismembering them on purpose. Suddenly, the ceiling of the
room rose above our heads again, and the gigantic face of the
Puppeteer loomed above us. 
- I = i
“Fine, fine,” she said rubbing her hands together. “You’ve come
to just the right place!”
We stood dumbfounded, immobilized by terror as she continued:
“Now let’s play a game! I’ll close my eyes and put my hand in
the room and if I manage to catch one of you I’ll kill them. What
do you think? Funny right?” as her gigantic hand fell upon us.
- Each investigator must make a g 3+ (w) test to survive the
terror.
- Each investigator must also make a d 3+ test to not get
caught. If there are several investigators who fail this check,
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they will have to draw lots using the match m tokens. The one
who got caught (or the one drawing the shortest match) will
come out really badly from the Puppeteer’s grasp and lose 3 q.
After that, go to 51.
- If no one fails the test, go to 37.
57 - Interesting…
- Draw Special card 35, then return to 63.
58 - What the???
We were deciding what to do next when the Puppeteer’s gigantic
face popped up over our heads. We were immediately held in a
ravenous grip! That despicable being grabbed us all in one hand
and held us wrapped up like we were candy... When she opened
her hand, we were catapulted to the floor of the hall.
- Place the investigators in zone 1 of tile 1.
- Each investigator must make a d 3+ (q) test.
We were confused and in pain, but still alive.
“I thought you could use a hand,” laughed the Puppeteer before
leaving.
Old Jack was still there, crouched in a corner of the jar, weakened
by lack of oxygen. We had to hurry! We couldn’t let him die like
this. We had to explore all the rooms in the house and find the
other keys.
1 - “Guys, let’s have a look around, maybe we can find something
useful!” proposed Leila. Go to 46.
2 - We decided to continue through door A; Go to 45.
59 - The laundry
- If you haven’t done it yet: position tile 9 and line up doors
H – C and A – B.
We found ourselves in the umpteenth false scenario of that
house. We looked around warily when... v
From behind a door came a strange noise, like a cat scratching
at a wooden surface.
1 - “Let’s find out what it is,” proposed Ray. So we opened door
D; go to 27.
2 - “I think it would be better not to elaborate,” said Mike. We
took door N instead; go to 38.
60 - Oh, what a bummer!
I slipped my fingers into a tuft of hair sticking out of the hole in
the shower drain...
- The investigator must roll a h 3+ (w) test.
I was about to faint from horror when my fingers felt something
solid...
- Take Special card 29.
That was it! One of the Keys of Destiny!
- If you have recovered all the keys (7 5 6 8), go to 41;
otherwise, continue reading.
We had what we needed here, so we decided to leave through
door I; go to 33.
61 - Look what I found!
- Draw an Search card, then return to 46.
62 - Ahhh!
The Puppeteer’s gigantic finger slid through the door and started
moving from side to side, trying to grab some of us!
- Each investigator must make a g 3+ (e) test.
“Boys!” yelled Leila, pointing to a door, “Hurry, this way!”
- When door P opens, go to 25.
63 - The basement
It was a cramped space with a strange ceiling. I was sure we
were near the central hall of the house, but at first glance, that
place seemed to have no way out.
“Let’s look for something useful,” proposed Leila.
- Each investigator rolls a die, and based on the result finds
something in the room.
- 1 – go to 40.
- 2 – go to 66.
- 3 – go to 20.
- 4 – go to 57.
After all investigators have made their rolls, go to 58.

64 - Optimal!
Since you have been very good at following my advice, now turn
to 52 for an extraordinary reward. Don’t be afraid, this is not a
trap…

65 - Finally, a light!
With the flashlight, we managed to illuminate our environment
and found something useful.
- Each investigator may draw 1 Search card.
- Take Special card 37.
We decided to get out of there, heading through door M; go to 32.
66 - But…
- Draw a Trauma card, then return to 63.

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38 blind date
Written by: Antonio Ferrara
You love
me?
And how
much do you
love me?

Fight! Do you
think of me?

And
Take how much
do you think
this! about me?

ah ah
ah!

Each child
what?! rolls a die:
1 - 4 = Lose
1 Candy.
5 - 6 = take
What 1 Candy.
have you
done?!

aaaaah!

Muaha
h!
ha

ops!

Each child

clack
rolls a
die and
whoever
rolls the
lowest
number
1 - 2 = Lose 1 Status.
loses 1
3 - 6 = You are safe!
Status.

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 gasp c
clan

Each Child rolls a die and

whoever rolls the lowest
number loses 1 Status.

POW
bam
sbam sdonk sbam

Each Child rolls a die:

1 - 3 = Lose 1 Status.
4 - 6 =- You are safe!
bam

Go back
to hell! Maybe I died
and ended up
in hell…

s ba m

end...?

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39 Short Circuit
Written by: Antonio Ferrara

Each Child roll a die:

1 - 3 = Lose 1 Candy.
4 - 6 = Take 1 Candy.

1 - 3 = jennifer
scratch you!
Lose 1 Status.
4 - 6 = You
manage not to
get caught.

a s
h

spl
gulp

Stop
bug!

1 - 3 = Lose 1 Status.
4 - 6 = Don’t be
intimidated.

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The Boogeyman is coming!

Take
this!

1 - 3 = Lose 1
Status. Try again,
then continue…
4 - 6 = Drop the
lamp. Take 1 Candy.

Each child rolls a die

and whoever rolls
the lowest number
gets paranoid and
loses 1 Status.
Jennifer
seems worried
about what the
Spencer will
say when they
return…

Boogeyman is
electrocuted, but
before disappearing
he strikes a deep
sense of terror in
you. Each child must
roll 1 Die.

gasp…

sob…

1 - 4 = Lose
1 Status.
5 - 6 = You
are safe.
end...?
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 Credits:

A story of
Antonio Ferrara

Art by
Davide Corsi
Elisa di Virgilio

Layout by
Sara Staffelli

Translation by
William Niebling

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