Goth: The Game of Horror Trivia is a horror-themed trivia board game published by McNutty Games in 2002. Players move around a board answering horror trivia questions across multiple categories to earn tombstones for their graveyard plot. The first player to collect 13 tombstones wins the game.
Components
1 game board
200 double-sided trivia cards (5 questions per side, 2,000 total questions)
1 die
4 playing pieces
52 tombstones
Instructions
Setup
Place the game board in the center of the table.
Each player chooses a playing piece and places it in one of the four corner starting positions (pools of blood).
The graveyard plot directly in front of each player’s starting pool is their personal plot where earned tombstones are placed.
Place the tombstone supply and trivia card deck within reach of all players.
Turn Structure
Roll the die to determine how many spaces to move.
Move your playing piece the indicated number of spaces.
Resolve the space you land on:
Blank space: Answer a trivia question (category determined by the die roll number).
Special space: Follow the instructions of the space (see Special Rules).
Earn or lose a tombstone based on whether you answered correctly.
Actions
Answering Questions
The number rolled on the die determines the question category.
Another player reads the question aloud from the trivia card.
Correct answer: Earn 1 tombstone and place it in your graveyard plot.
Incorrect answer: No tombstone earned (unless on a special space).
Question Categories
Questions are organized into themed categories:
Movie Mayhem – Horror movie questions covering actors, directors, release years, and specific scenes.
Alchemy – Miscellaneous horror and macabre topics including real-life serial killers, autopsy terminology, and dark history.
Music Macabre – Questions about horror-related music, primarily hard rock and metal genres, covering band names, song recognition, and deceased band members.
Bloody Tales & Poetry – Questions about horror poems, horror novels, and dark literature.
Scoring / Victory Conditions
The first player to collect 13 tombstones in their graveyard plot wins the game.
Special Rules & Edge Cases
Dead spaces: Landing on a “Dead” space causes the player to lose a turn.
Grave Robber spaces: Landing on a “Grave Robber” space allows the player to steal one tombstone from any other player’s graveyard plot.
Full Moon spaces: Landing on a “Full Moon” space means a tombstone can be taken away from you if you answer the question incorrectly. Answering correctly still earns a tombstone as normal.
Starting positions: Each of the four corner starting positions is represented by a pool of blood, giving the board a macabre aesthetic.
Question volume: With 2,000 total questions across the trivia cards, repeat questions are unlikely in normal play sessions.
Edition note: Published by McNutty Games in 2002.
Player Reference
Win condition: First to 13 tombstones
Categories (by die roll):
Movie Mayhem
Alchemy
Music Macabre
Bloody Tales & Poetry
Special spaces:
Dead = lose a turn
Grave Robber = steal 1 tombstone from another player