An Award-Winning Game of Yuletide Horror

Serve the Claus family during a descent into yuletide bedlam.

The Wassailing mashes together:

The Edwardian estate drama of Downton Abbey
The atmospheric horror of Mike Flanagan shows
The festive antics of every Christmas movie you’ve ever seen

Quick to play with wild twists and turns, The Wassailing is a roleplaying game perfect for raucous holiday sessions.

A Harrowing New Holiday Tradition

Take on the roles of mortal servant staff to the immortal Claus family at the dawn of the 20th century … a time of upheaval across the world and, especially, on this wintery estate.

Your assembled staff will leverage its workplace skills to quell the Claus family’s troubles and — perhaps more importantly — keep your jobs.

These are no ordinary troubles though:

Santa toys with a dark summoning to hasten his delivery capabilities
His spouse operates a secret slaughterhouse, packing magical meat
His brother rekindles an ancient war between humanity and elvendom
His children vie for prominence, merging their legendary exploits with yuletide myth

The game escalates these scenarios — and more — based on card draws and the staff’s own tribulations and politicking. With this frosty flurry of randomized elements, the game unfolds differently each time you play.

Award Winning Team & Game

The team behind The Wassailing was already an award winning combination having taken home visual design accolades for Butter Princess. The Wassailing was just announced as a recipient of the 2024 Ennies.

Three Different Versions

Digital Only: Get the amazingly tooled and indexed digital version of the game.
Physical + PDF: Get the beautiful 80+ page physical book printed in color on 6x9 cream paper with a perfect bound spine & the PDF.
The Perfect Package: The book, deck of Claus Family Cards, 4 Invitations to Claus manor, and the digital files for everything. Family Card & Invitation files are exclusive to this level.

All versions of the game include the digital Soundtrack by Joseph Vasinda.

Expansions

2024: The Black Mold of Claus Manor
2025: The Pine Tar of Claus Manor

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Holiday Features

The Wassailing of Claus Manor

Claus Family Deck

The Black Mold Of Claus Manor By Mike Martens

A Merry Little Christmas for Liminal Horror