Spirits of Christmas Game Review

Even old Scrooge - or Scroggie - would have a difficult time finding fault with the latest project from Humble Bard Games. Charles Dicken’s popular novella, A Christmas Carol, about a miserly, old moneylender in Industrial Age London, has been the source material for at least a half dozen board games, including Disney Mickey's Christmas Carol (where Mickey Mouse as Scrooge placed unbearable strain on suspension of disbelief), and Ghosts of Christmas. But Spirits of Christmas, a crowdfunded project fulfilled early, and released for distribution on September 10th stands apart.

[caption id="attachment_322751" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Spirits of Christmas boasts a marvelously compact table presence.[/caption]

About Spirits of Christmas

Designer John S. Bailey, is an educator in daily life, and he holds a special place for A Christmas Carol. According to Bailey, “This story's themes and treatment of morality are rich and deep. Each person will likely take away something different that challenges them. For me, I can empathize with Scrooge as a personality in many ways…my connection to Scrooge has nothing to do with money. His personality type, the way he sees the world, the types of frustration and disappointments he experienced, and how quickly he had forgotten the wonderful things in his past that could have changed his life for…

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