Porch Light

PORCH LIGHT

The co-op trick-or-treat panic · 1 to 8 players

YOUR NAME

WARNING Flashing lights: rooms go dark, a fuse box blinks.

THE DOOR IS THE CLOCKThere is always somebody on the porch, and each of them wants one particular candy and will remember if you did not have it.

THE HOUSE IS AGAINST YOUThe phone rings. The lights go off by themselves. The bag of chocolate that was on the table a minute ago is not.

ONE REPUTATIONHappy children raise it, disappointed ones lower it, and a house with a bad name gets pranked. See how many nights you last.

LIVE FROM NUMBER 13

HOW TO PLAY

Bags of candy are on the kitchen table. Pick one up (E), carry it to the bowl and hold E to pour it in. You can only carry one thing.
Carry the bowl to the front door, open the door, and hold E to hand out. Each child's thought bubble shows the candy they want; their costume is a hint.
The right candy raises the street's opinion of the house. The wrong one lowers it, and a child who waits too long and leaves lowers it most. Under 25% the night is over.
Keep the porch light on, or children think nobody is home.
You can leave the bowl on the porch stool and let them help themselves. Most take one. Some do not.
The phone rings; lights go off; doors shut; bags go missing; the TV comes on; things get knocked over. Ghosts can be shooed (E) in a lit room or with the torch.
You cannot see who is outside with the front door shut. Stand at the little windows beside it, or open it.
Keep the fire in the living room fed (hold E). If it goes out the house gets cold and everybody walks slowly.
Some callers want "goodies". The basement is through the door under the stairs: at the bench, mix a batch, light the burner, take the beaker off when it turns green (leave it and it cracks), and bag it. The house holds three bags.
Answer the call and the customer waits at the basement hatch: pass them a bag. Miss them and they come to the front door, the children stay away until they are gone, and the police take an interest.
If the police knock, open the door and hold E to talk: it works half the time, and each tap of Q slips them 5 coins for another 10% (up to 95%). The bar shows your chance. On party nights, steer guests away from the basement before they ring the police themselves.
At midnight you are paid in Halloween coins. Spend them at the shop on tomorrow's candy: the forecast says who is coming.

WASD or arrows to walk · E or Space to use (hold for jobs) · Q to put down what you carry · hold Tab for the house map · Esc for settings