Atmosfear: The Gatekeeper

***Atmosfear: The Gatekeeper*** is the seventh overall installment of the Atmosfear series. The second relaunch of the franchise and hosted once again by the Gatekeeper, the game brings the Other Side into the DVD era. It was later re-issued for the franchise's 20th anniversary, and again in 2019 alongside the release of a dedicated new app.

## Brief

**AtmosfearTM** is not just a board game, but a totally new experience in home entertainment with an interactive DVD. It's a game of skill, strategy and suspense wrapped up in a race against time. Once you press PLAY you have only 49 minutes to collect 6 different keys and make your way to the center of the board where you will face your greatest fear.

There is just one problem--The Gatekeeper. And he's going to cause a world of trouble. If you fail his tests, you will be banished to the Black Hole! With interactive game play, random selection to ensure a different game every time, and spine chilling atmospheric digital surround sound and picture, this game of fast, frightening fun promises hours of screams and laughs for players 12 years and over.

For 3-6 players, ages 12 and adult. Plays in under an hour. Game includes a DVD.

### Contents

* DVD with 5.1 Surround soundtrack, rules presentation and extra features
* Game board
* 54 Fate Cards
* 102 Time Cards
* 6 Playing pieces
* 37 Keys (including Black Key)
* 6 Key racks with stickers
* 6 Character cards
* Well of Fears
* Paper pad and pencil
* Two dice
* Instructions leaflet

## Characters

**The Gatekeeper** - Your 'Host'
**Anne de Chantraine** - The Witch
**Baron Samedi** - The Zombie
**Elizabeth Bathory** - The Vampire
**Gevaudan** - The Werewolf
**Hellin** - The Poltergeist
**Khufu** - The Mummy
## Overview

This DVD version of the game sits at a halfway point between *The Harbingers* and the original *Nightmare* Players start out from character-designated Headstones and must collect at least six Keys (one of each color) to be allowed near the centre of the board where they must hope to draw their own crumpled slip of paper from the Well of Fears. Time cards return but Chance spaces are out. Duel spaces return, but are initiated exclusively with dice instead of cards. Flight spaces return, but the board itself is no longer split into modular pieces and retains the straightforward circular structure of the original game. One new addition not seen in either game is the Black Key. If any player holds this Key in their possession, they cannot win the game even if they have collected one Key of each color and must pass it to another player either through a Duel or by landing on the same space as them. Much like the original game, the Gatekeeper returns to demanding players whose turn it is next to answer him with "Yes, my Gatekeeper!".

Due to the new media format being used for this version of *Atmosfear*, scenes are swapped out on the fly as the timer counts down to provide marginally different play experiences in addition to interactive menu-based minigames. Each scene change is punctuated by a brief pause as the DVD loads it. In addition, players do not eject the DVD upon winning, but instead press the "Menu" or "Title" button on their media remote to activate a special "win" scene that shows the Gatekeeper wallowing in defeat.

## See also

* *Atmosfear: Khufu the Mummy* - A direct sequel to this game.
* *Atmosfear: Express* - A shorter version of the base game.
* *Atmosfear (App)* - A re-issue of this game that uses a dedicated app.
* Transcript
* Transcript (How to Play)
* Rules
* Card List
* Concept Gallery