In The Shining, players have been hired as the winter caretakers of the Overlook Hotel. They prepare to spend four isolated months snowed in up in the mountains of Colorado. However, the hotel holds secrets and a hidden power that looks to turn the players on each other. Will the have the willpower to survive, or will they become another chapter in the sad history of the Overlook? Over the course of four months, players move around the hotel collecting willpower tokens in an effort to overcome the horrific visions they see. If their will is strong enough, they will make it to another month. However, if the visions become too much, they may turn on the other players and attack. When the snow begins to melt, will the players escape as a family, or never leave the hotel again?
You've traveled into the heart of the Rocky Mountains to take charge of the Overlook Hotel while it is closed for the winter — except you aren't alone. The Hotel's bloody history has made some of its past guests a permanent addition to the building, and with them come terrifying visions that begin to corrupt your mind. Snowed in, you desperately explore the rooms of the Hotel, attempting to gain enough willpower to withstand the evil influence around you. Worse still, one of you has already succumbed to the terrible forces of the Hotel and secretly acts to keep you here forever and ever...
The Shining is a suspenseful game of co-operation, deception, and terror!
This board game for adults and teens can be played with 3 to 5 players and is suitable for ages 17 and older.
The average playtime is 45 to 60 minutes.
