Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Trivia Game Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Object
• Game Contents
• Game Summary
• The Quidditch Movers
• Trivia Cards
• Setting Up the Field
• And the Match Is Under Way!
  • 1. Roll and Move
  • 2. Offense: Quaffle and Bludger Questions
  • 3. Defense
• Grounding Zone
• The Golden Snitch
  • Moving the Golden Snitch
• Winning the Game (Table)
• Optional Rules for Advanced Quidditch Gameplay
  • Using the Quaffle (Optional)
  • The Bludgers (Optional)
  • Winning the Game (Advanced)

Object

Test your knowledge of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets while playing a thrilling game of Quidditch at the same time. The player with the most points after the Golden Snitch is captured wins the game.

Game Contents

• 1 Quidditch Field Gameboard
• 230 Trivia Cards
  • 115 Red Gryffindor Cards in Box
  • 115 Green Slytherin Cards in Box
• 1 8-sided Die
• 8 Quidditch Player Movers
  • 2 Chasers (Red and Green)
  • 2 Keepers (Red and Green)
  • 2 Beaters (Red and Green)
  • 2 Seekers (Red Harry Potter and Green Draco Malfoy)
• 1 Quaffle
• 2 Bludgers
• 1 Golden Snitch
• 2 Score Slides

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Game Summary

When playing Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Trivia Game, you control a team of four Quidditch Movers: 1 Chaser, 1 Keeper, 1 Beater and 1 Seeker. The type of Mover you use determines the category of question you can answer: a Quaffle, Keeper, Bludger, Beater or Golden Snitch Question. Each question category allows a different result when you answer successfully, from scoring 10-point Quaffles to attacking your opponent with a Bludger to capturing the Golden Snitch and ending the game.

Just like a real Quidditch match, some games end quickly and some take a long time. Your knowledge will determine the outcome!

The Quidditch Movers

Chaser: Only Chasers can answer 10-point Quaffle Questions, and may do so only when on a Quaffle space that is not behind a goal line. A RED DOT on its base marks a Chaser.

Keeper: Only Keepers can answer Keeper Questions to block opposing Quaffles from scoring, and may do so only when on the Keeper Space behind their goal line. A GREEN DOT on its base marks a Keeper.

Beater: Only Beaters can answer Bludger and Beater Questions. Bludger Questions temporarily knock opposing Movers out of the game and into the Grounding Zone (see GROUNDING ZONE below); Beater Questions allow Beaters to block opposing Bludger Questions. Beaters must be on a Bludger Space to answer a Bludger Question but may be anywhere on the field to answer a Beater Question. A BLACK DOT on its base marks a Beater.

Seeker: Only Seekers can answer Golden Snitch Questions to capture the Golden Snitch (the winged ball), score 150 points and end the game. They must be in a space next to the Golden Snitch to do so. They do not move on the Golden Snitch spaces, only the Golden Snitch does. A GOLD DOT marks a Seeker.

Trivia Cards

Each trivia card contains five questions of increasing difficulty. Quaffle questions are easiest with 2 multiple-choice answers. Keeper questions are harder with 3 multiple-choice questions. Bludger and Beater questions are more difficult, both with 4 multiple-choice answers. Golden Snitch questions are the most difficult: they have no multiple-choice answers.

A YELLOW CIRCLE appears in the lower right-hand corner of every trivia card and tells you how far the Golden Snitch moves during that turn (see MOVING THE GOLDEN SNITCH below).

Note: Slytherin Team always moves on dark green, Gryffindor Team on light green.

Setting Up the Field

• Open the gameboard in the center of the playing area.
• Each team chooses which Quidditch team they will play and places all Movers behind their respective goal lines on the Starting Spaces marked for them: the red Gryffindor Movers start on the light green spaces, the green Slytherin Movers on the dark green spaces.
• Gryffindor Team takes the red box of cards and Slytherin takes the green box.
• Each team takes a score slide.
• Place the Golden Snitch beside the board. Set the Quaffle and two Bludgers aside; you only need them for Advanced Quidditch Gameplay (see Optional Rules below).
• Both teams roll the die. Highest roll plays first.

And the Match Is Under Way!

1. Roll and Move

• Team One rolls the die, selects a Mover and moves the full number of spaces rolled.

Note on Movement: When exiting the end zone, Movers must move onto the square connected to their starting space. Keep in mind that you can only move one Mover per turn. You must always move the full number of spaces rolled. You cannot end in the space from which you started, nor can you move back into a space you just left. You can move through a space occupied by another Mover, but you can't share the space with it. You may only move diagonally on the field.

• You must move a Mover in order to answer a question with it and may only answer one question per turn.

2. Offense: Quaffle and Bludger Questions

• If Team One lands a Mover on the appropriate question space they may attempt to answer the corresponding question:

Quaffle Question (Score a Quaffle): If your Chaser lands on a Quaffle Space, you may attempt to score a Quaffle.

Bludger Question (Bludger an Opposing Mover): If your Beater lands on a Bludger Space, you may attempt to Bludger any opposing Mover on the field (but not those in the Grounding Zone, see below). Tell your opponent which of their Movers you will attempt to Bludger. You must pick your target before you hear the Bludger Question.

• Team Two draws a card from their box and reads the appropriate question along with all multiple choice answers.

Note: Never read questions from the same card back-to-back; always replace the cards in the back of the question box after one question has been asked and the Snitch has been moved (see MOVING THE GOLDEN SNITCH below).

• Team One attempts to answer. If they are correct, Team Two gets a chance to defend (see DEFENSE below), but not before Team One moves the Golden Snitch. If Team One answers incorrectly, they still get to move the Golden Snitch, and the turn ends.

Note: Whenever someone answers any category of question, whether correct or not, the answering player always gets to move the Golden Snitch (see GOLDEN SNITCH below).

3. Defense

• If Team One answers a Quaffle or Bludger Question correctly, Team Two gets a chance to defend. They may do so only if they have the appropriate Mover on the field to answer the defense question: a Keeper on its Keeper Space for a Keeper question, or a Beater anywhere on the field for a Beater question.
• Team One draws a card from the front of their box and reads the question and all answers to Team Two.
• Team Two attempts to answer:

Keeper Question (Block a Quaffle): If Team Two answers correctly, Team One does not score. If Team Two misses their Keeper question, Team One's Quaffle scores. Quaffle questions are worth 10 points each. No points are scored for Keeper questions.

Beater Question (Block a Bludger): If Team Two correctly answers their Beater Question, they avoid Team One's Bludger. If they answer incorrectly, their Mover is Bludgered and gets placed at the far end of the Grounding Zone (see below). No points are scored for either Bludger or Beater questions.

Note: Bludgering your opponent gives you an advantage. By temporarily removing your opponent's Movers from the field, you limit your opponent's ability to score and defend. Remember, players will not be able to answer questions if they don't have the appropriate Mover on the board to do so.

• Whether Team Two answers correctly or not, they move the Golden Snitch and Team One returns the question card to the back of its box.
• If Team One scored a Quaffle, adjust Team One's score slide to register this.
• Now Team Two rolls the die and the play sequence starts over. Play continues until someone captures the Golden Snitch.

REMEMBER: YOU ALWAYS MOVE THE GOLDEN SNITCH WHENEVER SOMEONE ANSWERS A QUESTION.

Grounding Zone

• The Grounding Zone is a path of 10 spaces located on either side of the field. Each team has its own Grounding Zone. Gryffindor's begins on the red side of the field and proceeds behind the goal line at the green end; Slytherin's begins on the green side and proceeds to the goal line at the red end.
• Bludgered Movers are placed at the start of the Grounding Zone (the end furthest from the arrow that points behind the goal line) and must move the length of the Zone back into the game.
• Bludgered Movers return to play only after re-entering the field behind their goal line. They can move the full number rolled when exiting the Grounding Zone.
• Movers cannot answer questions while in the Grounding Zone.
• If you are Bludgered to the Grounding Zone and another Mover is in the space you need, move ahead to the next available space. Movers can never share the same space anywhere on the board.

The Golden Snitch

The Golden Snitch does not start the game on the field, but when it appears it moves only on the Golden Snitch spaces.

The Golden Snitch moves every time a question is asked, regardless of whether the question is answered correctly or not, and the answering player is always the one who moves it. The Golden Snitch may move to any Golden Snitch space that is three spaces away or less.

In order to capture the Golden Snitch, you must maneuver your Seeker onto any space next to the Golden Snitch. When you do, you may attempt to answer a Golden Snitch question. Your opponent draws a card from the front of their box and reads the Golden Snitch Question. It has no multiple-choice answers.

Success means you capture the Snitch, earn 150 points, and end the game. Failure means the Snitch remains in play: the answering team moves it as the card indicates (see below) and their turn ends.

Moving the Golden Snitch

In the bottom corner of every trivia card is a YELLOW CIRCLE. This circle contains a number or will be completely blacked-out. Whenever a player answers a question, whether they succeed or fail, they get to move the Golden Snitch however the yellow circle on the card indicates:

• If the Golden Snitch is not yet on the field and a number appears in the yellow circle, the answering player moves the Golden Snitch onto the field. It appears in the release circle at the center of the board and moves the full number of spaces listed in the yellow circle. The Snitch may not be moved behind the goal lines.
• If the Golden Snitch is already on the field when a number appears in the card's yellow circle, the answering player moves the Golden Snitch the number of spaces listed in the symbol.
• If the Golden Snitch is already on the field and the blacked-out circle appears, the Golden Snitch is removed from the board.
• If the Golden Snitch is off the board and a blacked-out circle appears, the Golden Snitch remains off the board.

Winning the Game (Table)

The printed table below summarizes what each Mover does. Parts of the printed table's header and cells are partly obscured by the sheet's artwork; the legible text is transcribed as printed, and the header is shown as printed where legible.

Mover	Question It Answers	Function	Points
Chaser	Quaffle Questions	Scores Goal	10 pts
Keeper	Keeper Questions	Blocks Goal	No pts.
Beater	Bludger Question	Knocks Opponent's Mover into the Grounding Zone
Beater	Beater Question	Blocks Bludger
Seeker	Snitch Questions	Captures Golden Snitch, 150 pts and Ends Game

The team with the most points after the additional Golden Snitch points have been tallied wins the game.

Optional Rules for Advanced Quidditch Gameplay

Set the game up as you do for the regular version of the game, but place the Quaffle on the release circle in the center of the board and the two Bludgers beside the board.

Using the Quaffle (Optional)

• In order to answer a Quaffle question your Chaser must first pick up the Quaffle and carry it to a Quaffle space.
• Move your Chaser to any space adjacent to the Quaffle (this does not have to be by exact count) and place the Quaffle on the base of your Mover. Finish the remainder of your move, if any.
• If you land on a Quaffle space, you may attempt to answer a Quaffle question as you would normally.
• The Quaffle always returns to the release circle after you attempt to answer a Quaffle Question, successful or not. The only time you keep the Quaffle is if your Chaser is still trying to reach a Quaffle space.
• An opposing Chaser may steal the Quaffle by moving into any space adjacent to the Quaffle-carrying Chaser. This transfers the Quaffle to their Mover and they finish the remainder of their move, if any.

The Bludgers (Optional)

• Bludgers begin the game off the field.
• When you decide to Bludger an opponent, take one of the Bludgers and place it on the base of the Mover you are targeting. If you succeed in Bludgering your opponent, their Mover retires to the Grounding Zone, but the Bludger remains on that space. No other Mover can move onto or through that space until someone uses it to Bludger another Mover.
• If a player is unsuccessful in their Bludger attempt, remove the Bludger in question from the board until someone chooses to use it again.
• Players may choose either of the Bludgers, whether the Bludgers are currently on or off the field, when marking opposing Movers.

Note: Bludgering is an especially useful tactic to use on Keepers. If you succeed in Bludgering one, that team will not be able to answer Keeper questions until their Keeper returns to its Keeper Space. It will not be able to do so until it exits the Grounding Zone and the Bludger has been removed from its Keeper Space by a Beater.

Winning the Game (Advanced)

As in the regular game, play proceeds until someone captures the Golden Snitch. The player with the most points wins.