New 'After-Life' board game features Disney's Haunted Mansions

Now this sounds like fun... the classic board game of Life, but played out in Disney Haunted Mansions from around the world -- our New England home, Disneyland's Southern mansion and Disneyland Paris's Old West Phantom Manor. (Tokyo Disneyland's Haunted Mansion looks like the Walt Disney World version.)

The game, cleverly subtitled "Welcome to the After-Life," debuted at Once Upon a Toy on Friday. How do you play? Well, according to our friends at Disney, you travel through the After-Life, encountering trials and tribulations. You may encounter a hitch-hiking ghost (or three) while you try to accumulate screams. You might even run into two mortals -- a very frightened Groundskeeper and his even more frightened dog. If you are the spirit to arrive at the Final Resting Place with the most accumulated screams, you become the 1,000the happy haunt at Master Gracey's mansion.

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* The game board centers on extending the stories of the four stretch paintings found within the Haunted Mansion.

* Elements from inside and outside the mansions are tucked in with the game board. Look for the musical intstruments, the "Tomb Sweet Tomb" sign and the library busts, among others.

* The spinner is inspired by Mada Leota's table, complete with tarot cards, a melted candle and a raven ... who's watching you.

* The game also includes new elements not found in the parks' mansions ... but they would not be out of place at the Gracy estate.

* Of course, there are hidden Mickeys to be found.

(photos from the Walt Disney Co.)