Obsession expansions
Obsession: Upstairs, Downstairs vs Obsession: Wessex Expansion
| Question | Obsession: Upstairs, Downstairs | Obsession: Wessex Expansion |
|---|---|---|
| Our label | Buy this first | Worth it |
| Buy order | #1 for Obsession | #2 for Obsession |
| What it adds | Four new servants (Cook, Hall Boy, Head Housemaid, Useful Man), the Howard family, 49 more guests, five improvement tiles, and Solo Estate Challenge, Tableau and Cooperative modes. Enables 5 players, and 6 with Wessex. | A fifth family board (start with a Breakfast Room or Tennis Court), five starter, six casual and five prestige guests, and six solo opponents for extended play. 2nd-edition copies add the Morning Room and Retiring Room tiles. |
| What it fixes | The servants let you screen guests, work around prestige-guest limits, find tiles, refresh the market more easily and strengthen favors early (BGG description). | A reviewer says the extra low-VP tiles help with the early-game imbalance in the base game. |
| Type | Expansion | Mini expansion |
| Players | 1–6 players | 1–4 players |
| Rules load | Adds more rules | About the same rules load |
| Best for | Best for experienced groups | Fine for any group |
| What you need | Just the base game | Just the base game |
| Price guide | $20–$40 | Under $20 |
| More | Obsession: Upstairs, Downstairs details | Obsession: Wessex Expansion details |