Arkham Horror 2nd Edition
The town of Arkham, Massachusetts, is in a panic. Horrific and bizarre events have begun to occur with increasing frequency all seeming to point towards some cataclysmic event in the near future that may spell disaster for everyone. Only one small band of investigators can save Arkham from the Great Old Ones and destruction!
Arkham Horror was originally published by Chaosium, Inc., almost two decades ago. This new, updated edition features stunning new artwork and graphical design as well as revised and expanded rules from the games original creator, Richard Launius! No fan of the Cthulhu Mythos will want to miss this opportunity to acquire this classic Call of Cthulhu boardgame!
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Editor reviews
Still the adventure game king in my house and a landmark game. In fact, I played it recently again and, despite its absolute monster of a setup, it caused me to finally trade away its supposed replacement, Eldritch Horror. The way the random events and cards come together...
Hokey horror fun for everyone! Clever design which limits (but doesn't eliminate) the impact of the co-op baggage (playing by rote, dictatorial players etc) at the cost of considerable complexity and administration overheads. Also has a big dose of game-plays-you rather than you-play-game but there's plenty of interesting risk management...
User reviews
My desert island game
I would rate this game a 7 on the AT six-star scale if I could. It has a great theme, attractive components, interesting gameplay, and strong replay value. Add in the expansions, and the replay value becomes massive. The game is playable solitaire or with a group of up to...
Necronomicon as Choose Your Own Adventure
2005: An RPG in a box, playable in a single evening. It's a lot of "pull a card and read the encounter" followed by lots of dice rolling. If either of those mechanics bother you, stay away. If you don't mind (and I certainly don't) then this is the...
What's the name of this nation Cthulu!
An adventure game without all the fantasy, instead it has a much more awesome H.P. Lovecraft theme with gangsters, drifters, nuns and psychologists (and more!) squaring off against occultists, cultists, witches, ghosts and tons of monters you can't pronounce trying to find off insanity and being devoured by big, dark,...
Bizarre, bloated, brilliant.
It took a long while, but this is finally living up to its potential in my eyes. Firstly, I've picked up a few expansions which have added much needed difficulty to a game that was far too easy without them. Secondly, I've come to...
Good For Both HPL Fans and Non-Fans
Great game solo or with others. The rule book is a little quirky but after a couple of plays it's not a problem. I would recommend it for Lovecraft fans (that would be me) or non-Lovecraft fans looking for a character-based game. A LOT can go on in Arkham Horror,...