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Arkham Horror

Arkham Horror

Min number of participants 1
Age 14+ yrs.
Safety support by adult Not required
Min duration 2 h
Cost Medium
Environment Indoor / Outdoor

Cooperatively investigate the Lovecraftian city of Arkham, sealing interdimensional gates before an Ancient One awakens — manage investigators' sanity and health as monsters and doom escalate across multiple boards.

The Essentials

  • Choose an investigator character with a unique ability and starting equipment, then work together with the other players cooperatively against the game rather than against each other, since everyone loses together if the ancient evil awakens.
  • Move your investigator around the map each turn to gather clues, fight monsters, or close portals called gates, since these actions push back the mystery threatening the city.
  • Track the doom track carefully throughout the game, since it rises steadily as the game progresses, and if it fills up completely, the ancient one awakens and the players lose.
  • Manage your sanity and stamina carefully, since encounters with monsters and strange events can drain either, and if either reaches zero your investigator is knocked out or driven insane, which sets them back significantly.
  • Communicate openly with your fellow investigators about what resources, clues, and monsters you are dealing with, since sharing information lets the team coordinate rather than working at cross purposes.
  • Focus on closing and sealing gates while gathering enough clues to eventually seal them permanently, since this is usually the clearest path to fighting back against the encroaching doom before it overwhelms the city.
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