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Something evil stirs in Arkham, and only you can stop it. Blurring the traditional lines between role-playing and card game experiences, Arkham Horror: The Card Game is a Living Card Game of Lovecraftian mystery, monsters, and madness! In the game, you, alone or with a friend (or up to three friends with two Core Sets), become investigators within the quiet New England town of Arkham. You have your talents, sure, but you also have your flaws. Perhaps you've dabbled a little too much in the writings of the Necronomicon, and its words continue to haunt you. Perhaps you feel compelled to cover up any signs of otherworldly evils, hampering your own investigations in order to protect the quiet confidence of the greater population. Perhaps you'll be scarred by your encounters with a ghoulish cult. No matter what compels you, no matter what haunts you, you'll find both your strengths and weaknesses reflected in your custom deck of cards, and these cards will be your resources as you work with your friends to unravel the world's most terrifying mysteries. Each of your adventures in Arkham Horror LCG carries you deeper into mystery. You'll find cultists and foul rituals. You'll find haunted houses and strange creatures. And you may find signs of the Ancient Ones straining against the barriers to our world. The basic mode of play in Arkham LCG is the campaign. All your choices and actions have consequences that reach far beyond the immediate resolution of the scenario at hand — and your actions may earn you valuable experience with which you can better prepare yourself for the adventures that still lie before you.
| Year | 2017 |
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| Designers | Nate French, MJ Newman |
| Artists | Ignacio Bazán Lazcano, Evan Simonet, Henning Ludvigsen, Christopher Hosch, Marcin Jakubowski, Mercedes Opheim, Zoe Robinson |
| Publishers | Edge Entertainment, Hobby World, Korea Boardgames, asmodee, Fantasy Flight Games, Heidelberger Spieleverlag, Arclight Games, Galakta, Ігромаг, Asterion Press |
| Players | 1–2 |
| Time | 60–120 min |
| Status | Previously owned |
| BGG Rating | 8.1 |
| Categories | Card Game, Novel-based, Exploration, Horror, Adventure, Collectible Components |
| Mechanics | Hand Management, Push Your Luck, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers, Action Points, Cooperative Game, Events, Solo / Solitaire Game, Area Movement, Player Elimination, Communication Limits, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Deck Construction, Role Playing, Map Deformation, Stat Check Resolution |
| BGG Rank | 33 |
| Complexity | 3.57 / 5 |
| Language | Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable |
| Date | Location | Duration | Qty | Players | Scores | Winner | |
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2019-11-23 | At home | – | 1 | MourningDragon, Yashima | –, – | |
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2019-11-11 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
My BGG Comment
I couldn't wrap my head around this game. We never moved beyond the couple of scenarios I must admit but we attempted both several times and it turns out I just don't want to play any insanity driven tentacled horror games anymore. In hindsight maybe we should have played this on easy mode removing some of the most negative tokens from the bag just to see where the game would have gone.