Arkham horror : a call of Cthulhu boardgame / a boardgame by Richard Launius and Kevin Wilson.
Material type:
ObjectPublisher: Roseville, Minnesota : Fantasy Flight Games, [2006]Edition: Revised printingDescription: 1 game (1 game board, 5 dice, 16 investigator markers, 16 investigator stands, 30 game markers, 189 small cards, 179 regular cards 24 gameplay sheets, 216 tokens, 60 monster markers : cardboard, plastic, color ; in container 30 x 30 x 8 cm + 1 rulebook (24 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm)Content type: - three-dimensional form
- unmediated
- other
- 9781589942103
- 1589942108
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The town of Arkham, Massachusetts is in a panic. Horrific and bizarre events have begun to occur with increasing frequency, and seem to point towards some disastrous cataclysmic event in the future. Only one small band of investigators can save Arkham from the Great Old Ones and utter destruction! Originally published by Chaosium, Inc., this new, updated edition of Arkham Horror features new artwork, as well as revised and expanded rules from the game's original creator, Richard Launius!
Title from container.
"The classic game of Lovecraftian adventure"--Container.
For 1 to 8 players (3 to 5 recommended).
Playing time: 2-4 hours.
In 1926, alien entities called Ancient Ones are waking, roused by the dimensional gates that are opening all over the city. The players must join forces to close all the gates before they awaken, or face the extinction of the human race. The game is set in the fictional town of Arkham, Massachusetts, made famous by H.P. Lovecraft in his writings about the Cthulhu Mythos.
Ages 14 to adult.