Arkham Horror LCG: Core Set Reviews

4.7 Rating 72 Reviews

Arkham Horror @ 0:09:10 Rob's Top 10 Games with Campaigns 2016 Awards Show Arkham Horror LCG @ 0:29:35 Gen Con Nightly Roundup "The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is the unknown."- H.P. LovecraftIn the sleepy town of Arkham, Massachusetts, a small band of intrepid investigators seeks to uncover the nature of a sinister menace that threatens humanity. But beware! The arcane realm holds countless terrors, and the investigators must take care to maintain a tenuous grip upon their very sanity, and survive.Arkham Horror LCG is a one or two player cooperative game in which each player assumes the role of an investigator and attempts to solve terrifying eldritch mysteries. With a second copy of this core set, up to four players can play the game together. Each game is a chapter of a longer campaign, in which decisions carry far-reaching and unexpected consequences. As a Living Card Game, new cards and adventures are released regularly, allowing players to customize the contents of this core set, or to create their own original decks.The Ancient Ones await. Can any among us uncover their secrets and live to tell the tale?Ages: 14+Players: 1-2Game Length: 60-120 minutesDue to distribution restrictions we are only able to ship this product to the United States, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands.Get Organized! Click here to check out the Box Insert for this game!

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“Played twice so far and I must say it's fun, challenging, and immersive. Prefer this to Lord of the Rings LCG.”

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Posted 11 months ago

“Low cost entry into the world of AH. That being said, if you want to play with 4 people, you'll need two: consider getting the revised set which makes initial setup easier and has the cards for 4”

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Posted 11 months ago

“It’s a fantastic rule set with a great design. If you’re a fan of Cthulhu you’ll like this.”

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Posted 11 months ago

“Played this once remotely with friends who owned the base game, but I didn't, so I used an online resource to represent my deck and character. Loved it and knew I needed my own copy at some point. Can't wait to play again!”

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Posted 11 months ago

“I picked this game up on sale from MM at the start of the year, and it almost immediately became one of my favorite games. It pulls off so much in terms of creating atmosphere, telling a compelling story, and engaging your brain that I can only tip my hat to the creators. It also pulls off the trick that Dark Souls/Bloodborne do in video games of being super difficult yet making you want to come back at it again rather than giving up. I think it's the best of FF's LCG games by a decent length, and I like the others a lot. If you like Lovecraft, cosmic horror, deck-building, strategy, co-op games, or even just a real challenge, you'll probably like this one too.”

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Posted 1 year ago

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Posted 2 years ago

“Careful! If you try y this, you might end up buying tens of expansions! This box offers only a glimpse of the game system and its possibilities, but it was enough to get me hooked”

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Posted 2 years ago

“A game of the Arkham Horror card game is an interesting experience. There's hand management and deckbuilding that involves effectively watching a character(deck) grow and change during the course of a campaign, and the combat and doom counting are difficult in a way that makes a victory feel earned. On the other hand, there are plenty of ways to fail that will make you feel bad: a random token draw, or a bad hand, or by being targeted by monsters when your character isn't intended to be having to deal with them. However, this is a CORE SET, so what exactly do you get in this box? You get enough player cards to make up 2 of 5 available characters (but not to their fullest, and not all combinations of them). You also only get three missions, which would be enough to get you started with the gameplay and get you interested in buying more of the expansion packs. I don't think you'll be happy with just the core set; either you'll seek out more content to play by buying the expansions (and maybe a second starter set you'll actually have enough cards to field any two of the characters), or you'll bounce off the game and not want to play it again after finishing the three missions that come with it.”

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Posted 2 years ago