Eldritch Horror
Thoughts
I love the theme and overall style of this game. It’s a bit heavy, but I think it’s really interesting. It took the better part of two years before I actually beat it, but to be fair I only had a handful of real play sessions during that time. The trouble with games at this level of complexity is that it’s hard to find people to play them with, let alone playing regularly enough that the rules become familiar.
Besides that aspect of it, I really like the atmosphere and mechanics of looking for useful items and spells while also managing the state of world board.
Expansions
- Eldritch Horror - Forsaken Lore
- Eldritch Horror - Cities in Ruin
- Eldritch Horror - Signs of Carcosa
- Eldritch Horror - Strange Remnants
- Eldritch Horror - Under the Pyramids
- Eldritch Horror - Mountains of Madness
- Eldritch Horror - The Dreamlands
- Eldritch Horror - Masks of Nyarlathotep
Subtle Rules To Remember
- You can only purchase travel tickets if you’re on a City space
- You can only acquire assets if you’re on a City space and there are no monsters
- If no assets are gained, you can discard one card from the reserve
- You cannot rest if there’s a monster on your space
- You must encounter any monsters on your space first, in the order of your choosing
- If there are no monsters left on your space after combat, you may resolve another encounter
- When in the encounter phase, you can choose which deck to draw from if applicable
- e.g. you’re on Arkham, so you can draw from the green America deck or the black General deck
Play Session Notes
2024 - July 30 - Tuesday:
I started another game a few days ago, this time against Shudde M’ell, and it is not going well. I didn’t read the entirety of one of the cards, and took a Promise of Power, but the trade-off was that every named city had to have gate opened up on it… That’s basically game over. I don’t think I even managed to close a gate until like the fifth round. Having more than two investigators would help a lot in these cases, though.
2024 - July 27 - Saturday:
I finally won my first game today! I was playing against Azathoth, and was using Zoey and Mandy as my two investigators. I think I’d like to play again, but against a different ancient one (finally) as I’ve only ever played against Azathoth so far. I’ve also never tried any of the sideboards that are included with some of the big box expansions.