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Eldritch Horror Board Game (Base Game) | Mystery, Strategy, Cooperative Board Game for Adults and Family | Ages 14+ | 1-8 Players | Avg. Playtime 2-4 Hours | Made by Fantasy Flight Games
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Brand | Fantasy Flight Games |
Material | Paper |
Theme | Fantasy |
Genre | Mystery |
Number of Players | 8 |
About this item
- EPIC COOPERATIVE ADVENTURE: Join forces with one to eight players to unravel mysteries, gather clues, and thwart the Ancient Ones' sinister plans in this heart-pounding cooperative game.
- GLOBETROTTING INVESTIGATORS: Assume the roles of intrepid investigators, each with unique skills and abilities, as you embark on a perilous journey to protect humanity from impending doom.
- ANCIENT EVIL AWAITS: Face off against dreaded Ancient Ones, eldritch beings with their own sinister agendas, and engage in heart-pounding encounters, battling the horrors that lurk in the shadows.
- IMMERSIVE LORE: Immerse yourself in the rich narrative with unique decks of Mystery and Research cards for each Ancient One, delving deeper into the eldritch lore with every game.
- EPIC COMPONENTS: With twelve diverse investigators, over three hundred cards, and two hundred-fifty tokens, Eldritch Horror delivers an expansive and immersive world-spanning adventure that will test your courage and wits.
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 11.75 x 11.75 x 3 inches |
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Item Weight | 4.75 pounds |
Country of Origin | China |
ASIN | 1616617667 |
Item model number | EH01 |
Manufacturer recommended age | 13 - 15 years |
Best Sellers Rank | #67,901 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games) #2,161 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
Customer Reviews |
4.8 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Release date | November 30, 2013 |
Language | English |
Manufacturer | Asmodee |
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Eldritch Horror
Across the globe, ancient evil is stirring. Now, you and your trusted circle of colleagues must travel around the world, working against all odds to hold back the approaching horror. Foul monsters, brutal encounters and obscure mysteries will take you to your limit and beyond. All the while, you and your fellow investigators must unravel the otherworldly mysteries scattered around the globe in order to push back the gathering mayhem that threatens to overwhelm humanity. The end draws near. Do you have the courage to prevent global destruction? Eldritch Horror is a cooperative game of terror and adventure in which one to eight players take the roles of globetrotting investigators working to solve mysteries, gather clues and protect the world from an Ancient One - an elder being intent on destroying our world. Each Ancient One comes with its own unique decks of Mystery and Research cards, which draw you deeper into the lore surrounding each loathsome creature. Discover the true name of Azathoth or battle Cthulhu on the high seas. With twelve unique investigators, two hundred-fifty tokens and over three hundred cards, Eldritch Horror presents an epic, world-spanning adventure with each and every game.
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Across the globe, ancient evil is stirring. Now, you and your trusted circle of colleagues must travel around the world, working against all odds to hold back the approaching horror. Foul monsters, brutal encounters and obscure mysteries will take you to your limit and beyond. All the while, you and your fellow investigators must unravel the otherworldly mysteries scattered around the globe in order to push back the gathering mayhem that threatens to overwhelm humanity. The end draws near. Do you have the courage to prevent global destruction? Eldritch Horror is a cooperative game of terror and adventure in which one to eight players take the roles of globetrotting investigators working to solve mysteries, gather clues and protect the world from an Ancient One - an elder being intent on destroying our world. Each Ancient One comes with its own unique decks of Mystery and Research cards, which draw you deeper into the lore surrounding each loathsome creature. Discover the true name of Azathoth or battle Cthulhu on the high seas. With twelve unique investigators, two hundred-fifty tokens and over three hundred cards, Eldritch Horror presents an epic, world-spanning adventure with each and every game.
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Arkham Horror 3rd Edition Board Game | Arkham Horror 3rd Edition: The Dead of Night Expansion | Arkham Horror 3rd Edition: Secrets of the Order Expansion | Arkham Horror 3rd Edition: Under Dark Waves Expansion | Arkham Horror The Card Game | Eldritch Horror | |
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Type of Game | Board Game | Board Game | Board Game | Board Game | Card Game | Board Game |
Number of Players | 1-6 Players | 1-6 Players | 1-6 Players | 1-6 Players | 1-4 Players | 1-8 Players |
Average Playtime | 2-3 Hours | 2-3 Hours | 2-3 Hours | 2-3 Hours | 1-2 Hours | 2-4 Hours |
Recommended Player Age | 14 and up | 14 and up | 14 and up | 14 and up | 14 and up | 14 and up |
Game Objectives | Stop occult rituals and destroy alien creatures | Investigate the recent upsurge in violent crime | Confront the ghosts of Arkham’s past | Investigate the horrors that lurk beneath the ocean waves | Unravel arcane mysteries and conspiracies | Travel the globe to save the world from a diabolical, omnipotent Ancient One |
Game Setting | Arkham City | Arkham City | French Hill Neighborhood | Kingsport and Innsmouth | Arkham City | All around the world in the year 1926 |
Horror Game | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Mystery Game | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Cooperative Game | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Expansion Option | ✓ | is an expansion | is an expansion | is a large box expansion | ✓ | ✓ |
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Customers find the game fun and rewarding. They also appreciate the appearance and theme of the game. They say the game has a perfect blend of story telling, with compelling stories that unfold like novels. However, some customers disagree on ease of use.
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Customers find the game fun, with solid gameplay and rewarding overall. They say the game is perfectly playable as a solo adventure, with enjoyable combat and cooperative elements. Customers also mention that the base game is good, but it has limited content.
"...among the players in order to win, which makes it a great team building activity. - The game is scalable: possible actions and number of items..." Read more
"...Finally, this game is perfectly playable as a solo adventure. I like solo board game...." Read more
"...This feels like a much better way of handling money instead of having another item to stock up on for use in the game...." Read more
"...It's highly cooperative, makes you think carefully about how you use each turn, and has just enough of a random element to keep things from being..." Read more
Customers find the appearance of the game handsome, exquisite, and fun to play. They also say the stories that happen can exude theme very well. The rules are consistent and presented very well, and the design of the board game is amazing, visually and mechanic wise. Customers also say that the pieces, cards, and board are beautiful. They say the game is creative and interactive.
"...In fact, it's a great game. The theme still shines, and is in fact helped by taking the adventure to a global scale, rather than just the city of..." Read more
"...The game's rules are consistent and presented very well.- It's replayable in the extreme already, and expansions are on the way.-..." Read more
"...I find the little stories that happen can really exude theme very well--for example while playing the musician character, I tried to convince the..." Read more
"extremely fun game with a awesome theme" Read more
Customers find the story in the game perfect, compelling, and unfolds like a novel. They also say the flavor text on the cards is fantastic. Customers say the game has a strong thematic aspect and high quality components. They mention that it has an amazing mix of tension and suspense, while also being very easy to follow.
"...First of all, the game is very elaborate, and full of details...." Read more
"...A compelling story could be told... in between the hundreds of time one might stop to clarify something in the rulebook...." Read more
"...With that, Eldritch Horror really is an excellent renovation of Arkham Horror, they've changed so much while giving you the same experience...." Read more
"...It adds some great suspense, even when you've played the game a few times.4) Art..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of use. Some mention that the rules are more streamlined and easier to follow for beginners, the actual game play was pretty easy to pick up, and the mechanics are simpler. However, some say that the game is not easy to learn and teach, with a very lengthy setup time.
"...The game requires a great deal of cooperation and coordination among the players in order to win, which makes it a great team building activity...." Read more
"...And the game itself will take multiple hours to play. If you can't devote five hours to playing a game, you really shouldn't bother...." Read more
"...The premise of the game was simple - monsters spewing through gates, investigators trying to stop them, and a great ancient evil biding its time..." Read more
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First of all, the game is very elaborate, and full of details. To play our first game, we spent about 30min just trying to setup the game board and another 1h to understand the rules and play our first game.
Things we like about this game:
- The level of details and sophistication involved. Also, the ongoing story is lots of fun.
- The game has a great balance between luck and strategy.
- At every step in the game, a test has to be resolved by a die roll or picking a random card, or random item: this makes the game highly randomized and unpredictable, resulting in a fresh experience with each new game.
- In each round, the players got to make critical decisions, which makes the game also strategic. Full coordination and cooperation between the players is essential.
- The game has more than 10 different card decks as well as many other item pools (all of them are used during the game), which gives a great deal of randomization and makes the game hard to predict.
- Winning or losing is almost always very close, which means the game has just the right difficulty and all numbers/items/possible actions are brilliantly designed.
- I also like the idea of having a cooperative game, where we all play against the game instead of against each other. The game requires a great deal of cooperation and coordination among the players in order to win, which makes it a great team building activity.
- The game is scalable: possible actions and number of items changes depending on the number of players involved.
- A typical game will last about 2 hours. Which is a reasonable time for us
Things we did not like:
- The game has a very steep learning curve and it requires several hours before one starts to enjoy it.
- The game feels great for even number of players, but becomes a bit unbalanced for odd number of players (lots of events are concerned about half the number of players, rounding this for odd number either makes the game too difficult or too easy).
Years ago, Fantasy Flight games released "Arkham Horror," a take on Lovecraftian fiction set in the town of Arkham. The premise of the game was simple - monsters spewing through gates, investigators trying to stop them, and a great ancient evil biding its time until it arrived to destroy the world. If the premise was simple, the actual gameplay was the complete opposite. There was very little intuitive about playing the game. In a way, the fact that players were so hapless and helpless fit the theme of Lovecraft very well. A compelling story could be told... in between the hundreds of time one might stop to clarify something in the rulebook.
Eldritch Horror is a much better game than that. In fact, it's a great game. The theme still shines, and is in fact helped by taking the adventure to a global scale, rather than just the city of Arkham. Starting with the second time I played the game, it takes me between 20 and 35 minutes to set up the game, depending on how many players I have. Perfectly reasonable for a game of this scope and magnitude; it looks big on the table, but trust me when I say you shouldn't be intimidated. Unlike many heavily themed, hobby-level board games, this one actually makes sense as you play it.
Skill checks are handled simplistically through dice rolling. It's a system that works, and is so accessible you can teach even the most casual gamer to play. Here is where I stopped to consider whether I would give this game only four stars, though. While you're working on maximizing your character's stats to roll the maximum number of dice (successes are represented by 5's and 6's), something things just *happen* to your character, things which are inherently unfair, and if they happen too soon in the game, could go as far as to make things feel "unfun". Here's the thing, though... that inherent disparity of power between your investigators and the world fits Lovecraft so well. True horror isn't the capable adventurer staving off every threat with his quick wits and impressive luck. True horror is a powerless victim against an unknowable evil. In most other games, I would have knocked off the star, but Eldritch Horror gets to keep the star for their consistency.
The game, however, has a pretty cool mechanic to make up for what happened. Once an investigator is knocked from the game, you can get another character out of the box, place them on the board with their starting goods, and get back to work. The game is not over for any player who was just unlucky, unless of course the team does so poorly that they start losing all the characters in the box. Further, with the exception of a couple methods of death (such as being "devoured" on a few cards) usually the character hangs around the place of their untimely demise as a potential encounter. This is a wonderful mechanic! Characters are killed off, sure, but they receive their final curtain call if you have time to spare for your fallen comrade - often giving their items or other assistance to the new characters.
Finally, this game is perfectly playable as a solo adventure. I like solo board game. I'm married to a gamer, but she's quite picky about just which games she'll play and some of these heavier ones aren't her thing. I don't have a local gaming group, either. That's okay! A reasonable twenty minutes to set up, and off I go. While the game does work (and officially supports) using just one character, most solo players prefer playing with two characters. Use as many as you feel like, since this is a cooperative game the decision really is up to you. One warning with this: the game is easy to understand, but after two characters I feel like the normally reasonable amount of detail you need to keep up with for each character suddenly becomes a slog. Playing with four characters was cool, and made a board that was full of action and synergy, but I found myself forgetting about my character's abilities when I needed them.
If you have a serious board game hobby, I hope you give Eldritch Horror a try. It's deep enough to keep you coming back for a long time, and easy enough to teach your less experienced friends without scaring them off. Enjoy!
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This is a really fun game once you wrap your head around it. We are a light to mid weight game group with no bossy pants players. We learned a lot the first game and were so happy we started another right away.
We played two games in a row the first time.
Rulebook could be better but it's pretty decent.
Box damaged due to poor bundling for shipping. Corner is pushed in a bit. No parts affected. So no impact on rating. Just annoying. Basically the game was packed loose in another box for shipping. Not impressed.
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Reviewed in Canada on September 8, 2020
This is a really fun game once you wrap your head around it. We are a light to mid weight game group with no bossy pants players. We learned a lot the first game and were so happy we started another right away.
We played two games in a row the first time.
Rulebook could be better but it's pretty decent.
Box damaged due to poor bundling for shipping. Corner is pushed in a bit. No parts affected. So no impact on rating. Just annoying. Basically the game was packed loose in another box for shipping. Not impressed.
Fast shipping.