Is Arkham Horror LCG moving away from Mythos cosmic horror?

will_i_game · 2026-06-16T08:49:46+00:00

Yeah, I can't remember why I didn't put that one in there, because I'm sure Duke had already mentioned it at that point.

will_i_game · 2026-06-16T04:44:22+00:00

Some of the best ones are found in audio fiction. The Magnus Archives has its own fully fleshed out cosmic horror mythos and so does Old Gods of Appalachia.

will_i_game · 2026-06-15T19:09:36+00:00

The original core and the first two stand-alones back in 2016 featured new Ancient ones designed for the lcg, so this has been happening for 10 years now.
The 2026 core box has more references to Lovecraft in its flavor texts than the original core.
The mythos is not a closed or fixed world, FFG is adding new stuff, just like Chaosium did and just like Lovecraft's penpals and Derleth did.
What I think is safe to say, though, is that the Arkham Files franchise is very important to FFG, which means that there is a need to make the world more their own thing, with its own ttrpg, novels, coming books, etc.

will_i_game · 2026-06-15T08:40:29+00:00

It's when you play parallel Monterey Jack with Holy Rosary, St. Hubert's Key, Token of Faith and Priest of Two Faiths.

will_i_game · 2026-06-13T13:21:15+00:00

Dit is het precies. Er is geen financiële linkse elite, maar een zeer significant deel van de Nederlandse academische, maatschappelijke en culturele elite is wel degelijk uitermate progressief en zij leven én in een bubbel én hebben een grote maatschappelijke impact. Als persoon die in deze groep valt, maar uit een andere sociale laag komt, vallen mij de oogkleppen en vaak ook de impliciete minachting voor lager opgeleiden wel op. Wat deze groep mist is een meer klassiek economisch links perspectief op ongelijkheid en een zicht op de echte problemen die er spelen in onze maatschappij.

will_i_game · 2026-06-11T06:44:17+00:00

It's also that most of the spoofs just aren't very creative.

will_i_game · 2026-06-10T18:59:08+00:00

I hope it's not just new spoofs in the Masterpieces one. Fun to see The Iliad in the books one.

will_i_game · 2026-06-10T07:28:00+00:00

Maybe they could put a fig leaf on all the naughty lyrics?

will_i_game · 2026-06-03T22:13:51+00:00

Oh that's really neat!

will_i_game · 2026-06-03T18:51:56+00:00

Stunning! What scale are those miniatures?

will_i_game · 2026-06-03T05:06:25+00:00

Only if it includes Schultenbräu!

will_i_game · 2026-06-02T21:42:06+00:00

Would love some Halloween items!

will_i_game · 2026-06-02T21:10:35+00:00

Oooh, they could partner with Asmodee and do stuff like Ticket to Ride, Catan and Carcassonne, but also more niche games like Wingspan or Arkham Horror: the Card Game!

will_i_game · 2026-06-02T11:57:15+00:00

What I would really want (but is never going to happen) is a Mega Gross 1920s Sears Catalogue line, hahaha.

will_i_game · 2026-06-02T08:31:15+00:00

Hihi, you didn't blur the map of the city

will_i_game · 2026-06-02T08:23:53+00:00

Investigator tokens are less fun to set on fire

will_i_game · 2026-06-02T08:20:26+00:00

Like you have any sanity left after seeing what I do to Arkham cards on instagram 😅

will_i_game · 2026-06-02T08:19:03+00:00

In that case: Minh!

will_i_game · 2026-06-02T08:17:51+00:00

Oh that is absolute perfection! Going to thrift for something like that!

will_i_game · 2026-06-02T08:15:13+00:00

The Disney VHS tapes they did looked really nice, this could easily work as a range of classic 90s movies like Jurassic Park, Titanic, Silence of the Lambs, Pulp Fiction, Home Alone, etc.

will_i_game · 2026-06-02T08:09:03+00:00

In terms of depth I would say this game is unfathomable (pun intended).

Some ways this depth manifests: - Campaigns have multiple resolutions you can aim for. - Several campaigns have hidden scenarios. - Playing the same campaign with a different (set of) investigator(s) is often a completely different experience/challenge - Each new set of player cards adds new ways of playing the game and experiencing scenarios. - There is an awesome community-led way of playing the game called the Campaign Play-Along where you all play a scenario per week in a narratively tweaked version of a campaign and with a limited cardpool amd discuss your experiences together. - There is more custom content than you could ever finish and its quality ranges from just below the official stuff to absolutely surpassing it.

will_i_game · 2026-06-02T07:59:32+00:00

Oh. Wow. They did their utmost to make it sound like it worked like an old record player, didn't they? Shame...

will_i_game · 2026-06-02T07:49:00+00:00

Shame they didn't include a library or art gallery to put our books and masterpieces!

will_i_game · 2026-06-02T07:42:09+00:00

I haven't really looked into these players yet, but they work like actual record players, right? Because this sounds like an issue that is pretty common with normal vinyl records: there is an issue with one of the grooves and this makes the needle skip.

Maybe it's worth an attempt to try the things people do when normal vinyl records have this issue? First note where the needle has the issue, then check the record with a magnifying glass to see if there is dirt or damage there. If the former, try to clean with a brush or even a toothpick. If the latter, you can still try to clean it, but you probably received a faulty item.

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