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by SullivanP I mean, the cute thing is not there to feel warm feelings over. It's to present players with an ethical dilemma.Maybe that's not worth the change in lore for you, but "just to add cute...
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by Caanon Every game has some downsides - only significant downside of this one is time needed to play it. Otherwise, after every game you will pretty much want to play again after some time as...
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by xaxppzx1SaneVector wrote:xaxppzx1 wrote:Hastur666 wrote:I didn't read this whole post, but did want to say: Lovecraft encouraged collaboration among his peers and actively borrowed and transformed...
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by SaneVectorxaxppzx1 wrote:Hastur666 wrote:I didn't read this whole post, but did want to say: Lovecraft encouraged collaboration among his peers and actively borrowed and transformed entities between...
View ArticleReply: Arkham Horror:: Sessions:: Re: Halloween is coming, how you play it?
by Stargazer1x I do not use candles, spooky background music, or dress up in costumes, or anything else like this. Honestly, though, I do not do that for any game. However, even though I still get this...
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by xaxppzx1Hastur666 wrote:I didn't read this whole post, but did want to say: Lovecraft encouraged collaboration among his peers and actively borrowed and transformed entities between his Lovecraft...
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by oltrelasogliolaHastur666 wrote:I didn't read this whole post, but did want to say: Lovecraft encouraged collaboration among his peers and actively borrowed and transformed entities between his...
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by ehellas So, I will just say it because looks like you prefer heavier games with some control. "Playing" the game, at the end of the day, is a dice roll fest, even most of the "mitigation" in here...
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by pisqueeterHastur666 wrote:I didn't read this whole post, but did want to say: Lovecraft encouraged collaboration among his peers and actively borrowed and transformed entities between his Lovecraft...
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by Hastur666 I didn't read this whole post, but did want to say: Lovecraft encouraged collaboration among his peers and actively borrowed and transformed entities between his Lovecraft Circle writers....
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by wickian The biggest problem with the game is how little time you have to make use of the map encounters since you're always in a rush to clear monsters, close gates and so on. I use homebrew rules...
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by pisqueeter There are several ways to mitigating odds against your investigator in die rolls, such as setting sliders, getting blessings, and acquiring items/skills/spells. Really, partial goals are...
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by abdiel The game is awesome because it does what it is designed to do. It's an adventure game. The designers aren't creating some kind of Chess match. The purpose of an adventure game is to present...
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by ShpakRomaKobold Curry Chef wrote:Yes, the game will require you to roll dice frequently, in the hopes of collecting enough successes (5s or 6s) to pass the check. Dice mean luck. Sometimes that...
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by Kobold Curry Chef Yes, the game will require you to roll dice frequently, in the hopes of collecting enough successes (5s or 6s) to pass the check. Dice mean luck. Sometimes that means failure....
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by Vittek Recent games are more streamlined than AH. In AH you will find a lot of stuff that after a while will make you say "ok... but why bother? Why so complicated? Why so many steps for something...
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by senorcoo The things you say aren't a problem for you tend to be the things people complain about. Personally, the game went way up for me when I stopped trying to play with all the boards...
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by ShpakRoma Hello everyone,First thing first, never played the game. I saw that remastered edition is coming to gamefound, subcribed, looked the available videos, and "generally" liked the game.And I...
View ArticleReply: Arkham Horror:: General:: Re: Preview and comparison of AH2 Remastered
by pisqueeter The issue with pasty white guy, albeit trivial in the grand scheme of things, and besides being an archeologist that has seen absolutely no sun, and besides being a knighted Englishman...
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by xaxppzx1mentorius wrote:FINAL UPDATE: Small cardsI will not be comparing the Mythos and Encounter big cards as they are not all clearly visible. Furthermore, there are many of them and, since this...
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