Eldritch Horror

Description

"Eldritch Horror" is a co-operative game of global terror where investigators battle Ancient Ones amid monsters, mysteries, and mythos threats. Key mechanics include: - *Co-operative play* 1-8 players as investigators solve mysteries, gather clues, and avert world-ending doom. - *Global travel & encounters* Resolve combats, narratives, expeditions, gates, or city events worldwide. - *Mystery & Research decks* Unique per Ancient One (e.g., Azathoth, Cthulhu), driving lore and tasks. - *Mythos cards* Drawn each round to spawn gates, monsters, omens, and escalating threats. - *Condition management* Failures impose trauma, injuries, Debt, Dark Pacts, or reckoning effects. - *Epic components* 12 investigators, 250 tokens, 300+ cards for varied adventures. Eldritch Horror is an epic co-operative board game for 1-8 players, casting participants as globetrotting investigators combating an Ancient One's apocalyptic awakening. Players travel worldwide to unravel three Mysteries via unique decks per elder god (like Azathoth's true name or battling Cthulhu at sea), gather clues, and confront horrors from Mythos cards drawn each round, which unleash gates to other dimensions, fearsome monsters, and ominous events. Turn structure emphasizes an Encounter Phase for resolving combats in places like Istanbul, narrative stories with crime syndicates or expeditions to pyramids, gate explorations beyond time/space, or clue research in wilderness. Failures exact heavy tolls: physical/mental trauma, Condition cards (e.g., Leg Injury, Amnesia, Debt, Dark Pact) with potential "reckoning" escalations demanding swift resolution. Amid mounting pressure from the approaching Great Old One, investigators balance personal stories, asset acquisition, and global defense, supported by 12 unique investigators, 250 tokens, and over 300 cards for replayable, lore-rich adventures.