Arkham Horror: The Card Game – Echoes of the Past: Mythos Pack
2017

Arkham Horror: The Card Game – Echoes of the Past: Mythos Pack

1-4

players

120

min

14+

age

Categories

Expansion for Base-game
Adventure
Card Game
Collectible Components
Fantasy

Mechanics

Action Points
Cooperative Game
Deck, Bag, and Pool Building
Hand Management
Role Playing

Community Tags

Description

--- **Echoes of the Past** is the inaugural Mythos Pack in *The Path to Carcosa* cycle for *Arkham Horror: The Card Game*, blending investigative horror with sanity-testing challenges at the Arkham Historical Society. Key mechanics include: - *New scenario exploration* Players delve into the Arkham Historical Society to uncover secrets linking the *King in Yellow* play to sinister forces and terrors. - *Sanity and investigation management* Investigators navigate a maddening web, holding onto sanity while pursuing leads from the play's performance. - *Player card acquisition* Introduces cards themed around *Talent* and *Composure* to refine investigators' abilities and counter emerging threats. *Echoes of the Past* advances the *Path to Carcosa* storyline in *Arkham Horror: The Card Game*, where investigators, ensnared by the *King in Yellow* play's performance, probe its ties to Arkham at the enigmatic Arkham Historical Society—a repository of ancient secrets unknown even to its curator. This pack delivers a dedicated scenario rife with hidden horrors and eldritch perils, compelling players to strategically investigate amid sanity's fragile grasp. Complementing the narrative are innovative player cards centered on dual themes of *Talent* (honing specialized skills) and *Composure* (bolstering mental resilience), enabling deeper customization of investigators to confront the cycle's escalating cosmic dread. ---