Arkham Horror: The Card Game – The Search for Kadath: Mythos Pack
2019

Arkham Horror: The Card Game – The Search for Kadath: Mythos Pack

1-2

players

120

min

14+

age

Categories

Expansion for Base-game
Adventure
Card Game
Fantasy
Horror

Mechanics

Cooperative Game
Deck, Bag, and Pool Building
Hand Management
Variable Player Powers

Community Tags

Description

--- "The Search for Kadath," first Mythos Pack in Arkham Horror: The Card Game's Dream-Eaters cycle, challenges investigators to journey dreamlands toward Kadath amid anxiety over quests, waking dangers, and lost dreamers. Key mechanics include: - *Cross-realm separation* Investigators split between dream and waking worlds, requiring coordinated efforts across realms for victory and return home. - *Standalone or campaign mode* Scenario 2–A of The Dream-Quest, playable alone or in four-part/eight-part Dream-Eaters campaigns. - *Synergistic player cards* New cards foster investigator teamwork, enabling aid during player turns or Mythos Phase. - *Exploration quest* Defy Dreamlands inhabitants' advice to seek unknown Kadath, locate lost castle, and secure proof to save self, companions, and other dreamers. The Search for Kadath thrusts investigators into a perilous journey across the Dreamlands as Scenario 2–A of The Dream-Quest within Arkham Horror: The Card Game's Dream-Eaters cycle. Overwhelmed by anxiety from the daunting quest, lingering waking-world threats, and the fates of prior dreamers, players disregard local warnings to pursue the gods' abode at unknown Kadath, aiming to discover a lost castle and retrieve proof of the Dreamlands' existence to rescue themselves, allies, and fellow dreamers. Investigators become divided between dream and waking realms, necessitating intricate cooperation across these planes to achieve triumph and escape. Supporting this are innovative player cards that introduce synergies, allowing assistance on opponents' turns or during the Mythos Phase, while unveiling dream significances and sought-after evidence. ---