Edge of the Earth Investigator Expansion for Arkham Horror: The Card Game - A Comprehensive Guide

The Deluxe Expansion is dead. Long live the Investigator Expansion.
Join us for the grand unboxing of the Edge of the Earth Investigator Expansion.
New Investigators. New class cards. New MULTI-class cards. And a box so flimsy it could blow away at any moment!
This episode contains footage from our Edge of the Earth Preview videos.

[@Semicolon42]

I absolutely love the commitment to the Monterey Jack bit. Keep up the good cheese!

[@ArkhamChronicle]

Thanks! Will do! :D

[@RyanHipp]

I like the idea that monsters can grab Daniela's wrench and hit her with it. Maybe they'll take Bob's briefcase and hit him with it next.

[@blastingsound]

to be fair, i Just recently got into this game, aaand the fact that they aren't adding some new type of game mechanic/token is honestly a slight relief, as I no longer have to keep learning new aspects with each expansion. I also recently figured out the buying guide after watching your vids....unfortunately it was after i had bought three deluxe expansions.,.. i then learned I would need to buy all 6 cycle packs for them.... and in a final twist of irony, the first Full cycle i recently decided to get was for the Dunwich Legacy,. and as it turns out... thats the first one they are going to repackage... i just hope they repackage the other expansion cycles, since well, i already have the dunwich legacy lol anyways, awesome vids! love the humor

[@ZovcDrafts]

It's possible (I reckon sort of likely) that the Edge of the Earth campaign will have a new mechanic. On the bright side, the (old) deluxe expansions do give you investigators and a lot of player cards, which can be used in any campaign. You can read the guides (and maybe reviews) for the campaigns you have and pick the one that's the most interesting to you/your group to hunt down packs for. I'm not a fan of the old model and am happy that I'll only need to track down one box to get the whole EotE campaign when my group is ready to play it.

[@TheBrokenAshes]

They're probably re releasing in sequential order. It would make sense for all the new players starting at revised core

[@RyanHipp]

I still have three random mythos packs needed for Carcosa, preventing me from playing that cycle, and it wouldnt make sense for me to rebuy it in this format, unless chasing those three packs down will be more expensive than just replacing the whole campaign.

[@blastingsound]

@@RyanHipp i feel its a way for them to sell older cards in stock, whilst saving on packaging and what not, and itll just help with the confusion to new players, as a lot of the older Mythos packs are simply out of stock, or have been scalped at outrageous prices.

[@mrSpaceman2001]

In the same boat, I'd bought a couple of scenarios for Dunwich (as I kept seeing them out-of-stock I snapped them up when they came back... but now there's no problem getting them), so with the announcement that the campaigns were going to be distributed differently, I quickly bought the deluxe box and the rest of the scenarios for Dunwich. I'd be pretty happy if the other campaigns came in straight-forward campaign/player box format going forward; I'll be content with Dunwich (and also EotE) for now, I think.

[@simonvincent8348]

8:37 Regarding the ability of Monterey Jacks Trusty Bullwhip - the evade ability will not necessarily be the same difficulty as a regular evasion since here you check against the combat value of the enemy instead of agility. So its useful for exhausting hard-to-evade but easy-to-hit enemies (thematically makes total sense if you think about a whip)

[@werdna9006]

Just received my copy - and glad to have given this video a viewing. Nice job guys for the guide and I am very pleased with the expansion EXCEPT the crap box again. Very disappointed they haven't taken the opportunity for this new release format to update this useless box system.

[@ArkhamChronicle]

Awww, thank you very much! How kind of you to say. :)

[@A._J_.]

i buy FFG boxed sets for the air inside.

[@ArkhamChronicle]

And what premium air it is! :)

[@1992basilio]

One of the funniest videos i have seen in my life even my wife was laughing and she donst even know what Arkham Horror means lol

[@ArkhamChronicle]

Awww, thank you so much. We hope you both find our other videos just as funny.

[@stevegeorge7773]

The new core boxes I think come with a choas black bag to put the tokens into.

[@ArkhamChronicle]

As far as we know yes.

[@TheBrokenAshes]

I hope so. The german version listed it in the back, but the english preview on GameNerdz did not :(

[@Steve_Keen]

It's likely too small to use comfortably for those of us with big hands!

[@mikenolan9664]

I use a black sunglass bag that I had lying around. I say lying around although it must have arrived in the house via some kind of Dream-Gate judging by the evil nature of its timing. It's not the despair that crushes you, its the hope. Obviously I can't get rid of it now as it is attached to the core set and I couldn't face seeing it show up again even if I burn it down with the house

[@MacEriu]

Monterey Jack was also a character in Disney's Rescue Rangers.

[@FrozenFlesh]

Fantastic video! I loved the comedy!

[@ArkhamChronicle]

Thanks for the compliments! :)

[@WiIICheck]

Ironically, hello from Monterey California! Haha

[@ArkhamChronicle]

Wooo! Thats' awewsome. Are you able to take pictures of the two sign or something? That could look great in a video. Our email address should be available on the About page of the channel.

[@WiIICheck]

@@ArkhamChronicle Absolutely I can do that for you, bro! I’ll send them to you soon! Will

[@hoser40k86]

More Cheese Facts and History, please :)

[@ArkhamChronicle]

Coming right up! :)

[@MontageXAssassin]

Hello! I've recently gone through the Core Box and was wondering if you suggest this as a good first investigator box / cycle?

[@ArkhamChronicle]

If you can get hold of the Dunwich Legacy box instead we would suggest that. But this has new player cards and investigators to help with your deckbuilding.

[@romeocasido5723]

Would this be a good starter expansion over dunwhich legacy? i was told dunwhich legacy is just an extension of the core which is more of the lines i am looking to achieve

[@ArkhamChronicle]

Dunwich would be better for new players but it is currently hard to get hold of all the parts.

[@stevebarnard8580]

Still the same crappy box with no storage solution LOL, Fantasy Flight really suck.

[@alexisglaab2572]

Looking at the dimensions of the Campaign box, I am worried that one will be useless as well and we'll need to wait for a "Return" box to be able to actually store the cards properly.

[@ArkhamChronicle]

Fingers crossed. And as soon as we know we will let you know. :)

[@bernardgodfrey3499]

I've just received it, the box footprint is ridiculous for something that cannot be reused in any way, shape or form. FFG are really starting to annoy me (being polite). It doesn't need a huge picture for us to know what it is. Obviously used to inflate the price.

[@ArkhamChronicle]

They could certainly have fit the contents into an original deluxe box size package. But there needs to be a way to distinguish it from the original Deluxe Expansions.

[@bernardgodfrey3499]

@@ArkhamChronicle Agreed, a smaller rectangular box would have done the trick, a bit like the Return to boxes, but half the size. We shall see what mess they come up with when the actual campaign comes out'

[@scotte4765]

How did you receive it? Everything I've been seeing says it doesn't release officially until the end of November. I've assumed that videos like this were showing early release copies given to media people and such.

[@ryanwerry]

Do you know if FFG is planning on repackaging the old campaigns (ie Dunwich legacy) like the new ones for the price point of edge of the earth?

[@ArkhamChronicle]

They are. Check out our FFG in-flight report video

[@pb-bx1ll]

Great video thank you

[@ArkhamChronicle]

You are very welcome!

[@rorymcanulty477]

What book is at 3:30? Nvm it's The Investigators of Arkham Horror, looks great. As someone just starting the road to financial ruin that is Arkham Horror Lcg your channel is great, your love and enthusiasm for the game shows in all your videos amazing work.

[@ArkhamChronicle]

Awww, thank you! So kind. :)

[@nikolaus.kopernikus]

Would you recommend Edge of the Earth right after the base game campaign?

[@ArkhamChronicle]

If no other campaigns are available then yes :)

[@charlesvalentine9638]

excellent VIDEO - I am am trying to DECIDE between this box and a second old style 2 player CORE BOX.

[@ArkhamChronicle]

Don't envy you that decision. Luckily we have videos on those to help you make up your mind.

[@OGNoNameNobody]

You *_CAN_* give away that 2nd copy... ..if you want to. (Just keep in mind that shipping & etcetera!)

[@lostfanatic6]

Is this out now? Or do you get an early copy for the channel?

[@ArkhamChronicle]

Ha ha. You are such a card! We had to purchase this copy ourselves. It has released in the UK.

[@RyanHipp]

Since I have two core boxes, does anyone think it is silly to get a revised core box when it is released in the future for the new rules reference? and just to get a third set of cards?

[@Steve_Keen]

Mostly, yes. Unless you're very comfortable money-wise. There might be a token or two that's new, I don't know, but you can likely grab the updated rules online one way or another. Or just try and buy the booklet itself on Ebay.

[@FreeformRock]

Did they announce a revised core box?

[@Steve_Keen]

@@FreeformRock yes. It's out now I believe, at least in some places.

[@FreeformRock]

@@Steve_Keen thanks??

[@RyanHipp]

@@FreeformRock Yes its available now there is an announcement o Fantasy Flight's site about what it entails.

[@ruiliu9561]

How many cards in total in this investigator expansion? I only found online that it's "around" 250 cards.

[@ArkhamChronicle]

The back of the box says 228 cards + 5 Investigators + 5 mini cards

[@ruiliu9561]

@@ArkhamChronicle thx!

[@BreezingThrou]

Can not find anywhere in UK, maybe in few months when next wave is pushed out.

[@ArkhamChronicle]

We found four UK retails with the Edge of the Earth Investigator Expansion in stock boardgameprices.co.uk/item/show/39444/arkham-horror-the-card-game-edge-of-the-earth-investigator-expansion?sid=1114015

[@RageAgainstLP]

Is this Box worth getting for 34 Euros?

[@ArkhamChronicle]

Only you can answer that friend. Hopefully the video gave you enough information to make an informed choice.

[@alwo9297]

Great job.

[@ArkhamChronicle]

Thank you! :)

[@Steve_Keen]

Some top kek Monterey Jack jokes.

[@ArkhamChronicle]

Why thank you! :)

[@AshLeonardJ]

Sorry to be a rules curmudgeon but it is not currently clear whether other investigators can interact with the harbinger

[@ArkhamChronicle]

Clear to whom friend? What makes you doubt the 100% rules accuracy commitment of the Arkham Chronicle?

[@AshLeonardJ]

@@ArkhamChronicle My bad, i am not worthy ;)

[@AngryLoo]

Cheese.

[@ArkhamChronicle]

Not just any cheese...

[@ishotmyboss]

Sorry, I'm going to have to unsubscribe. Your channel is great and I hope it grows, I just can't take watching board game stuff anymore. After buying and investing in so many great games, I have not found a single person to play with and no longer have space to play losing everything to pandemic burdens. Lita is a great character.

[@ArkhamChronicle]

No worries mate. We hope things improve for you in the future and don't forget you can play Arkham Files games solo.

[@FreeformRock]

Play solo, I do It 95% of the time

[@danacoleman4007]

maybe you could play with your boss?

[@MagicAccent]

:(