Eldritch Horror Overview

[@charlieni645]

Just bought this game and took an hour and a half with 3 friends and some pizzas & beers to figure out how to play. And then we played until 1:30 in the morning and lost... *This game is amazing*

[@viice4]

i must say that this is the coolest quick guide for "ANY" game i have seen

[@dietrichrodriguez]

"Will your investigator learn a valuable ritual spell by studying the Necronomicon in Buenos Aires, or will they suffer a grievous back injury while on the run from assassins in Istanbul?" Back injury. It's ALWAYS back injury in this game.

[@NoMoreNever]

I love the presentation! As a Lovecraft-fan I was already compelled by this game, but the narrative and the images really drew me in further!

[@nickmanzo8459]

I love this overview so much, I’ve owned the game since 2015, and I still love watching it.

[@epiclego193]

Still watching in 2022

[@AndrewPorwitzky]

This game is AMAZING! Got it for xmas and am totally hooked!

[@Malgamus]

Got my copy delivered yesterday and played a game with the wife. This is an amazing game with easy to remember rules and great theme. Thanks for another gem FFG.

[@NOTuNOTme]

Love the use of postage stamps in the art work.

[@Get_Juju]

It's 2023 and this video appears in my recommendation. Man, I miss this era of FFG when 5hey used to release awesome board games. Nowadays, its just LCGs after LCGs.

[@AGuyWithAChannel]

'This is a story about creature named Cthulhu. Cthulhu worked as an Ancient One in a big cosmos, in which he was Great Old One Number 427...'

[@Rain..._]

+AGuyWithAChannel +Sick street cred

[@CybranM]

This game is so much fun to play

[@TheFewzz]

This looks really good, ive decided to get this, LOTR LCG and Mage Knight for Solo play.

[@sassyblondewriter8239]

My spouse and I discovered this game at a board game Cafe a week ago and have so much fun playing

[@wbartyna]

I really like many of the FFG games. I just wish they use bigger fonts on the cards :)

[@jordonveatch2503]

Played this game with my cousins. Such a great game!!

[@JaKamps]

I love the art in this game! I'm not a Cthulhu fan, but was checking this out b/c of the game designer's upcoming game Defenders of the Last Stand.

[@Propellerkyylik]

It's a fantastic game, i have played both arkham horror and elder sign, but this one is by far the best of the lot. It's game mechanics are more straightforward and simpler than in AH (not sacrfificing the depth of the game) and not so random as in ES. Awfully difficult tho... but that's part of the appeal for HPL fans i think :)

[@Dagens24]

Just picked up Strange Remnants; excited to try it out!

[@jcmelon5771]

+Dagens24 Just ordered it today!

[@Bendetoma]

My Girlfriend and I played this yesterday, it's really fun! Takes a bit of preperation to really understand whats happening, but once you are in it's amazing! Our world got utterly destroyed!

[@chrispatty8953]

I know late to the hype train, but just got this game. Played it Sunday with 5 players total. We barely won, was a ton of fun. Rules are easy to pick up once you start playing. Cant wait to get the expansion, At the Mountains of Madness.

[@Spam1192]

IS THIS THE NARRATOR FOR THE STANLEY PARABLE?!?!?!

[@AlexisGonzalez-tj6hl]

+Captain Kinghorn not even close lol

[@Robubie]

+Alexis Gonzalez Actually it is, he does all the fantasy flight instructional videos.

[@AlexisGonzalez-tj6hl]

uhhhh, making shit up ass

[@FantasyFlightGames1]

+Alexis Gonzalez Hey Alexis. Actually, it is. The actors name is Kevan Brighting. And while he does not narrate all of our videos, he narrates many of them.

[@AlexisGonzalez-tj6hl]

I'm gonna start a revolution from my bed 'Cos you said the brains I had went to my head Step outside 'cos summertime's in bloom Stand up beside the fireplace Take that look from off your face 'Cos you ain't ever gonna burn my heart out So Sally can wait, she knows it's too late as she's walking on by My soul slides away, but don't look back in anger I heard you say

[@jamessingletn8196]

Just picked up my copy yesterday!

[@GrimaceGrunson]

Narrator: Eldritch Horror is a game of mystery and terror, starring a man named Stanley...

[@Blocky858]

You encounter the monkey king and he reveals he is trapped by the fish daemon.... By far the best card in the game

[@pothecary]

Phenomenal game.

[@sergsergio3506]

I have a couple of question about the game, hope you could answer me them 1) when I buy items by throwing successes of influence, can I buy two item? for example, I have 3 successes and one item cost 1 and second 2. 2) Can I fight monster and close portal if they both on the same position? 3) when I win the monster, do I get something? 4) if i get an illness like "dark pack" by methose cards, and the illness is activated by the symbol on the mythos card, will is the illness is activated at the same turn?

[@glowingturtle9673]

1) Yes, you can buy multiple assets. 2)Yes, you have to first fight the monster and then, if you survive, you interact with the space (draw a portal card if there is a portal, or draw a location card) 3)There is no reward for killing a monster but you do stay alive, so that is something. :) 4)If you activate any Reckoning effect it takes immediate effect. Remember to resolve Reckoning effects in their proper order (monsters, conditions.. etc). Take a look at the back of the rulebook for which order to resolve them in. I actually do a play through of this game on my channel if you would like more clarification. Hope that helps!

[@davidkyo1985]

​@@glowingturtle9673 Bit late to the party, but: 2) You only get to resolve the non-combat encounter after fighting IF you actually defeat all the monsters occupying the given space (unless you have a spell or item to bypass them in the first place). I also made this mistake initially and wrongfully believed the game to be easy-pants.

[@manlymollusc6534]

Once there was an investigator called Stanley ...

[@Dragon359]

Nice. :) I'm a big fan of Arkham Horror and Elder Sign, and while there are certainly similar themes and ways of play, I'm looking forward to this getting this game.

[@Nortic111]

3:03 So if a skill is already at 4 it can be increased by 2 to 6? Allowing 6 die to be rolled?

[@cartoon80s90s]

The game looks great with beautiful art and standing somewhere between Arkham Horror and Elder Sign when it comes to complexity and length.

[@red.erased]

This just looks like Arkham Horror to me in terms of Complexity and Length. The only thing I see them dumbing down is removing the Character stat sliders, and condensing location decks together more, due to fewer main locations on this map. Doesn't mean there'll be any less encounters, or battles, or gate jumping. Just my thoughts. But I agree, looks soo beautiful, I sold my mega AH collection so it will be nice to start over with this series.

[@Geppetto19]

Redgurr I can see why it looks the same in complexity, but consider my experience last week at BGG.Con. I had read the rules through once prior to playing. We had five players in our game, none of whom had any experience with this new game (one hadn't even played Arkham Horror). We were able to play the entire game in just over two hours. That included a bit of time at the beginning with me explaining it. And almost more importantly, none of the players seemed confused in the least as to how to play after the first 20 minutes. It is just more approachable to new players than Arkham (my favorite game).

[@red.erased]

Adam Jeppson Yeah, I get what you're trying to say, but I'd attribute some peoples learning curve for Arkham Horror to the horribly made rules book. That thing is one of the worst I've seen. My first game of Arkham was just shy of 2 hours, Everyone has different experiences with every game. Some of my friends instantly clicked with Arkham and had less than 2 hour games, some of them never did learn it thoroughly even after several games, and those games would usually drag out to 3-4 hours. I hope this game comes out with some nice expansions soon. Base game alone wouldn't hold my interest for too long after seeing all the components today. Not after playing with 5+ expansion Arkham hehe.

[@Geppetto19]

Fair enough. We've played a couple games at home now with just my wife and me (both veterans of Arkham), and it just seems to play faster. And, yes, expansions are already needed badly. We've already started to see some encounters more than once. The Mythos cards are the worst offenders though. We saw probably a half-dozen in both games.

[@lolzomgz1337]

Face Yog-Sothoth head on? HUUUURRRMMM....

[@CrazyIvan987Channel]

If the vanilla game is the world what will the expansions be?

[@dijaomi1]

How is this game compared to Arkham Horror? My friends and I had a really hard time figuring out the rules, and the set-up was a little excessive. Is Eldritch Horror substantially better?

[@HALOX30]

Its much simpler and streamlined then Arkham Horror.

[@Khether0001]

Holy crap! I'd purchase this game if I had the opportunity, but it's complicated as hell...

[@manolios]

oh come on! it is not that complicated! more complicated are some silly eurogames that burn your brain! At least this one is filled with theme!!!

[@Khether0001]

I was just kidding = ) I love these kind of games exactly because they have this style and depth, I've even managed to import some from the US and UK despite the customs mafia in my country (talk about giant condoms!!!) Also, H.P. Lovecraft's work is just amazing in my opinion!

[@Bandoolero]

Man Knight You sound just like my friend Feri. He says that he likes "theme" in his games. It took a long time for me to understand what he means by "theme" :)

[@Subtrendy]

... And they make it look so easy... ;)

[@OverlordZephyros]

subtrendy just played my first game with 5 guys, i lost horribly lol

[@davidmcmullen7772]

For someone with base game budget not an option but only willing to buy a few expansions, would you suggest Arkham or Cthulhu? also what expansions add the most diversity and or flat out content?

[@Esguardian]

Are you asking about Eldritch Horror, Arkham Horror or Cthulhu the card game ?

[@TheGunslinger019]

David McMullen For Eldritch Horror you have to get the Forasake Lore expansion. It adds more cards to every deck in the game plus a new old one. Especially the research encounter cards of each old one need the cards in the expansion cause you are gonna cycle through them fast.

[@questiongod6303]

Amazing game. Got me through uni.

[@PelleStrandberg]

ahh its the Stanley Parable narrator, also the game looks dope.

[@p3ter20002000]

Buying it!

[@TheGreenguard]

and then Stanley was consumed by one of the old one. think what does this means, will i disappear, have i gone mad by sitting in the office building every day for hours , no , no ! it can't be, why would i go mad Stanley thought to himself . i love my job at Cthulhu interactive , how could this happen ? Stanley looks at his hands and sees that he has none , no it cant be! he looks at his legs , no it CANT BE HAPPENING Stanley screams . i m not mad ! I'M NOT Mad ! as hes hitting his head at a wall, painting it red . only to realize he has no head...

[@jo2thenah]

just finished playing this with 8 players. took us 4 hours, it was fun.

[@TheNtisyadi]

+jo2thenah 8 players must be really hard ! I feel the larger the group the harder it gets haha

[@TheGunslinger019]

NaufalDrums as is the case with most of the co-op games in the pandemic style of play.

[@alistaroh]

Does anyone else hear the "Stanley Parable" narrator?

[@red.erased]

Can't freakin' wait!

[@andrasfey9809]

It sounds like Keith David speaking with an English accent.

[@pikkpi]

So, is this game a possible light replacement in terms of immersion for people that love the universe but can't stand the lengthy set up and the somewhat pompous rules of arkham horror ?

[@simconners]

Yeah, this is a like a streamlined, world-wide version of Akrham Horror. Easier and faster to setup and play.

[@halosammy14]

The Narrator from The Stanley Parable?!

[@Zevrosc2]

The broom closet horror is the best horror!

[@AstraIVagabond]

+zevroSC2 "Stanley was instructed very clearly by the Narrator earlier, in his infinite wisdom, to walk straight down to the end of the corridor. But, unfortunately, Stanley disobeyed the Narrator and opened the door to the broom closet instead. Then, an ungodly mass of tentacles emanating insanity, born of an ancient evil too grand and terrifying for the mortal mind to truly imagine without reducing its host to a babbling lunatic, burst from inside the broom closet, wrapped around Stanley and devoured him by throwing him into a gaping maw, through a tunnel whose walls were lined with innumerable rows of teeth like scimitars, into another dimension where naught existed but pain and madness, populated only by shambling half-corpses that Stanley knew instantly upon seeing was what he had been doomed to become as soon as he had entered this grim plane. That should teach Stanley a lesson about disobeying the guidance of the Narrator! You should know, Stanley, that this is exactly why you never got that promotion you were hoping for. Such juvenile impudence."

[@typhon7775]

Fenomenalna gra!

[@cthulhugeek]

Looks great

[@iggyeo6458]

Fantasy Flight, stop taking my money! Q_Q

[@flandersnatch2285]

wait, no stanley?

[@Savukala]

thanks!

[@charliesoro5290]

The blond guy looks like John Constantine!

[@Raklarpt]

Kevan Brighting

[@Herr_Flick_dk]

I suddenly got an urge to do what he told me.

[@rafaelwillian1462]

COOL

[@Kranitoko]

Stanley Stanley Stanley...

[@Stoltzy92]

For once I am ONE of the first. Probably not THE First. Oh well. Here's to watching a good vid.

[@bornulhu4549]

Epic.

[@ns987]

Nice video, great voice. But I like Arkham Horror second edition more. Yes this games are relatives and even some cards are the same. But for me it has more interesting game mechanics and it is much easier to imagine the atmosphere of one town, than trying to draw the whole planet in my mind.

[@ares6037]

Is this the replacement of the Call Of Cthulhu living card game? And I take it that Call Of Cthulhu is canceled.

[@ichundichundduunder]

this is not a replacement. The first release of this game was way before the card game was cancelled. In fact, FFG released a new Arkham Horror LCG

[@hardbathsalts3143]

ichundichundduunder Arkham LCG is phenomenal

[@ソルグル]

@Josh Dracoian Nope, it's a reimplementation of a boardgame first released in 1987, way before Call of Cthulhu LCG (which, by the way, was a reimplementation of another CCG called Mythos from 1996), although also based on the very same Call of Cthulhu TRPG. By today, there are so many different products in the franchise that I wouldn't even dare to guess...

[@Zevrosc2]

this is kind of elder signs isn't it?

[@pixelartbattles9966]

If anyone is interested, I am working on Android & PC game adaptation of this game: facebook.com/AncientTerror/

[@09gh]

Man they really like to reuse art and cards for these Lovecraft games.

[@lile6043]

lose all your progress

[@dropkickpikachu]

This is narrated by the Stanley Parable dude

[@penoyer79]

this game is so unbalanced and overpowered it's not even funny.. i'm faced with 4 gates and like 9 monsters (half of them spawning other monsters every other card) on the board by turn 5 every time... and nothing i can do about it because every monster has 3 health and -3 strength qualifiers. so i'm stuck rolling one die..which comes up a 1 or 2 every time. and this is coming from the guy who couldnt roll a 5 or 6 if he rolled 10 dice at a time.

[@Ryquard1]

make your amends to the dice gods, pray to Avandra to boost your luck and purify your dice in salt water

[@TheGunslinger019]

penoyer79 the ridiculous circumstances of some games is part of the fun! You are faced with overwhelming situations but one out of the five games that you are gonna win is very satisfying experience!

[@Hurley815]

Do I hear Bryan Cranston in this?

[@aeronomer8389]

I wish they'd find a new narrator for their videos.

[@MiscName]

Really?! I think this guys' sultry, seductive tones are perfect for the Arkham games.

[@lecitadin69]

Yep. I think he's perfect also. But I guess it's always a matter of taste!

[@salsaman1991]

On one hand, I love that Kevan Brighting gets as much work as he does. On the other hand, I find that I can't trust him anymore! He was THAT good in The Stanley Parable.

[@johnsansker7064]

I vote for Amanda Pays.

[@bunnycatch3r]

Aero Nomer I vote for Cathy Dobson.