Mansions of Madness, a new Lovecraftian horror game from Fantasy Flight Games (9 posts)

Topic tags: board games, cthulhu mythos, fantasy flight games, h p lovecraft, horror
  • Profile picture of Tyler Tyler said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    As an avowed Arkham Horror junkie, the recent news from Fantasy Flight interests me greatly. They announced a new Lovecraft horror title, Mansions of Madness: http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=136

    From the marketing speak, it sounds like a mix of Arkham Horror, with abstract board movement and a developing narrative, Descent / Doom, with the “us versus the keeper” dynamic and Betrayal at House on the Hill with the ever-changing maps.

    Sounds like fun! Now if only there were a projected release date.

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  • Profile picture of Bethany Creaser Bethany Creaser said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    At the Card Haus Games website (http://www.cardhaus.com/cgi-local/shop3.pl/SID=988732331842779693/picture=156722) you can preorder the game for $50. They say it will be available in November. The URL thing I don’t know quite how that works.

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  • Profile picture of Richard Creaser Richard Creaser said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    They show a cthonian mini on the page. Cthonian minis alone are worth getting excited about! Aaiiieee Shub-Niggurath!

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  • Profile picture of Tyler Tyler said 2 years, 8 months ago:

    Fantasy Flight’s production schedule puts Mansions of Madness as releasing in “winter ’10.” They’re obviously motivated to get it out in time for Christmas, but I have to think November’s really optimistic, unless they announced it just as the print run is wrapping up at the factory.

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  • Profile picture of Tyler Tyler said 2 years, 7 months ago:

    Fantasy Flight’s Arkham Horror-themed event in Minnesota this weekend included a drawing to play Mansions of Madness with the designer. There’s a session report on Boardgamegeek.

    I’m interested by the puzzles. They rely on the player’s ability to solve visual puzzles — lining up colors, numbers or whatever — but also the character’s intellect, in that it limits how many moves the player has to attempt to solve the puzzle.

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  • Profile picture of Tyler Tyler said 2 years, 7 months ago:

    And now a picture from a demo at Essen!

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  • Profile picture of Alex Clay Alex Clay said 2 years, 6 months ago:

    That play session looks neat. I’ll be interested to try this out when someone inevitably acquires a copy.

    Definitely a Fantasy Flight game, judging only by the number of tokens required.

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  • Profile picture of Tyler Tyler said 2 years, 2 months ago:

    The Mansions of Madness rulebook is now up: http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/mansions-of-madness/support/MansionsOfMadnessLoRes.pdf

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  • Profile picture of Carlo Gozzi Carlo Gozzi said 2 years, 2 months ago:

    I’ve been told by my FLGS that it will go up on sale within the next 2 weeks… probably next week

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