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Arkham Horror: For the Greater Good
Expansion of: Arkham Horror: The Circle Undone
60m - 120m
1 - 2 Players
Ages 14+
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For The Greater Good is the third Mythos Pack in The Circle Undone cycle for Arkham Horror: The Card Game.
Following the events of The Wages of Sin, you are disturbed to learn that there have been even more strange sightings in Arkham and worse, several more people have disappeared. You need help.Your relationship with the Order of the Silver Twilight cannot continue to balance on the edge of a knife. You must decide whether you will place your trust in them or count them among your enemies, and this decision will shape your adventure moving forward, determining your ties to the Lodge and which areas of the manor you will have access to.
At first glance, several of the player cards featured in For the Greater Good may look familiar. In The Secret Name, the Arkham Horror LCG broke the boundary between player factions by introducing player cards like that belonged to multiple classes. Now, as your investigators continue to gain experience from their research into Arkham’s secret history, you will have the chance to upgrade these cards into more powerful versions that fit into classic, single-class categories. Each version of these upgraded cards feature distinct art pieces and abilities that play into the core focuses of their classes, growing with your investigators as their search for answers continue.
—description from the publisher
| Ages | 14+ |
|---|---|
| Players | Solo, 2 Players |
| Play Time | 60m – 120m |
| Mechanics | Cooperative Game, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Hand Management, Variable Player Powers |
| Theme | Card Game, Expansion for Base-game, Novel-based, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror |
| Publisher | Asmodee, Edge Entertainment, Fantasy Flight Games, Galakta |
Mozzik
(Note: I've only played as a member of the Lodge so far) this is one of those scenarios with two dramatically different set ups, depending on which way you've approached the campaign so far - and it's certainly one I'll approach in a very different way after having had a blind run. The "key" mechanic is a little bit overblown compared to the actual impact it has, but it's still a new idea and a space they could explore more in the future. Thematically - as a member of the lodge - it gets a little funky in the midpoint of the scenario, but whatcha going to do? Update: I like how this plays if you're against the Lodge and the way the scenario adapts to the particular narrative you're following is great. The keys can possibly come out in such a way to make the scenario nearly impossible (And it can get REALLY movement heavy in that case) but that's a small complaint. It also doesn't have nearly as much tracking of passive effects as the rest of the campaign - which is a big plus in my book at this point. I also really like the fact that if things go wrong the scenario suddenly takes a very big twist and it all still works. As far as the player cards, these are the pay off for the multifaction cards and they're... alright? The problem is there's no reason to do direct upgrades from the level 0 versions so the fact that they're mono-colored variants is kinda nifty as far as "This is what this class does vs this other class" but otherwise is a gimmick with no real pay off. Even worse, many of the upgrades just aren't that interesting (Certainly not at 3 xp!) with the weapons and, to a lesser degree, the totem being the highlights.
alexs34
I greatly enjoyed this one. It was very thematic. We completed the scenario without much difficulty, so it might be slightly too easy. However, we enjoyed it.
chbates
I found The Circle Undone to be a little forgettable. I do like the new Tarot cards. Hopefully we get more of them, and that they take on more of a “fortune telling” aspect.