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Arkham Horror: Heart of the Elders
Expansion of: Arkham Horror: The Forgotten Age
60m - 120m
1 - 2 Players
Ages 14+
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Heart of the Elders is the third Mythos Pack in "The Forgotten Age Cycle".
Following the events of The Boundary Beyond, you and your team of investigators head deep into the jungles of southern Mexico in search of an ancient, forgotten cavern. After several days of trekking through the jungle, you find what you believe to be the entrance of the cave, but something is not right. Six pillars surround the cavern, carved with strange symbols. Are they a warning? A lock? You must investigate this further, but time is running short. Your supplies are already starting to run low and countless eyes watch you from the shadows of the trees. What secrets are they trying to protect?
This Mythos Pack features an immersive two-part scenario that takes you on an adventure both above and below the Earth. Immediatley forced to face the consequences of your choices, you shape the scenario as you go, determining which dangers you face and which allies you rely upon. Isolated from the rest of civilization, who can you trust?
—description from the publisher
| Ages | 14+ |
|---|---|
| Players | Solo, 2 Players |
| Play Time | 60m – 120m |
| Designer | Matthew Newman |
| Mechanics | Action Points, Cooperative Game, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Hand Management, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers |
| Theme | Card Game, Collectible Components, Expansion for Base-game, Novel-based, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror |
| Publisher | Asmodee, Asterion Press, Fantasy Flight Games, Galakta, Heidelberger Spieleverlag |
enzo622
I love this game in general, but some of the TFA scenarios are really tough. I'm much less of a fan of the ones (like this one) where you play until you expire and see how much you can accomplish.
rigantona
Neat scenario which mirrors the first two of the campaign, splitting double-sided into "explore the forest" and "explore the caverns below". Essentially Mexico pt.2, reptile boogaloo. I enjoyed the soft "return to" aspect that made me enjoy playing Forgotten Age initially but took it a step further, as well as implementing a shortcut mechanic if the investigators did well in the previous scenario. Shortcut can be a bit of a "oh, uh, okay" deflating moment as it (spoilers) completely means you can skip most or all of the first half of the scenario.
Razoupaf
This is the lowest point of the Forgotten Age campaign. A needless grind that isn't fun to play and that is trying too hard to hand traumas out. It ends up feeling as if it was a freemium: a game based on a gimmick that is annoyingly designed to make you want to pay to skip it. Trouble is, you can't pay to skip it. The second part is totally mundane and netting VPs there is rather easy. That doesn't make it fun.