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Arkham Horror: Point of No Return
Expansion of: Arkham Horror: The Dream-Eaters
60m - 120m
1 - 2 Players
Ages 14+
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Descend into the dreaded Underworld of the Dreamlands in Point of No Return, the fourth Mythos Pack in The Dream-Eaters cycle for Arkham Horror: The Card Game! After forcing your way through the veil that divides the world of the waking from that of sleep, you must navigate the cavernous Underworld, encountering ghouls and gugs, in the hopes of finding your way to the world above and reuniting with the rest of your team.
Point of No Return is Scenario 3–B of “The Web of Dreams” campaign, which follows the path of the investigators left behind to handle the horrors of the waking world in The Dream-Eaters. This scenario can be played on its own in Standalone Mode or combined with the other expansions in The Dream- Eaterscycle to form a larger four-part or eight-part campaign. Following the events of A Thousand Shapes of Horror, you have finally reached the Dreamlands, but it is not as you expected. No wondrous lands or fabulous cities greet you; merely the dark, barren realm of the Underworld. Perhaps those who brought stories of the Dreamlands to Arkham had never ventured this far underground, or perhaps this place can only be found by those who force their way in. Either way, you are now hopelessly alone in a realm you have never heard of, and the only way out is through.
—description from the publisher
| Ages | 14+ |
|---|---|
| Players | Solo, 2 Players |
| Play Time | 60m – 120m |
| Mechanics | Action Points, Cooperative Game, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Solo / Solitaire Game, Hand Management, Role Playing, Variable Player Powers |
| Theme | Card Game, Collectible Components, Expansion for Base-game, Novel-based, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror |
| Publisher | Fantasy Flight Games |
Bayushi Sezaru
Arkham Horror: the Card Game is an awesome crossover between RPG and card game, thriving in atmosphere character development. No need to point out that expanding the card pool (both with new scenarios and new investigator cards) is a great way to keep it fresh and enticing! Point of No Return is the fourth of the fifth cycle of Mythos Packs, and contains the third scenario of the second half of The Dream-Eaters campaign. In addition, of course there are a few new tasty player cards.
Mozzik
I don't really know if this scenario does anything that new. It makes heavy use of veiled, but we've seen that before, and the map is kind of interesting in that it starts small, opens into another small map and then opens into another small map creating distinct "acts". It continually manipulates the encounter deck, which is interesting (if a bit fiddly and not very impactful in lower player counts or if you're flying through the scenario, as I did on my first play). So everything works, the story is decent, but I don't think it'll end up being very memorable as a scenario. This view may change on replays or perhaps seeing how viable it is to collect clues as a combat heavy solo/group (since that is a fairly unique mechanic, but one I don't think would fully manifest without being in a larger group that is unlikely to be that specialized). The player cards include a nice mix of revisits (new Leadership and Heroic Rescue and the upgraded Dream Diaries), new niche tools that open up new archtypes (Haste, Daredevil and Empower self) and possibly a new staple upgrade (Twila Katherine Price). The survivor cards are, unfortunately, forgettable.
sonofachung
I like the theme of this scenario and the slow descent towards the goal. The increasing pressure feels more balanced here as well.