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Arkham Horror: The Secret Name
Expansion of: Arkham Horror: The Circle Undone
60m - 120m
1 - 2 Players
Ages 14+
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The Secret Name is the first Mythos Pack in The Circle Undone cycle.
Following the events of The Circle Undone, you are desperate to find more information about the dangerous new coven of that has taken up residence in Arkham. Such knowledge is difficult to come by, even in a place like Arkham, but you do know of one witch whose story has been passed down for nearly two hundred years: Keziah, who escaped from the Salem Gaol back in the late 1600’s and whose ghost still supposedly haunts the condemned Witch House in French Hill. With many questions and few leads, you have no choice but to chase the ghosts of Arkham’s past.
As a new cycle begins, you will need new tools to help you battle these unholy forces. To help you with this task, some of the new player cards in The Secret Name belong to more than one class. These cards, which can be identified by their golden hue and dual class icons in the upper right corner of the card, can be added to your investigator’s deck if you have access to either of the classes detailed on the card. If, however, an investigator has limited access to one of the classes on a multiclass card, that card will occupy one of the investigator’s limited slots, even if they have unlimited access to the other class detailed on the card. But with diverse uses and powerful effects, they make a worthy addition to any investigator’s arsenal.
| 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 |
J_p_stroud
At some point I’ll play all these again and see if this is true or not, but if you were to ask me today what my favorite scenario was this would be it. Because it’s a Lovecraft story standalone. I’m hoping most of Circle Undone follows this logic.
Mozzik
This scenario felt really long, but I think that was just how me and my partner were approaching it (We had the same problem with the second scenario in the Deluxe box). I can see where the comparisons to Museum are coming from - and I think it compares favorably to that. Unfortunately, there is a fair bit of fiddly math to make sure you have the health/fight values right, the sure number of encounter cards you have hanging around at any given time and if your willpower is low... you're going to have a bad time (And to a lesser degree, agility.) But that's kind of a good thing, but it can make a blind run a bit tough. Of course, we had Finn and Diana and managed to squeeze out a win, but that might be why it felt somewhat like a drag. Update: Having revisited this a few more times, this is really near the peak (if not the peak) of the campaign long problem of having a ton of passive effects and triggers you have to keep track of - just to keep track of the health and fight values of enemies! And that's a huge drag and this scenario is a very long grind (And very unforgiving if you can't actually reliably investigate a fairly high shroud location). This is definitely a low point of the campaign (along with the next scenario). The player cards are also an interesting mix. On one hand, they introduce the multicolor cards that caused a ton of confusion (Which has since been resolved) that seemed like an interesting idea but not one that ever really went anywhere meaningful. On the other hand there's only a few really terrible cards here (looking at you Scroll of Secrets) while also having at least four staple cards (Enchanted Blade, Meat Cleaver, Crack the Case and Intel Report) and several more popular, if slightly nice cards, to round out the pack. The net result is a very strong pack of player cards.
gar0u
I know this is the first expansion for "The Circle Undone", but it was very fun! I think it is from the story "Dreams in the Witch House". I read an H.P. Lovecraft story every October, so I will find out soon!