4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Grand Expansion of Lovecraft Country, 26 Aug 2010
By Timothy Walker - Published on Amazon.com
= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Arkham Horror: Kingsport Horror Expansion [With Cards and Gameboard and Rulebook] (Board Game)
Kingsport Horror, the second "big box" expansion for Arkham Horror, is a must purchase for fans of the board game. It adds new elements to pretty much every aspect of the base set: new investigators, new gates, new items, new encounters, new monsters, and (last but not least) the Epic Battle variation which adds a significant and challenging twist to your last stand against the Ancient One. But this expansion is more than just markers and mechanics: it also introduces characters and locations from a wide variety of Lovecraft's writings into the game, making his world larger - and more frightening - whether you play with all of Kingsport or just mix a few extra cards into the standard game.
4 1/2 stars, rounded down because I find the rift progress mechanic unwieldy (but still fun).
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice expansion!, 28 Aug 2010
By T. Lee "God has died lots of times, but someo... - Published on Amazon.com
= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Arkham Horror: Kingsport Horror Expansion [With Cards and Gameboard and Rulebook] (Board Game)
Arkham Horror is my all-time favorite game, and this expansion continues Fantasy Flight's mission to provide quality games. This is one of three "town" expansions, letting Investigators leave Arkham and visit Kingsport. The rules are well-balanced and the pieces are on good stock and sport nice art.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Arkham Horror with Moving Portals!, 25 Jan 2011
By Chris Ronsicki - Published on Amazon.com
= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars
This review is from: Arkham Horror: Kingsport Horror Expansion [With Cards and Gameboard and Rulebook] (Board Game)
After receiving this expansion for the wonderful Arkham Horror base game we decided to go all out and throw every expansion we has onto the playing field. With the maximum investigators so we could have people covering all points, we gave it a shot. Many a player were devoured, and many and old gods broke the seal and destroyed our world, but it was so much fun. The new Kingsport field was aimed at giving the players a bit more survivability, but the damage that could be done from a Rift opening was immense. Thoroughly enjoyable and well worth it. If you want your players to survive better, you can just include the playing field additions. Personally, we saw moving portals because of the Rifts opening, and it was a lot of fun having to deal with a portal opening, moving and then another one opening behind it. (Apparently some of the smaller expansion have moving portals as well and we're excited to combine these and attempt to survive.)