- Age range: 12 and up / Number of players: 1 to 8 / Play time: 120 to 180 minutes
- Manufacturer: Fantasy Flight Games
- 1 Herald Sheet, 18 new Gate markers, 110 new Ancient One cards, 56 new Investigator cards, including new items, new spells, Relationship cards, and horrific Dark Pacts made with the powers beyond!
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| Main Language(s): | English unknown, English original, English published |
| Model Number: | VA63 |
| Number of Game Players: | 8 |
| Batteries Required?: | No |
| Batteries Included?: | No |
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Across Arkham strange doors to other worlds have been opening. They seem to be a living part of an ancient and arcane creature that has been reaching out tempting the unwary with eldritch power. Now people are vanishing without a trace and itâ?TMs up to a handful of bold investigators to confront the profane being who dwells just beyond these passages. But even working together will they be able to destroy these unnatural and deadly gates without themselves striking a terrible bargain with the Lurker at the Threshold?
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Dare you deal with the Devil?
5 Sep 2010
The Lurker at the Threshold is an excellent expansion for intermediate and advanced players of Arkham Horror, offering a variety of subtle - and not so subtle - changes to game play which make it less predictable and more challenging. Most obvious is the eponymous evil himself who tempts all players with Faustian bargains. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to refuse his assistance, and all must pay the price when the Devil comes to collect.
Like all heralds, playing with the Lurker increases the game's difficulty and adds more minutiae to Mythos, but for me the new gates are the real challenge. As if gates that move around or randomly eat you were not bad enough, the inclusion of split gates (portals to two worlds) reduces the total number of gates in the game; never before had my play group feared the Ancient One's awakening because there were no markers left in the stack.
As I have come to expect from Fantasy Flight, the artwork and build quality of The Lurker at the Threshold are both top notch... and, as always, choking and sanity hazards make it unsuitable for young children.
For forcing me to use different strategies, and for devouring my investigators without warning, I will give the Devil his due: five stars.
Like all heralds, playing with the Lurker increases the game's difficulty and adds more minutiae to Mythos, but for me the new gates are the real challenge. As if gates that move around or randomly eat you were not bad enough, the inclusion of split gates (portals to two worlds) reduces the total number of gates in the game; never before had my play group feared the Ancient One's awakening because there were no markers left in the stack.
As I have come to expect from Fantasy Flight, the artwork and build quality of The Lurker at the Threshold are both top notch... and, as always, choking and sanity hazards make it unsuitable for young children.
For forcing me to use different strategies, and for devouring my investigators without warning, I will give the Devil his due: five stars.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Great expansion for a great game
29 Sep 2010
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This is a good, well rounded expansion to the Arkham Horror game. As per the usual rotation of expansions, this one is a smaller one without an extra board. However, the impact this expansion can have on your game of Arkham is quite significant. Whether you wish to make the game easier, harder, or some of both, this expansion has it all. Here are some highlights:
*Revised Gate Tokens - These new gates make one of the core components of game play (the opening of gates and your attempts to shut them down) much more dynamic. There are gates that devour the investigator they open on immediately, gates that spawn monsters if you fail to close them, gates that move with the monsters (and cannot be sealed if they move), endless gates that can never be collected as gate trophies, and several more. As you can tell, these new types of gates make the game much more challenging. There is one helpful gate - a forked gate that allows you to choose which other world you go into and allows you to remove two types of monster from the board when you close it. However, the difficulty of closing it is much higher.
*New Herald: The Lurker - This is one of the more fun heralds to play with. It allows you to make deals with the devil, so to speak, that help you a lot in the short term. In the long term, however, the Lurker collects on his debts by forcing the investigators that bargained with it to make some very cruel decisions between bad and worse.
*Relationship Cards - These can be very helpful and can make the difference between winning and losing the game at times. This is probably my favorite new element, as it adds an extra story element to the game even as it affects game play. Ever wonder why these random investigators know each other? Now you can find out by drawing your relationship card! Investigators get bonuses from their relationships. As such, this is one way of making the game easier if you wish to dial down the difficulty.
*New Spells - I really like these, actually. There are some very helpful spells for closing gates. They clearly fit the theme of adding new, more difficult to close gates. Of course, if you stick to the classic gates, these spells might make some games easier, but that hasn't bothered me at all. Generally, unless you get something that allows you to pick the exact spell you want, the odds of these coming up in a larger deck of spells are low enough that the game can still be quite challenging.
The Verdict: This is one expansion that is well worth buying. It balances the more difficult additions with some very helpful additions. Even those who prefer a more vanilla game of Arkham Horror without the extra expansions and boards will likely find themselves incorporating the relationship cards and wondering how they ever played without such a great addition.
*Revised Gate Tokens - These new gates make one of the core components of game play (the opening of gates and your attempts to shut them down) much more dynamic. There are gates that devour the investigator they open on immediately, gates that spawn monsters if you fail to close them, gates that move with the monsters (and cannot be sealed if they move), endless gates that can never be collected as gate trophies, and several more. As you can tell, these new types of gates make the game much more challenging. There is one helpful gate - a forked gate that allows you to choose which other world you go into and allows you to remove two types of monster from the board when you close it. However, the difficulty of closing it is much higher.
*New Herald: The Lurker - This is one of the more fun heralds to play with. It allows you to make deals with the devil, so to speak, that help you a lot in the short term. In the long term, however, the Lurker collects on his debts by forcing the investigators that bargained with it to make some very cruel decisions between bad and worse.
*Relationship Cards - These can be very helpful and can make the difference between winning and losing the game at times. This is probably my favorite new element, as it adds an extra story element to the game even as it affects game play. Ever wonder why these random investigators know each other? Now you can find out by drawing your relationship card! Investigators get bonuses from their relationships. As such, this is one way of making the game easier if you wish to dial down the difficulty.
*New Spells - I really like these, actually. There are some very helpful spells for closing gates. They clearly fit the theme of adding new, more difficult to close gates. Of course, if you stick to the classic gates, these spells might make some games easier, but that hasn't bothered me at all. Generally, unless you get something that allows you to pick the exact spell you want, the odds of these coming up in a larger deck of spells are low enough that the game can still be quite challenging.
The Verdict: This is one expansion that is well worth buying. It balances the more difficult additions with some very helpful additions. Even those who prefer a more vanilla game of Arkham Horror without the extra expansions and boards will likely find themselves incorporating the relationship cards and wondering how they ever played without such a great addition.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Lots of fun, good addition to the other expansions
31 Aug 2010
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Very fun expansion. I have two other full board expansions, and one other card only expansion. The Lurker at the Threshold is best used if other expansions are in play. I found this to be the first expansion that goes somewhat against the Lovecraft motto of making it as hard as possible for the players. The personal connections in this game are a true boon to the players. I would not recommend this with just the basic board game, but it works best when using another expansion with it.
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