| Arkham Horror: Lurker at the Threshold NEW |  | Brand: Arkham Horror
Category: Toy
Buy New: $19.14
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 234,260
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Brdgm
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 1.5
MPN: VA63
Model: VA63
ISBN: 1589947142
EAN: 9781589947146
ASIN: 1589947142
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| Features:
| • | Age range: 12 and up | | • | Number of players: 1 to 8 | | • | Play time: 120 to 180 minutes | | • | Manufacturer: Fantasy Flight Games | | • | NOTE: Must have Arkham Horror Game to play with this expansion |
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Product Description
The Lurker at the Threshold is the newest boxed expansion set for Arkham Horror, the classic cooperative board game for 1-8 players, set in a world of gothic horror created by author H. P. Lovecraft. This expansion will bring new levels of dread to your table top, with the addition of a brand new Herald Sheet for The Lurker at the Threshold" - a powerful and malevolent being that has appeared to prepare the way for the Ancient One, plus more than 200 components and some extraordinary new game mechanics to boot.
One of the highlights is the full set of 18 Gate markers that are designed to replace those from the Arkham Horror core set, as well as those from The Dunwich Horror and The Kingsport Horror. They are treated exactly the same as the previous Gate markers, except that each Gate now has an additional characteristic. For example, the "Gate of Madness" will cause an investigator to lose one Sanity when they fail to close the Gate, and a "Moving Gate" that can move along with monsters during the Mythos phase.
Brand new to The Lurker at the Threshold are Relationship Cards for use in games with two or more players. Each player draws one Relationship Card at the start of the game, which describes some advantage gained due to how the investigator to your left is related to you. Perhaps you are business associates and mutually reap the benefits of income, or both are Students of the Arcane and gain more frequent access to the Spell deck. No matter how you're related, these will bring a more interesting back-story to your game, involving your characters in more interesting ways than ever before. Finally, The Lurker at the Threshold introduces the Dark Pact deck which will tempt foolish investigators to enter into a terrible arrangement with the Lurker itself. Although these Dark Pacts may grant your investigator enhanced abilities, there is sure to be a cost. What happens when the price is too high?
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| Customer Reviews:
Fun Change-Up September 5, 2010
A.S.
A fun change-up for people who want a little more variety in their Arkham Horror gameplay.
Dare you deal with the Devil? September 5, 2010
Timothy Walker (Orlando, Florida USA)
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.
Nice expansion! August 28, 2010
T. Lee (Louisville, KY)
Arkham Horror is my all-time favorite board game. This expansion has all the quality of the previous six. Good rule balance, quality card stock, excellent art.
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