| Arkham Horror: Lurker at the Threshold |  | Manufacturer: Fantasy Flight Games
Category: Toy
Buy New: $21.99
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Seller: Affordable Games
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 19,715
ISBN: 1589947142
EAN: 9781589947146
ASIN: B003IY1900
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Product Description
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...
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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.
Lots of fun, good addition to the other expansions August 31, 2010
James
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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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