Eldritch Horror board game

E727880

Eldritch Horror is a cooperative, globe-trotting board game in which players investigate mysteries, battle monsters, and prevent the awakening of ancient cosmic horrors inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf board game
cooperative board game
horror board game
averagePlayingTimeMinutes 180
awardsAndHonors Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Nominee 2014
basedOn Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED
designer Corey Konieczka NERFINISHED
Nikki Valens NERFINISHED
features high difficulty
multiple Ancient Ones
narrative encounters
unique investigator abilities
gameMode fully cooperative
genre Lovecraftian horror
adventure board game
hasComponent Ancient One sheets
asset cards
clue tokens
condition cards
doom token
encounter cards
investigator cards
monster tokens
mystery cards
mythos cards
spell cards
world map game board
hasExpansion Cities in Ruin NERFINISHED
Forsaken Lore NERFINISHED
Mountains of Madness NERFINISHED
Signs of Carcosa NERFINISHED
Strange Remnants NERFINISHED
The Dreamlands NERFINISHED
Under the Pyramids NERFINISHED
inspiredBy H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED
language English
objective defeat awakened Ancient One
prevent Ancient One awakening
solve mysteries
players 1–8
primaryMechanic cooperative play
dice rolling
hand management
point-to-point movement
variable player powers
publisher Fantasy Flight Games NERFINISHED
recommendedMinimumAge 14+
relatedGame Arkham Horror NERFINISHED
Mansions of Madness NERFINISHED
setting Earth NERFINISHED
setupTimeMinutes 15–30
theme cosmic horror
global investigation
yearPublished 2013

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Cthulhu Mythos influenced Eldritch Horror board game