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2016 Ranked #1,265

Mythos Tales

Cooperative Lovecraftian investigation game where players follow clues through 1920s Arkham to unravel mysteries. Leads cost time and risk, so a strong solution depends on finding enough evidence without being drawn too deeply into danger.

Thematic Games Deduction Horror Solo / Solitaire Game Storytelling

Players

1-10

Play time

60-120 min

Age

13+

Complexity

2.12/5

Rating

7.36

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.9/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.1/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.8/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.6/5

Deep strategy

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Welcome to H.P. Lovecraft's Arkham in the 1920s.

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Welcome to H.P. Lovecraft's Arkham in the 1920s. There will be many mysteries to uncover in this storytelling game of Lovecraftian terror. Using the provided newspaper, a list of allies, the directory of Arkham residents, and a map of Arkham, your job is to follow the clues from location to location, suspect to suspect, to unravel the mystery and answer the questions posed at the end of each scenario. Your score in Mythos Tales depends upon the number of clues points you needed to visit, the risks you took to your sanity in your investigations, and your ability to find the correct answers to the questions. Match wits with Armitage, the man who has been exposed to the sanity-blasting truth about the existence of the age old evil! Can you beat his score? With that in mind, it is time to collaborate with Armitage's investigations to complete your training. This is not a typical board game: No dice, no luck, but a challenge to your mental ability. The cases that appear in print edition are: Case 1 - A Grain of Evil Case 2 - Flesh and Blood Case 3 - The King Cometh Case 4 - The Slumbering Solace Case 5 - The Serpent's Vengeance Case 6 - The Star of Tokelau Case 7 - The Vanished Girl Case 8 - Pasquale's Wager

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Play and group

Players
1–10
Best with
1–5
Play time
60–120 min
Age
13+
Complexity
2.1/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

4
Hal Eccles Will Kenyon Jason Maxwell Tim Uren

Artists

3
Miguel Coimbra George Patsouras Edu Torres

Publishers

1
8th Summit

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