Still one of my favorite games of all time. AH2 was my gateway game, always will be, and I'll always love it and play it. It's still a lot of fun.

@blindey

Жыл бұрын

Same here! It was the first modern board game I played. Was really into the theme and randomly saw it on thinkgeek when it was still a thing.

@-RTC-

Жыл бұрын

Same here as well! My buddy and I picked it up because it looked cool and didn’t realize how complex it was! I haven’t played it in 10 years though. I need to pull this one out again soon

@floodkevin4716

Жыл бұрын

I'm about to order it off eBay, I hope I love it.

@petergross7235

Жыл бұрын

Yeah this is the game that brought me into the hobby. Going from Monopoly to this was mind blowing. I still play it once a year around Halloween. I was lucky enough to get two expansions before it went out of print. It's a great game, I'll never get rid of it. 3rd edition is trash. I don't know what FFG was thinking with that one. A collectors edition of the 2nd edition would be awesome! Knowing FFG it would cost a fortune.

@floodkevin4716

Жыл бұрын

@@petergross7235 I actually enjoy 3rd. I guess because that and Eldritch were my first lol. But considering they trashed it anyway I thought I'd try something new. I'm not closed down to anything new like 2nd editioners are.

I already own this one but found another one at my local thrift store for $5. Couldn't help myself and bought it and found out to my pleasant surprise that it was brand new, never played with none of the cardboard punched out.

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

Nice

100% my best game of all time, have al the expansions, figures, BGG fan made adds, it's amazing. Play with one big box expansion and one small, to avoid diluting it, and you're golden... stay at a 4 player count for best fun.

Thanks for this update! I have AH2 + Dunwich Horror + a few smaller expansions and have been thinking about "cashing in", but I have had so much fun playing this. Not sure I have room in my life for a 5 hour game any more though. But this video has me thinking perhaps I'll get it back on the table at least one more time.

@dwightrenfield2241

4 ай бұрын

You may not play it much, but if you get rid of it, you’ll regret it. I got rid of my set only to find I didn’t like AH3 nearly as much, and ended up missing the original and buying it all over again. I still get it out about twice a year just to run it solo. I just like it quite a lot.

I'd buy 2 Collectors Editions with all the content. One to use and one to wrap up for when the first one died. That's coming from someone who has every expansion now. I think your review is fair too. The number of encounter cards was never really a problem for me because of the way that I play. But if you get stuck in a place (streets closed), it CAN become a problem. Ultimately, I think this is still one of my favorites.

I have rose tinted glasses about this game. It was of my first games after Dominion and carcosonne. And it was such a different epic feeling from any other game I’d played before it. I have many memories from this game and once I had all the expansions I had way too much stuff. We may not play it that much but it will never leave my collection.

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

A relic from the golden age of board games which has sadly passed.

@bananerz3167

4 ай бұрын

In what age are we now?

I've got all 3 editions and I have gone back to 2nd edition as the best, and I pimped out the game experience with all sorts of plastics from Cthulhu Wars for Gates and Elder Signs as well as the cultists, Monsters etc which if you also have Mansions of Madness as well gives you a metric F ton of tentacles. Shame I never got the painted character figures 😣

I love your reviews. So well done!

2 decades later this is still a top game in our house.

I’m still a big fan of Arkham 2nd Edition. You nailed it about the sliders which gives a good deal of ability to plan and puzzle out a turn and I’m kind of surprised that isnt a mechanic used more in similar stat based games. It has lots of good player agency in my experience which is lacking in some of the Arkham Files games. Yeah, expansions elevate the game quite a bit. Dunwich Horror still can be found for less than $100 and it’s always worth to keep an eye out on auction sites. I scored Miskitonic Horror last year to complete my collection for $50 new and in shrink. Also you can always check the wiki to create and print off some of your own cards like the ancient one battle cards or personal stories.

@jovanstar

Жыл бұрын

best version of AH. I love the slider bars to plan out the next phase after upkeep.

Another classic review. Keep up the great work

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

👍🏻

Loved both this and Eldrtich Horror. Stupidly sold AH2 as it was easier to get EH to the table... the prices as you pointed out are nuts nowadays.

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

They should dump AH3 and reprint this

@Cyiel568

Жыл бұрын

@@BoardGameBollocks Still prefer AH3 and Eldritch Horror.

every round takes 30-60 minutes so we usually play it for 5 hours but it still a blast - there are some rules that once half way you remembered you were calculating some monster wrong based on the unique ability of the ancient one, or even lost the game two rounds prior... its still fun

@petergross7235

Жыл бұрын

It is long. I usually have a party of 5 and we know we're in it for the day. But it's never time wasted, win or lose the story the game creates is always worth it.

As alwyas great review. Have never been drawn to AH or EH, Have heard that AHv2 is the way to go in that series. Hope to find a friend who has it,

I still have this game and love it to bits. I have all the big box expansions but only one of the small. It's incredibly modular with the expansions but I wouldn't play it with more than 4 players. I would never trade or sell my copy.

I have a copy sitting in a box somewhere, doubt I will ever get it out again (or the game). Aeons ago I was a HPL fan but now the Mythos seems so overexploited. If I want a Cthulthu Mythos game I might play A Study in Emerald, but for this style of Ameritrash game I would probably choose Fortune and Glory or A Touch of Evil, both of which I like very much.

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

What happened to the two FaG expansions, eh? False hope is a killer…

@picton101

Жыл бұрын

In same boat. We still play Eldritch occasionally. Love Touch of Evil, I'll have to dig that out for Halloween. If you and your friends want mythos action just try the Call of a Cthulhu RPG, it's great fun and nowhere near as intimidating as other roleplay games out there.

Have you played Last Night on Earth? I'd be curious as to a 'Is it still worth it' review of that one?

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

Yes we have it. I’ll dig it out and take another look at it. Been a few years…

You are quite right. 2nd edition eat 3rd edition for breakfast. 3rd ed is just bad.

From now on, whenever I see that other title, in my head I'm going to hear _twat-in-the-hat._ Lol. Edit: Subscribed.

For me, because there are some many rules and points to remember, I had to refer to the rulebook alot which really screws with the immersion. As much as I wanted to, I couldn't really get absorbed into the theme or gameplay because I had to snap back into reality and check the rulebook for some obscure detail I didn't commit to memory. And since the game takes 3 hours to play it's too long to play back to back to help reinforce the concepts. Unless you play this game regularly (twice a month or so if you're memory is like mine) you will likely forget the details and find yourself faced with the headache of relearning it which is about as fun as reading a rulebook. That being said, if I played it weekly I would enjoy it. I would have th details committed to memory and the game would be excellent. But I can't play any game over and over every week for too long

Amazing edition - thanks for the review - great memories!! 😌 Dexter Drake 🤣🤣

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

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So there's a 3rd edition now for this game - do you know what the changes are? Are 3rd edition expansions compatible? Also there's the card game which I don't know how different it is. I had the card game in shrink and sold it off because I didn't want to get sucked down that rabbit hole and end up paying tons of money for all the extras. That was years ago and now there's a lot more content out there.

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

Not compatible with 2e. 3e is supposedly a board game version of the card game. I’ve not played it so I can’t really comment. I’m not sure I want to play it either.

@shawn_solo

Жыл бұрын

3rd edition is a scenario based narrative game. Shouldn't have been called 3rd edition, it's a completely different game.

@bananerz3167

4 ай бұрын

I wouldn't call it a narrative game. It's still very mechanic with random encounters for the most part.

I really love this Game. but the time for Setup takes "long" and we need 2 Tables. 1 for playing 1 for the "Shop & special cards" :) This Game is a complete Overkill, Equip, Weapons, Magic Stuff & Spells, Wounds, Monsters and so much Infestigators & Old Ones. i mean a Game where you can get Insane? was really new (for me). The big addons bring good new Stuff i dont wanna miss, like the insane & wound cards or the epic fight vs the Old Ones. The Difficult can be imbalanced, even if you dont mix to many addons in. Way to EZ or Extreme Hard. Eldritch Horror make a few Things better, but i still prefer Arkham :) THX for the Vid.

I got into boardgames through Eldritch horror, but Arkham Horror 2ed is definitively my second-davourite. It is a bit fiddly, but the atmosphere is fantastic and it's always a lot of fun. I do wish FGG would do something like a limited campaign of reprints for the expansions. It's ridiculous how expensive they are, and they haven't released anything for the 3rd edition in well over a year now anyway.

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

I agree. This game has a huge following. Anything is possible.

...so you don't have a light switch at the bottom of the stairs?!... :) Love your vids

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

Touché, old bean…

Arkham Horror is a tough one. I love the idea of the game, and owned multiple elements of AH 3rd edition, but I switched to Eldrich Horror which, for me, is easier to get to the table and cheaper to buy up sufficient expansions to keep fresh for many years to come.

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

We have everything Eldritch. I went back to this because I wanted more. Wish I hadn’t because the lure of the expansions is so great.

Played with Innsmouth Horror expansion and got completely destroyed. It was so hard.

Which Eldritch horror expansions could be skipped?

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

The final one

Cool game, but pretty much impossible to find for a reasonable price now. Expansion cost is insane

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

Core set is about £40 here. Picked up Dunwich for £50…other expansions aren’t worth the asking price. FF need to do a one off crowdfunded reprint of all the stuff.

@berrtopsoen534

Жыл бұрын

@@BoardGameBollocks I think king in yellow and Pharaoh are cool expansions, ones that I do want to have, but the cost is over 50 eur. I spent 70 on dunwich and that was a ton. There is plenty of content in the base game, but with a few expansions this game can last a lifetime

Where is warlock going

It's on my top 5.

10:14 Board game reviews for kids!! lolerz!! 🤣😂 Solution: Divide the nasties into 1/2 the bastards and 1/2 the push overs, draw from the weak ones for the first 1/3 of the game or so and then pour them into the bag with the SOBs?

Worth it if you get Dunwich Horror expansion and house rule out some of the plodding elements.

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

Trying to find Dunwich but it’s inpossble

After sich refresh maybe a follow up: fresh comparission of AH 2nd, 3rd and Eldritch horror?

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

I’ve not played 3e and I don’t really want to. I could compare Arkham and Eldritch core sets though.

They took a great game and made it too complicated, just like the latest version of Runequest. Not everyone wants a Pathfinder level of complexity.

It's such a pain to know that this truly awesome game is abandoned.

@BoardGameBollocks

11 ай бұрын

I emailed fantasy flight about the possibility of a reprint of the entire game being crowdfunded but didn’t get a response.

@ri-zg7cv

11 ай бұрын

​@@BoardGameBollocks I also wanted to write them about this, but it's stated on their website that "Fantasy Flight Games does not accept unsolicited game design or development submissions, or unsolicited writing submissions". Sadly, I guess client support just ignores such requests. But I'll try anyway

Arkham Horror was great on release, but Eldritch Horror really did blow it out of the water. EH has better graphic design, mechanics, game length, a more epic scale, better expansions, the list is endless.

@wrath231

Жыл бұрын

I think they make great companion games because Arkham horror feels more like you're just running around a city whereas with Eldritch, you're running around the entire world

@williamwilting

7 ай бұрын

I have this and Eldritch Horror, and I get the point about the thematic feel and streamlined gameplay Eldritch Horror provides. But Eldritch Horror has a few things that I don't like as much as I wanted. The mythos deck, for example is a limited deck now. The way you set it up sounds nice, but it takes a little bit of the element of surprise, because when you're at the end of a stage of the deck, you're probably going to guess or expect what kind of card you're getting before drawing it. And on top of that, if the mythos deck is empty and you have to draw a card, you'll lose the game because of a timing mechanism rather than an event (something on the card that happens and then triggers the losing condition). Also, I understand the Ancient ones being different and I'm glad of that, but that claustrophobic kind of feel of the threat increasing is not so present in Eldritch Horror as it is in Arkham Horror. It's easier to get the hang of the game and Arkham Horror's rules are poorly written, but in the bigger picture I do understand why most fans of both games seem to prefer Arkham Horror.

So when you say that it’s still worth it… you mean still worth it as just base game, or only worth it with expansions? I can get a copy of base ok but the expansions are bonkers expensive

@BoardGameBollocks

11 ай бұрын

I have one expansion and it does the job. Anymore and it would be bloated.

@Table.Fables

11 ай бұрын

@@BoardGameBollocks good to know with these 2nd hand prices 😂 reckon it’s different enough from Eldritch Horror to own both? We love Eldritch

@BoardGameBollocks

11 ай бұрын

I like both and own both. Not going balls in with Arkham though. Too expensive.

The board gaming drug dealing cartels, you gotta love 'em xD I keep laughing like mad through these reviews, kudos!

For me it's Eldritch horror > Arkham horror 3E > Arkham horror 2E Arkham Horror 2E was the first board game I've ever played (except mass produced stuff). I love it to death for that, but the game is very clunky and unmanageable with expansions unlike EH and AH3. Eldritch Horror replaced AH2 for me, AH3 is a completely different beast, but it's a better game mechanically than AH2 for sure, though I wish they had the old ones like they do in 2nd edition, but some of the scenarios are very good and very hard to win.

@wrath231

Жыл бұрын

I bought AH 3e but it feels very pandemicky to some degree

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

I don’t feel that way. Yes it has the card shuffle mechanism but a lot of games have that like Robinson Crusoe. It’s main draw back is it’s still too long.

the prices on the expansions are the worst part of this. in america the expansions are $40-60 for the cheapest and $200+ for the most expensive ones. even though theyre oop i feel like the expansions are inflated in price for some reason. i mean who is shelling out $200 for one?

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

Not me that’s for sure

What was his verdict, the 2nd edition to be inferior?

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

No idea. Never played 1e

why bother with AH2 while there are Eldritch Horror and AH LCG?

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

Because I wanted more

@caleb-guerrero

Жыл бұрын

​@@BoardGameBollocks that was a rhetorical question)) I mean, AH2 was great for what it was at the time, but now there are better games that scratch the same spot. And no, I don't mean AH3 is better)

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

This is true. I remember when this was one of the big beast games but going back to it makes me wonder if I was sucked into an other world

@lexmachina8961

Жыл бұрын

@@caleb-guerrero Never found a game that scratched the same itch. That's why I bother with AH2. Eldritch horror is a whole other scale and the LCG has nothing to do with AH2 except the theme. Not to mention AH3 that is not comparable to AH2. It's a mix between EH and the LCG. AH2 is the unique one of them all.

@jonathanstutzman7757

Жыл бұрын

While I would say Eldritch Horror is a more elegant game and I’d choose that if I had to, there’s something distinctly special about Arkham 2nd Edition. To me it has the most Lovecraftian feel and is the most atmospheric of any of the Arkham Games. I instantly feel like I’m in that city and know that shit is about to hit the fan! And the enemy movement mechanics! That’s one thing I wish had been addressed more in this review. Whole fiddly, I think it’s genius, dynamic and forces the players to make some tough decisions. This is a random game, but in general I think there are a lot more choices to be made by players than it gets credit for.

2nd ed is the go-to 3rd is showing FFG's disability to keep it clean and thematic/tight. Way over engineered and nowhere near as good as 2nd ed

I sure get tired of people thinking "Ameritrash" is appropriate. AH2 is a good game, high quality, nobody down below is saying it's garbage (there are definitely people who don't like it, but that happens with every loooong game, and AH2 has a large and loyal fanbase)... But for some reason, people still gotta put "trash" in the name because that's what everybody else calls it. It's just so PC. Even people who don't like Euro games don't take that as an opportunity to slip in an insult in the category name. Feel free to use "Ameritrash" with "Monopoly" and "Sorry" or whatever. But come on. The game isn't trash unless it's trash.

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

Ameritrash is a term for luck based thematic games. Euros lie on the opposite end but not all Euros originate from Europe and I don’t get mad about that…

@williamwilting

7 ай бұрын

I believe the word should be 'amerithrash'. Many seem to forget to spell it with the H between the T and the R.

@BoardGameBollocks

7 ай бұрын

@williamwilting2714 I’ve never heard that before

@williamwilting

7 ай бұрын

@@BoardGameBollocks I heard this term on the Dice Tower for the first time several years ago. Sam Healey used it to refer to the genre. Sometimes the H was left out as a kind of joke, and occasionally he even wore a shirt with the text 'Amerit(h)rash' printed on it. That's how I got to know the term. The 'thrash' probably refers to the games with combat mechanisms, because I understand that 'thrash' has something to do with violence.

@BoardGameBollocks

7 ай бұрын

@williamwilting2714 maybe Healy is just a nutter

Sold my Eldritch Horror all in because, for me, Arkham Horror 2nd Edition shits all over it.

@scifigeezer5271

Жыл бұрын

OK boomer 👍🏻

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

Boomer?

@SL1M73

Жыл бұрын

@@BoardGameBollocks Think he's trying to say I'm old because I prefer Arkham Horror.

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

It’s was released in 2005 wasn’t it? That would make you 77…no offence

@SL1M73

Жыл бұрын

@@BoardGameBollocks yea I'm only 49 he's full of shit ;)

I was able to buy all 8 expansions after it was discontinued for a reasonable amount

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

Lucky bast 👍🏻

The board gaming drug dealing cartels, you gotta love 'em xD I keep laughing like mad through these reviews, kudos!

@BoardGameBollocks

Жыл бұрын

👍🏻