For me it's the Bank of Arkham. I literally never go there. Ever. The only reason I will even think about going there is that if a Hypnos Vision puts a clue there. What about you?

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It's a tie between Ma's and the River docks. I never use the special abilities, and the symbols don't offer anything I'm very interested in.

I go to the bank all the time looking for a quick blessing. In fact, that's where I usually send Rex for a few turns.

Tie between River Docks and the Witch House. I only ever go to the latter when there is a gate, so it doesn't really count.

by a long shot, velma's diner + police station.

awp832 said:

I go to the police station for a chance at clues. The river docks offers common items and money, two things that don't interest me. And Ma's offers stamina—when the hospital is right across the street—and allies, although there probably aren't many encounters where you can obtain an ally.

Generally we don't go to unstable locations unless there's a clue or gate. Otherwise we're healing, buying items, or hanging out at the newspaper or using the special ability like the church or police station. Not the bank or administration (that's where you get skills right?) though. I think we've had more people gamble in Dunwhich than we've had people going there

Yeah, Velam's Diner and Police Station are pretty unexplored too, but not as much as much as the bank; there's a mythos that puts a clue at velma's diner and people sometimes get arrested. But the bank never sees play in my group. And also although I never use Darke's Carnival ability, I sometimes go there if I'm in Dunwich and there's nowhere better to go.

River Docks... get the photographer/ Hypnos/ dragon's eye and go explore Arkham! 4 encounter cards ty

the bank i find at least has helpful things. money, some luck checks for blessings, and also happens to be in a reasonably convinient location. Safety deposit key also helps it be considerably more explored than Velma's for us.

Velma's Diner, by a good LARGE margin. Not only because no one ever goes there, but because my cult doesn't even like to START there with Gloria or Jim.

Can't say I've ever really gone to Dunwich Village, now that I think of it...

jgt7771 said:

I've shopped there a few times.

Also, one doesn't have to end his movement in the Bank to use the safe key.

Yeah, but you usually don't have enough movement to go anywhere else of effect. Often the treatment is to move to the bank, have an encounter, then next turn raise your speed and use the key, and move somewhere else. Doesn't always work though.

The bank and police station used to be never visited, but recently opinion has changed in my group. The bank is good for a blessing and the police station will offer clues and usually "the first weapon" in the common item deck instead of just a common item.

Velma's and the River Docks are probably the least visited and out of those two I would wager that Velma's is the least visited. Everytime someone goes to Velma's looking for San/Stam they always seem to loose it. The River Docks is more visited because it has "cooler" events. I am quite partial to the one where if you have more Tomes than Weapons, you get beaten up.

If you include expansions, I am pretty sure we have NEVER had someone draw an encounter in Darke's carnival, thats even after almost two years of having the expansion. We have had more encounters at the Strange High House in the Mists than at any stable Dunwich location.

Tibs said:

Sanatorium and the three shop, I've had a couple of encounters. At the former because I didn't dare to leave because of rampaging monsters, at the later while I'm waiting for another investigator to trade items and/or money.

For me, the Administration Building and the River Docks. And most of the stable locations in Dunwich.

Is this really a debate?

Svavelvinter said:

Svavelvinter said:

No it a GREAT debate!