It was one of the strangest games Ive played. It was random selection of Yig with chosen female investigators - Jaqueline, Ursula, Lola, Jenny. I had chosen these 4 because, for one reason or another, their PS have never passed. I considered adding the excellent new Yig herald made by Avi recently, but decided to do that next as I havent tussled with Yig since he double cursed me when Kingsport emerged, so I was interested in seeing him interact with Innsmouth first. I was looking to test my theory about Innsmouth, that its not worth bothering with the Feds when dealing with any ancient one of 11 or lower doom.

My other personal goal (story?) in this game was to complete the psychics tale by finding her 2 allies. I didnt hold out much hope of it, but I wanted to try. I had seen a couple of games in which characters happened across allies quickly through chance and figured it was rare but possible. About as possible as stopping Yig from waking up, say. Usually with Yig, theres just not enough time especially when playing with IH or DH, and currently I am using KH and IH, so I was thinking it would come down to a final battle in the end, but I was going to go for seals right up to the end, no last minute rush to the church. Religion kills me. So when Jenny drew an elder sign with her random possessions, I smiled as wide as St. Toad. However, I get 2 telescopes and a useless expert occultist for Ursula, but she gets a flute of the outer gods that will come in useful for her capering. Jenny has the directors diary which will help stave off the fails of PS from terrorism. Lola gets a makeup kit, and Im thinking this is so girly, whats she gonna do, kill off the threat with good looks? Little did I know.

First actual turn, Yig surges. Monsters piled up on the Refinery, but I was cool with that as Ursula had dived in there taking down the guardian migo after starting at Esoteric Order of Dagon. More time. No gates in Arkham so everyone there is wired up on cluerush. Also first actual turn, both Jenny and Lola are bumping into burly men who follow them around like poodles for the rest of the game. Lola passes her story. Second turn, they do it again. What?!?! I now have 2 characters with 2 allies each but neither of them are called Jaqueline. Crudge. The irony. What kind of perfume are these ladies putting out? And where can Jaq get hold of some? So then Yig finds another Arkham gate and the game seems to be on as Ursula makes it back to the refinery, blows 4 monsters along with herself clear past the finish line of the caper, and pulls out both Warding Statue AND Masquerade of Night from the cache of items. Ursula is no longer so worried about only being armed with a couple of (evasionless) telescopes, with no clues. And looking at the early seal and the elder sign plus the two cards that cancel Yigs plots and attacks, I am no longer afraid of, well, Yig. And just when I am bloated with prideful success, Jenny hands a wad of cash over to Jaqi, and Jaqi shops another elder sign. I play with full item decks, so I dont see them often. 2 is very very rare (it happened once recently, years ago before then - are they like London buses?). Morethan 2, unheard of here. And I have clues enough to shut down the show very quickly. Yig opens another gate in Arkham, and I laugh. I actually laugh.

Ursula breaks her bank and hightails it back to Arkham, Jenny dives into the Unvisited isle gate, Lola (slicing through the skill deck beautifully, I love her for that) is holding onto endurance while she searches for cthulhu mythos. She goes for a seal with 5 clues. That turn, unbelievably, Yig tries to open a gate at the Refinery. Next turn, after Lola has found her way back quickly from Leng 1, Indie square is sealed and Yig opens up a new gate in Arkham, just next door to Jaq and her elder sign. The turn after, Jenny is back, kicking Yig in the doom. Lola is getting blessed by encounter. Ursula is clue gathering, and Jaq is in the City otherworld holding elder sign number 2. Yig then tries to open a gate on Indie square. I am incredulous, hysterical, wondering if this is a joke that will have my humiliation or Yigs as a punchline.

Next turn: Jenny finds retainer. Lola is encounter blessed. Ursula makes 5 clues and Jaq rams another elder sign down Yigs gullet. Yig chokes, opens a gate at the Witch house in front of Ursula, and vomits out Barnabas Marsh (lose a doom if you win monster - the only one there is). You cannot imagine how ridiculous this seemed at the time. I was dumbfounded. I was still reeling when he surged once more before the game came crashing down on his head, designer stilletoes and all.

So there you have it: how Yig finished the game under 6 seals with 4 doom tokens and terror 2 in 45 minutes. If it werent for the cultist that Ursula had to kill in the penultimate turn, Yig would have ended up with 3.

And now I just have to give him that herald, dont I, or he may never want to play with me again.

Has it occurred to you that perhaps he *let* you win, precisely so you would think that ;')

Yes, it had *shudder*

Last game we got a closing victory against Eihort in like six turns. Sometimes the GOO just doesn't want to come out to play.

Thanks for the detailed report!

I had already been wondering about that game when I reported mine this night.

I had played against Yig, too (scenario 2 of the Spanish League). However, my dice were truly cursed in that game. If it hadn't been for the bad die rolls, I might have had a sealing victory... ah, well. It again struck me, how incredibly easy the Final Fight against Yig is (base game only), even though, due to the scenario rules, one of the investigators was devoured right away...