Dear Arkham Horror creators, developers, forum members,

I have just been wandering,,, Are there any plans for creation of ye expansions for the Arkham Horror covering other Lovercraft'ian locations. Be it Ipswitch, Essex, Danver or Aylesbury? I am a big fan of the game itself as well as of the Writer's stories.

Moreo'er it would be just great to play the 'At the Mountains of Madness' theme. The expansion could introduce the characters as William Dyer, Danforth, Frank Pabodie and Professors: Atwood and Lake not only fulfilling the Miskatonic (University) Horror but also expanding the range of available characters.

It could be another thematic exhibition on the university. It could be another board-area <playable stand-alone as something so much different from the Arkham town> for players leading life threatening and sanity challenging expedition into the, higher than Himalayas, mountains . It could also be both, while why couldn't be?

What else comes to my mind is so present in the Mr. Lovercraft's prose, his deep interest in the exploration of Antarctica, which for sure might become a vivid topic for another thematic exhibit on the University of Miskatonic, intertwineable with or replacing the Dark Pharaoh's exhibition.

Looking forward to hearing from you

Tomasz

metelik said:

I'll bet Avi's head we'll see a Mountain of Madness something in not too a far future (next twenty years more or less). But probably for the Mansions of Madness system :-)

As for your original question, no, no other expansions have been announced, and the general consensum of many Arkhamites is that the Innsmouth board was the last one to be added to the game. I believe we will see more expansions coming (as long as the game keeps on selling good), but no more boards. it's too big, as it is now.

The Lovecraft country Horror Expansion (see my sig) sound like what you're looking for. (I'm working on v2 currently - OT: anybody want to see a preview?)

You might also want to check out the Vermont Horror at boardgamegeek.

I highly suspect we're done with boards. I do think we'll get more expansions, but I think they'll be mostly small-box expansions, with big-box expansions being more geared to a Miskatonic Horror type expansion.

To Julia:

Mansions of Madness hmmmm... It would be my next, becoming-crazy-about, choice in the near future I guess. There are obviously few others I would love to try. There are few features making 'Arkham Horror' superior to other games. Hither I mean the solo-playability which might become crucial regarding overall people's business nowadays. At certain age priorities change for many making it extremely difficult to synchronise two people at the same place and time not mentioning 3 players for ye MoM session. The overall style akin to the D&D at its beginnings is more than tempting though ;D

To Julia & Master Fwifffo

Aye, I have noticed lack of announcements regarding new boards for Arkham Horror. To some extent I find it reasonable as with those new mechanics were being introduced, not mentioning the following up additional cards with further either small or big expansions. Here the hunger for new twisted mechanisms kicks in. The current vastness of the game does not frighten me... too much I know it might be an issue regarding the spaciousness of an apartment but... Still comparing to ye set-up of lets say e'en a Talisman game or Warhammer Fantasy Battle for armies 6000 points worth the AH could still be considered compact.

Furthermore, not always we choose all the locations to be in play. The high configurability is one of the greatest strengths of the game.

To Jake yet again:

Looks extremely well indeed. And yes - I would love to see a preview The major issue with the fan-creations is the fact that they have very tiny chances to become broadly available. The DIY having all the materials in any of the digital formats might be problematic too. I deem what the cost of the printing equipment (even second hand one) would be. Moreover even if you would decide to print it and sell at the price of costs the infringement of intellectual property, registered symbols and trade marks is quite obvious in this particular case. The overall graphics design including layout, fonts' types etc. are also a subject to be protected by law You could however could have it licensed under FFG's which would enable you to do so. It would involve loads of legal proceeding and believe me - forth mE 'twould be neither pleasant nor exciting ;+)

Nevertheless I would like to get know about the printing process used by FFG, so could print few home-brewed cards or a board, tokens for the personal use. I have already searched for the equipment required but still have no clue, while the nomenclature used (for various paper, cardboard types) is so far meaningless to me as long as I have no experience in the field.

With my best wishes

Tomasz

metelik said:

Tomasz,

you hit the spot while saying Arkham is great because you can solo it. The more time passes, the more difficult is to find people to share games with, and having a great game to play whenever you have some free time, it's a big plus. Besides, by playing alone, you can play half an hour, and then go on with life and work and whenever you have another half an hour, you can play some more. Adorable.

As for Mansions... it's a great game, with a great atmosphere (if the keeper is good) and can offer you an experience quite different from the Arkham one. But, even if you can play it in two, it's much more fun when played in three or four

Julia said:

Wait... Whaaaa?! My head is not your betting chip! It belongs to Cthuleon!

... I don't think there's going to be another board expansion either. I suppose it's theoretically possible. But... Honestly, a board can only go so far before you have to get a larger apartment for it...

Well, based on what I've heard on here, it was also the consensus at various points that there would be no more expansions at all, so one never knows....

Walk said:

In the past my opinion was that there would always be more expansions (and more boards). After Innsmouth I was doubtful though (re: boards) since the space taken up was so much, and after Miskatonic, I'm even *more* doubtful. It's not that I think it's impossible there'll be another board, but, it does look like Miskatonic wrapped up the board encounters (plus there are space limitations, and the symmetry of a double length base board, don't mock the symmetry argument).

But seriously... Yes, I would expect some more expansions... But I'm not expecting another board.

Avi_dreader said:

::flapping eyelids:: neither for rental? c'me one... you could have to heads if I'm right... finally somebody as good as you to play competitive games...

Avi_dreader said:

yep, that's the point. I just moved, and got a table big enough for a complete AH experience. Don't really feel the urge to get another table, or another apartment ::laughter::

So what I have rented 6 bedrooms standalone house for if not for arkham horror's additional boards ?

Yea the consesus regarding an additional board is quite clear. Lets not forget however the optionality of all the attachments to the main board. The most common set-up I use is 2 of 4 <Arkham + 1> so using the naming convention - I would not need a larger table For the 4 of 4 we simply push all the sofas up to the walls and play on the floor. Here I am totally for overabundant choice even if not all the expansions would be in play with the possibility of having that super-duper-hyper-mega-ultra-all-inclusive-turbo setup stil open

Will the force be with you

Tomasz

P.S.

Next Seisun on next Saturn's day Yuppi :D:D Planned: Arkham + Insmouth + Miskatonic + Dark Curse + Lurker - 3 certain players + 1 tentative

metelik said:

Re: Copyright. Technically it could be an issue. However FFG / the estate of H P Lovecraft would be shooting themselves in the foot if they disenfranchised their fan-base by having them remove all their fan-created Arkham Horror material. As long as no-one is making any money from custom AOs / Investigators / Expansions / whatever, it is not in FFG's interests to shut them down. Indeed, it is far more in FFGs interest to encourage fan expansions, hence the Fan Creations fourm - new expansions help keep the game fresh, keep the Arkham Horror buzz going and will encourage additional sales.

As for printing costs, I'm tackling that in my next update by having a "Bare Necessities" document and shipping the encounter cards out to a Word Document that is indexed through playing cards. Players who are limited in time / money need only print out the Rules and Encounter index, the board and the Bare Necessitiies document. Those that have more time can print out all the Common Items, Investigators, Ancient Ones, etc.

I've written all the encounters and rules now and I'm wokring on the board. If anyone want a preview, mail me at jacob dot busby at hants dot gov dot uk. (Address obfuscated to limit spam)