It is the roaring 20s, and while there’s electricity in the air, unnatural storms are brewing as well. Strange things are happening in the small Massachusetts town of Arkham: people have gone missing, sightings of indescribable creatures grow more and more frequent, the very air thickens with a sense of foreboding that roils like an acrid mist through the streets. The Ancient Ones are stirring…

Arkham Horror is a cooperative adventure game of survival, horror, and investigation.

A terrible creature from beyond time and space—an Ancient One—is awakening, roused by dimensional gates that open across the city. Players take on the role of investigators, each with a unique backstory, abilities, and equipment. 

In order to win the game, players work together to close the gates between Arkham and the perilous Other Worlds. If the Ancient One awakens and defeats the players in the final battle, all of Arkham is doomed.

Other features of Arkham Horror:

• Investigators gather weapons, spells, clues, and other items
• The number of monsters increase the longer the gates are open
• Investigators can be customized through skills and abilities 
• Ancient Ones with unique and destructive powers

Contents

• 1 Game Board
• 1 Rule Book
• 16 Investigator Sheets
• 16 Investigator Markers
• 16 Plastic Investigator Stands
• 5 Dice
• 196 Investigator Status Tokens
• 189 Investigator Cards
• 20 Doom Tokens
• 8 Ancient One Sheets
• 180 Ancient One Cards
• 60 Monster Markers
• 16 Gate Markers
• 14 Miscellaneous Markers
• 265 Assorted Tokens
• 6 6-Sided Dice 

Details

Players: 1–8
Ages: 12+
Designer: Richard Launius, Kevin Wilson

Documents

Rulebook