''Eldritch Horror'' is a tabletop

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published by

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in 2013. The players explore locales around the world filled with

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horrors.

Gameplay

Players

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fight an ancient evil stirring from its slumber and must seal off this awakening horror before it's too late. Players travel around the globe battling monsters, solving mysteries, and equipping up, all to prevent the ''Ancient One'' from entering the world and threatening to destroy it. The game is separated into three sections: the action phase (where each player takes actions for their character), the encounter phase (where players draw encounter cards and experience the world around them) and the mythos phase (where the Ancient One and his minions get an opportunity to act out their nefarious deeds).

Expansions

* Forsaken Lore (30 April 2014) * Mountains of Madness (18 December 2014) * Strange Remnants (20 July 2015) * Under the Pyramids (10 December 2015) * Signs of Carcosa (6 June 2016) * The Dreamlands (5 January 2017) * Cities in Ruin (6 July 2017) * Masks of Nyarlathotep (22 February 2018)

References

External links

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