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Mansions of Madness 2nd Edition: Streets of Arkham Expansion

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The evils that lurk within Innsmouth are extending their reach, snaking their way through the Streets Of Arkham. Nowhere is safe for your investigators and now it isn’t just monsters that threaten your existence but also the gangs that police the neighbourhoods want your head! In the expansion to the ever-popular Mansions of Madness, Streets of Arkham introduces four new investiga…
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The evils that lurk within Innsmouth are extending their reach, snaking their way through the Streets Of Arkham. Nowhere is safe for your investigators and now it isn’t just monsters that threaten your existence but also the gangs that police the neighbourhoods want your head! In the expansion to the ever-popular Mansions of Madness, Streets of Arkham introduces four new investigators to the game, each with their own unique skill, along with various new spells and items and of course, a fresh onslaught of deadly monsters and villains, all set on bringing your investigation to a grizzly end.

Three new investigations become accessible with this expansion, each taking place in an area within Arkham. Miskatonic University is plagued by an unseen evil which the investigators must discover before it is too late while the storefronts and back alleys of Arkham itself are plagued not just by the gangs that run them but by supernatural beings beyond anyone’s imagination, all destined on bringing destruction and ruin to the city of Arkham and it is up to you to bring their rule of tyranny to an end!

Alongside the new scenarios and investigators, new monsters will join the fray, each one as terrifying as the next, all staying true to the Lovecraftian theme of the game. Players will also be able to incorporate these new elements with scenarios past, the app changing the investigations up slightly to include these new elements and allowing investigators to revisit old locations and events.

A new mechanic included with this expansion is the ability to Improve your investigators skills. Improvements can allow you to access extra dice when performing a skill check. Be warned though, those who improve their skills may find themselves victims of the evil forces that lurk in the darkness, as you will become a somewhat attractive target to the creatures that stalk you. Improve at your own risk!

Streets of Arkham adds another level of replay-ability to an already excellent game and will have players bringing this game back to the table and visiting Arkham once again, to solve the mysteries that faced with and trying to stop the impending doom!

Player Count: 1-5
Time: 120-180 Minutes
Age: 14+

 

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Rating

  • Artwork
  • Complexity
  • Replayability
  • Player Interaction
  • Component Quality

You Might Like

  • New characters and monsters.
  • Improvements add a new spin on the game.
  • Miniature quality is vastly improved.

Might Not Like

  • Puzzle heavy scenario.
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The evils that lurk within Innsmouth are extending their reach, snaking their way through the Streets Of Arkham. Nowhere is safe for your investigators and now it isn’t just monsters that threaten your existence but also the gangs that police the neighbourhoods want your head! In the expansion to the ever-popular Mansions of Madness, Streets of Arkham introduces four new investigators to the game, each with their own unique skill, along with various new spells and items and of course, a fresh onslaught of deadly monsters and villains, all set on bringing your investigation to a grizzly end.

Three new investigations become accessible with this expansion, each taking place in an area within Arkham. Miskatonic University is plagued by an unseen evil which the investigators must discover before it is too late while the storefronts and back alleys of Arkham itself are plagued not just by the gangs that run them but by supernatural beings beyond anyone's imagination, all destined on bringing destruction and ruin to the city of Arkham and it is up to you to bring their rule of tyranny to an end!

Alongside the new scenarios and investigators, new monsters will join the fray, each one as terrifying as the next, all staying true to the Lovecraftian theme of the game. Players will also be able to incorporate these new elements with scenarios past, the app changing the investigations up slightly to include these new elements and allowing investigators to revisit old locations and events.

A new mechanic included with this expansion is the ability to Improve your investigators skills. Improvements can allow you to access extra dice when performing a skill check. Be warned though, those who improve their skills may find themselves victims of the evil forces that lurk in the darkness, as you will become a somewhat attractive target to the creatures that stalk you. Improve at your own risk!

Streets of Arkham adds another level of replay-ability to an already excellent game and will have players bringing this game back to the table and visiting Arkham once again, to solve the mysteries that faced with and trying to stop the impending doom!

Player Count: 1-5
Time: 120-180 Minutes
Age: 14+

 

As many of you will have seen, Mansions of Madness was recently my Game of the Month. The theme, the mechanics, the inclusion of a companion app and the multiple scenarios that can be played really make this game stand out and makes it one of my favourite games to play to date!

Naturally then, I started to explore the various expansions available for the game. So far, there are five expansions on offer, all adding new elements to the game and unlocking new scenarios, characters, monsters and play areas.

The biggest expansion to date is Streets of Arkham, an add-on that provides the player with three new scenarios, four new investigators, a stack of new map tiles, various damage, horror item and spell cards and, of course, four new monsters, three of which have two new models and one single copy of the large monster. The expansion also adds new elements to the game, those being enhancements, allowing the players to “upgrade” their skills either through items or elixirs, an interesting concept to add to an ever growing game.

Playing Streets of Arkham

One of the first things I noticed about Streets of Arkham was the quality of the miniatures in this expansion. One of my biggest disappointments with Mansions is the noticeably low quality of the miniatures in the base game. There was not much detail on them, most had to be touched up with seal lines and burrs having to be removed and perhaps most frustrating of all, the miniatures would not stay in the bases!! In this expansion however, it would appear Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) have listened to their community! The quality is miles better, with the miniatures much more detailed and they will stay in the bases, a welcome change!

As mentioned, the expansion allows the player to access three new scenarios from the app (this is really simple to do! You just go into the settings and activate the expansions and it unlocks the stories). FFG have definitely tried to add a variety with the new scenarios, each story using a different theme and game type to keep its players happy.

Astral Alchemy finds investigators heading to Miskatonic University where some strange events have led to you being summoned to investigate further. You are tasked with finding out whom or what has been causing problems at the university, while also assisting a professor to create “a cure” for the recent “invasion”. The scenario leans heavily towards being a treasure hunt, but a time limit and various obstacles which attempt to halt your progress mean you are always kept on your toes.

Having played this scenario twice, I would say this is my least favourite one out of the three but still a great scenario. Both play-throughs saw different map layouts and a few decisions were made differently leading to alternate outcomes, adding to its replay-ability. Overall, this is a great scenario and one that should definitely provide players with hours of game time.

The second scenario unlocked is Gangs of Arkham, a scenario that has investigators exploring the streets of Arkham looking for clues and evidence that would link a person or “thing” to recent gruesome deaths. Investigators must speak to various suspects and witnesses while also trying to deal with a turf war raging between two gangs within Arkham. While this scenario is something slightly different to the standard ones from the base game (Rising Tide did spring to mind while playing this), it really wasn’t my cup of tea. Although it plays well, I just couldn’t get into the scenario as I have done with others. It definitely wasn’t boring, but I think it dragged slightly with nothing major happening until the very end and I think our concentration was lost by that point.

Finally, Ill-Fated Exhibit is the third scenario included with the expansion. This puzzle-heavy scenario tasks investigators with exploring and identifying which exhibit in the museum has been cursed and caused the deaths of various patrons. The scenario is unique to all the others we had come across and relies heavily on players solving puzzles and piecing together bits of information gathered throughout the museum.

This scenario is so reliant on information-gathering that it even suggests players make notes throughout, advice that we soon found out was very helpful! The reliance on the puzzle elements really had our group working together and although it was fairly trying, piecing everything together, it was rewarding getting to the bottom of the mystery. This is definitely a unique scenario and one that will please those who love a good puzzle mystery.

The four new investigators also add a fair amount to this already great game. Each offer unique abilities, from reducing horror inflicted upon them to being able to cast spells for free. A noticeably powerful ability is that of Tommy Muldoon and his starting item “Becky,” a firearm with an attack rating of four but also has the added benefit of allowing the player to re-roll a dice on ANY test. This is a great ability as not only do you start with a powerful firearm (which is sure to help deal with any early monsters quickly) but you also have the added benefit of creating a stronger roll. Pair this with his strong stats and you have a very powerful asset! I may have relied on Tommy Muldoon heavily throughout my play-throughs but he is definitely a go-to for any group!

Finally, improvements; a new element added by Streets of Arkham is the ability for investigators to “upgrade” their stats through the use of elixirs, items or certain effects throughout the game. This gives players more scope to complete tougher puzzles and to allow them to take on enemies they may sometimes try to evade. This is a nice little feature that will add even more to player’s ability.

Final Thoughts on Streets of Arkham

Overall, Streets of Arkham is an expansion that not only adds to the great base game already available but also tries to incorporate new ideas and themes. The quality of the miniatures is greatly improved and the scenarios add a great deal of replay-ability to the game. The new tiles have some fantastic artwork, as do the character cards and the addition of the improvements makes the game that little bit more interesting.

Perhaps my only gripe of the expansion is the loss of the original “voice” from the introduction and finale scenes! The deep, spine-tingling, often unnerving voice has been replaced with another and it just doesn’t have the same feel as before. A minor element I know, but one I feel should not have been changed and it may not have been changed by choice! Either way, let’s hope that original “voice” returns!

All in all, the Streets of Arkham Expansion is a great addition to the game and one that will definitely get Mansions of Madness back on the game table!

Zatu Score

Rating

  • Artwork
  • Complexity
  • Replayability
  • Player Interaction
  • Component Quality

You might like

  • New characters and monsters.
  • Improvements add a new spin on the game.
  • Miniature quality is vastly improved.

Might not like

  • Puzzle heavy scenario.