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The core game set of Eldritch Horror is required for play.

Harrigan ran his bandaged hand across the map on the hotel room’s wall. Dozens of documents and scraps of paper from all over the world were pinned to their corresponding locations, interconnected by a complex web of colored string. He followed a red string from the transcribed testimony of a lunatic in Arkham to a pencil rubbing of some pictographs he found in the Amazon. From there, he traced a blue thread to a page torn from the journal of that astronomer who was murdered in Sydney. But the big picture still wasn’t emerging. [...] Something heavy fell to the floor outside in the hallway and arcane forces began to violently shake the door in its frame. Harrigan sighed. There would be no time for packing.[...] Harrigan knew that he couldn’t leave any clues. With a well-practiced snap, his cigarette lighter was open, and he ran the flame across the bottom of the map. The fire quickly ran along each thread, devouring the documents. The door exploded into the room with a thunderous crack, and the thing stepped past the threshold. The sight of the creature sent a cold shock through Harrigan’s spine, but he couldn’t let himself stop moving; not if he hoped to reach London by the end of the week. Harrigan closed his eyes and ran for the open window. The room was filled with the roaring of gunshots, fire, and madness.

Game Overview[]

EH components

Eldritch Horror component overview

From the rulebook[]

Eldritch Horror is a cooperative game of investigation and horror inspired by the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. In each game, one of the Ancient Ones, a being of unimaginable power that predates time itself, is awakening. Players take on the roles of investigators who are attempting to solve mysteries, defend humanity from unimaginable horrors, and ultimately banish the Ancient One from this world. If investigators fail at their task, the Ancient One awakens, and mankind is doomed.

Mechanics[]

Main article: Gameplay

Eldrich Horror core game is required to play with any other expansion. It contains 4 Ancient Ones, 12 investigators, the main board and all necessary cards and tokens to play.

Component list
Component Amount
Game Board 1
Rulebook 1
Reference Guide 1
Investigator Sheets with Matching Tokens and Plastic Stands 12
Ancient One Sheets 4
America Encounter Cards 8
Europe Encounter Cards 8
Asia/Australia Encounter Cards 8
General Encounter Cards 12
Other World Encounter Cards 24
Expedition Encounter Cards 18 (6 backs for 6 Expedition spaces, 3 each)
Special Encounter Cards 12 (2 backs for Cthulhu and Yog-Sothoth, 6 each)
Research Encounter Cards 32 (4 backs for 4 Ancient Ones, 8 each)
Mythos Cards 51 (21 yellow, 18 green, and 12 blue)
Mystery Cards 16 (4 backs for 4 Ancient Ones, 4 each)
Artifact Cards 14
Asset Cards 40
Condition Cards 36
Spell Cards 20
Reference Cards 4
Monster Tokens 43 (34 normal, 9 epic)
Lead Investigator Token 1
Travel Ticket Tokens 20 (8 Train Ticket Train Tickets, 12 Ship Ticket Ship Tickets)
Improvement Tokens 30 (6 for each skill)
Health Health Tokens 42 (30 Health 1 Health, 12 Health 3 Health)
Sanity Sanity Tokens 36 (24 Sanity 1 Sanity, 12 Sanity 3 Sanity)
Mystery Mystery Token 1
Clue Clue Tokens 36 (1 for each location)
Eldritch token Eldritch tokens 20
Gate Tokens 9 (1 for each named city location)
Rumor Rumor Tokens 4
Omen Token 1
Doom Doom Token 1
Active Expedition Token 1
Dice 4

Detailed Content[]

Ancient Ones[]

The base game contains the 4 Ancient Ones below:

Azathoth[]

Azathoth has 4 Mysteries listed here, and 8 Research Encounter cards:

Azathoth
Mystery Type
Occult Research Occult Research Research Encounter
Omen of Devastation Omen of Devastation Miscellaneous
Seed of the Daemon Sultan Seed of the Daemon Sultan Miscellaneous
The True Name The True Name Eldritch Tokens

Cthulhu[]

Cthulhu has 4 Mysteries listed here, 8 Research Encounter cards and 6 Special Encounter cards (R'lyeh Risen):

Cthulhu
Mystery Type
R'lyeh Risen R'lyeh Risen Special Encounter
The Deep Ones Attack! The Deep Ones Attack! Eldritch Tokens
The Stars Are Right! The Stars Are Right! Research Encounter
Watching the Stars Watching the Stars Epic Monster

Shub-Niggurath[]

Shub-Niggurath has 4 Mysteries listed here, and 8 Research Encounter cards:

Shub-Niggurath
Mystery Type
Hunting the Thousand Hunting the Thousand Miscellaneous
Nature of the All-Mother Nature of the All-Mother Research Encounter
Rituals in the Wild Rituals in the Wild Eldritch Tokens
Spawn of the Black Goat Spawn of the Black Goat Epic Monster

Yog-Sothoth[]

Yog-Sothoth has 4 Mysteries listed here, 8 Research Encounter cards and 6 Special Encounter cards (The Key and the Gate Final Mystery):

Yog-Sothoth
Mystery Type
Arcane Understanding Arcane Understanding Miscellaneous
Spawn of Yog-Sothoth Spawn of Yog-Sothoth Epic Monster
The Beyond One The Beyond One Research Encounter
Where the Old Ones Broke Through Where the Old Ones Broke Through Miscellaneous

Investigators[]

This box contains the 12 Investigators below:

Artifacts[]

It contains 14 the Artifacts below:

Card Name Trait
Cultes des Goules Cultes des Goules Item — Tome
De Vermis Mysteriis De Vermis Mysteriis Item — Tome
Flute of the Outer Gods Flute of the Outer Gods Item — Magical
Gate Box Gate Box Item — Magical
Glass of Mortlan Glass of Mortlan Item — Magical
Grotesque Statue Grotesque Statue Item
Lightning Gun Lightning Gun Item — Magical Weapon
Mi-go Brain Case Mi-go Brain Case Item — Magical
Necronomicon Necronomicon Item — Tome
Pallid Mask Pallid Mask Item — Magical
Ruby of R'lyeh Ruby of R'lyeh Item — Magical
Sword of Saint Jerome Sword of Saint Jerome Item — Magical Weapon
T'tka Halot T'tka Halot Item — Tome
The Silver Key The Silver Key Item — Magical

Spells[]

The box contains 20 Spell cards listed here. Each spell has 2 variants.

Card Name Trait
Blessing of Isis Blessing of Isis Ritual
Clairvoyance Clairvoyance Incantation
Conjuration Conjuration Ritual
Feed the Mind Front Feed the Mind Ritual
Flesh Ward Flesh Ward Incantation
Instill Bravery Instill Bravery Incantation
Mists of Releh Front Mists of Releh Incantation
Plumb the Void Front Plumb the Void Ritual
Shriveling Shriveling Ritual
Wither Wither Incantation

Assets[]

It contains the 40 Asset cards below:

Card Name Trait Value
.18 Derringer .18 Derringer Trinket — Weapon 1
.38 Revolver .38 Revolver Item — Weapon 1
.45 Automatic .45 Automatic Item — Weapon 2
Agency Quarantine Agency Quarantine Service 4
Arcane Manuscripts Arcane Manuscripts Item — Tome 1
Arcane Scholar Arcane Scholar Ally 2
Arcane Tome Arcane Tome Item — Tome 3
Axe Axe Item — Weapon 2
Bandages Bandages Item 1
Bull Whip Bull Whip Item — Weapon 1
Carbine Rifle Carbine Rifle Item — Weapon 3
Cat Burglar Cat Burglar Ally 1
Charter Flight Charter Flight Service 1
Delivery Service Delivery Service Service — Teamwork 1
Double-barreled Shotgun Double-barreled Shotgun Item — Weapon 4
Dynamite Dynamite Item — Weapon 3
Fine Clothes Fine Clothes Item 2
Fishing Net Fishing Net Item 2
Hired Muscle Hired Muscle Ally 2
Holy Cross Holy Cross Item 2
Holy Water Holy Water Item — Magical 2
Kerosene Kerosene Item 1
King James Bible King James Bible Item — Tome 2
Lodge Researcher Lodge Researcher Ally 3
Lucky Cigarette Case Lucky Cigarette Case Trinket 2
Lucky Rabbit's Foot Lucky Rabbit's Foot Trinket 1
Personal Assistant Personal Assistant Ally 2
Pocket Watch Pocket Watch Trinket 1
Private Care Private Care Service 2
Private Investigator Private Investigator Ally 2
Protective Amulet Protective Amulet Item 1
Puzzle Box Puzzle Box Trinket 3
Sanctuary Sanctuary Service 2
Silver Twilight Ritual Silver Twilight Ritual Service 3
Spirit Dagger Spirit Dagger Item — Magical Weapon 2
Urban Guide Urban Guide Ally 4
Vatican Missionary Vatican Missionary Ally 2
Whiskey Whiskey Item 1
Wireless Report Wireless Report Service — Teamwork 1
Witch Doctor Witch Doctor Ally 3

Conditions[]

This box contains 36 Conditions cards, listed here:

Card Name Traits Count
Amnesia Amnesia Madness 3
Back Injury Back Injury Injury 3
Blessed Blessed Boon 3
Cursed Cursed Bane 3
Dark Pact Dark Pact Deal 3
Debt Debt Deal — Common 6
Detained Detained Restriction 3
Hallucinations Hallucinations Madness 3
Internal Injury Internal Injury Injury 3
Leg Injury Leg Injury Injury 3
Paranoia Paranoia Madness 3

Monsters[]

The core game contains 43 Monsters (34 normal, 9 epic):

Token Name Class Count
Byakhee Byakhee Normal 1
Colour Out of Space Colour Out of Space Normal 1
Cultist Cultist Normal 5
Cthonian Cthonian Normal 1
Cthulhu (token) Cthulhu Epic 1
Cthylla Cthylla Epic 1
Dark Young Dark Young Normal 1
Deep One Deep One Normal 1
Dunwich Horror Dunwich Horror Epic 1
Elder Thing Elder Thing Normal 1
Ghost Ghost Normal 1
Ghoul Ghoul Normal 2
Gnoph-Keh Gnoph-Keh Normal 1
Goat Spawn Goat Spawn Normal 2
Gug Gug Normal 1
Hound of Tindalos Hound of Tindalos Normal 1
Lloigor Lloigor Normal 1
Maniac Maniac Normal 1
Mi-go Mi-go Normal 1
Mummy Mummy Normal 1
Nightgaunt Nightgaunt Normal 1
Nug Nug Epic 1
Riot Riot Normal 1
Serpent People Serpent People Normal 1
Shoggoth Shoggoth Normal 1
Shub-Niggurath (token) Shub-Niggurath Epic 1
Skeleton Skeleton Normal 1
Spinner of Webs Spinner of Webs Epic 1
Star Spawn Star Spawn Normal 1
Tick Tock Men Tick Tock Men Epic 1
Vampire Vampire Normal 1
Warlock Warlock Normal 1
Wind-Walker Wind-Walker Epic 1
Witch Witch Normal 1
Wraith Wraith Normal 1
Zombie Zombie Normal 1
Zombie Horde Zombie Horde Epic 1

Mythos[]

Contains 51 Mythos card (21 yellow, 18 green, and 12 blue):

Name Type Difficulty
A Dark Power Yellow Medium
A Proposition Green Easy
All For Nothing Yellow Hard
Ancient Guardians Yellow Normal
Arrests Made in Murder Case! Yellow Normal
Blood Flows Green Medium
Burden of Greed Yellow Normal
Buying Information Green Easy
Calling the Elder Things Green Medium
Desperate Times Yellow Hard
Dimensional Instability Green Medium
Dimensions Collide Blue Hard
Driven to Bankruptcy Green Medium
Everyone Has a Price Yellow Easy
Eyes Everywhere Yellow Hard
Faded From Society Blue Medium
Fractured Reality Blue Easy
From Bad to Worse Yellow Normal
From Beyond Green Hard
Growing Madness Blue Easy
Haunting Nightmares Yellow Normal
Heart of Corruption Green Easy
Heat Wave Singes the Globe Yellow Normal
Legitimate Banking Green Medium
Lost Knowledge Blue Easy
Mysterious Lights Blue Hard
No Peace For the Fallen Green Medium
Omen of Good Fortune Yellow Easy
Patrolling the Border Green Medium
Perplexing Stars Yellow Hard
Rally the People Yellow Easy
Return of the Ancient Ones Blue Medium
Rising Terror Green Hard
Secrets of the Past Blue Easy
Silver Twilight Aid Yellow Easy
Spreading Sickness Blue Hard
Stars Aligned Blue Medium
Strange Sightings Green Hard
Support of the Church Green Easy
That Which Consumes Green Easy
The Bermuda Triangle Yellow Normal
The Storm Yellow Hard
The Wind-Walker Blue Medium
The World Fights Back Yellow Easy
The World Shakes Yellow Normal
Tide of Despair Yellow Medium
Tied to a Dark Purpose Green Hard
Torn Asunder Green Hard
Treacherous Magic Yellow Normal
Unexpected Betrayal Green Medium
Web Between Worlds Blue Hard

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