Arkham Terror

Arkham Terror

Details

Publisher: Hamster Press

Product Code/SKU: IPRHMSATERROR

ISBN: 0-97294-871-6

Year: 2004

Designer(s): Chris Engle

Artist(s): ?

Number of Players: ?

Estimated Playing Time: ?

Recommended Ages: ?

Expansions: None

Other Editions: None

Summary

From the back of the book:

Don't Open the Door!

Welcome to Arkham Asylum. Clearly you are in need of a rest. Seeing things in the dark, are we? Hearing evil voices in your head? We can help you with these. All you have to so (sic) is open this door ...

Arkham Terror is a horror game where the insane residents of a psychiatric hospital get the save the world from the Great Old One - Cthulhu!

This is a Matrix Game, so literally anything can happen. The players tell the story by making up what they want to have happen next!

Also Featured

Cthulhu in Class

What would happen if you built a High School on top of a cosmic convergence? Well, in Arkham they did just that!

Welcome back to school Mr. Cthulhu ...

Comments / Trivia

Arkham Terror is one of Hamster Games' Engle Matrix Games (a formula for a style of game, not a specific game.) It is not necessary to have any other game to play this game.

Although this game bills itself as a "role-playing game", and it is a book rather than a box with board game components, it doesn't really seem to be a role-playing game in the traditional tabletop game sense of the term. It's closer to a board game with a strong storytelling aspect and no physical components.

Hamster Press has also published Arkham Terror: Experimental Therapy, the board game version of this "role-playing game" with nearly identical mechanics.

Not to be confused with Arkham Horror, an unrelated game.

Links

• Arkham Terror on RPGGeek
• Arkham Terror on Goodreads