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[[Image:Arkham-Terror.jpg|thumb|''Arkham Terror'']]
 
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==Details==
 
==Details==
 
'''Publisher:''' [[Hamster Press]]
 
'''Publisher:''' [[Hamster Press]]
  
'''Product Code/SKU:''' IPRHMSATERROR
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'''Product Code:''' IPRHMSATERROR
  
 
'''ISBN:''' 0-97294-871-6
 
'''ISBN:''' 0-97294-871-6
  
'''Year:''' 2004
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'''Publishing Year:''' 2004
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'''Pages:''' 96
  
'''Designer(s):''' [[Chris Engle]]
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'''Cover Price:''' $14.95
  
'''Artist(s):''' ?
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'''Author:''' [[Chris Engle]]
  
'''Number of Players:''' ?
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'''System:''' [[Engle Matrix Games]]
  
'''Estimated Playing Time:''' 120 minutes
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'''Format:''' Varies (see Comments)
  
'''Recommended Ages:''' ?
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==Contents==
  
'''Expansions:''' None
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'''Articles:'''  
  
'''Other Editions:''' see Comments
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'''Additional:'''
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==Front Cover Text==
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A horror game set in Arkham Asylum.
  
==Summary==
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A horror Matrix game by Chris Engle
''From the back of the hardback book:''
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==Back Cover Text==
  
 
Don't Open the Door!
 
Don't Open the Door!
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Welcome back to school Mr. Cthulhu ...
 
Welcome back to school Mr. Cthulhu ...
 
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==Comments / Trivia==
 
==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.
 
  
 
[[Arkham Terror]] appears to have been published as a paperback book (2004), a hardcover book (2005), in a Ziplock format (whatever that means) (2007) and in a boxed format (2012). It's not clear if these are just differences in binding, or if there were other changes as well. This page is an amalgamation of information about the game from some or all of the formats.
 
[[Arkham Terror]] appears to have been published as a paperback book (2004), a hardcover book (2005), in a Ziplock format (whatever that means) (2007) and in a boxed format (2012). It's not clear if these are just differences in binding, or if there were other changes as well. This page is an amalgamation of information about the game from some or all of the formats.
  
Although this game bills itself as a "role-playing game", it doesn't really seem to be a [[Role-Playing Games|role-playing game]] in the traditional tabletop game sense of the term. It's closer to a board game with a strong storytelling aspect.
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Hamster Press has also published [[Arkham Terror: Experimental Therapy]], the board game version of this role-playing game with nearly identical mechanics.
 
 
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.
 
Not to be confused with [[Arkham Horror]], an unrelated game.
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* [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/294522.Arkham_Terror Arkham Terror on Goodreads]
 
* [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/294522.Arkham_Terror Arkham Terror on Goodreads]
  
[[Category:Board Games]]
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==Spoilers - Keepers Eyes Only==
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'''Players should not read any further.'''
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Comment here to Keepers about this book.
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Comments on specific Scenarios and Campaigns
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go on their respective pages.
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Keep DISCUSSION on the talk page.
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[[Category:MiscRPG:Supplements]]
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Revision as of 01:20, 22 March 2016

Arkham Terror


Details

Publisher: Hamster Press

Product Code: IPRHMSATERROR

ISBN: 0-97294-871-6

Publishing Year: 2004

Pages: 96

Cover Price: $14.95

Author: Chris Engle

System: Engle Matrix Games

Format: Varies (see Comments)

Contents

Articles:

Additional:

Front Cover Text

A horror game set in Arkham Asylum.

A horror Matrix game by Chris Engle

Back Cover Text

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 appears to have been published as a paperback book (2004), a hardcover book (2005), in a Ziplock format (whatever that means) (2007) and in a boxed format (2012). It's not clear if these are just differences in binding, or if there were other changes as well. This page is an amalgamation of information about the game from some or all of the formats.

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

Spoilers - Keepers Eyes Only

Players should not read any further.

Comment here to Keepers about this book. Comments on specific Scenarios and Campaigns go on their respective pages. Keep DISCUSSION on the talk page.