Arkham Horror Game Cheat Sheet - drool on the frog

1. <strong>Arkham</strong> <strong>Horror</strong> <strong>Cheat</strong> <strong>Sheet</strong> 2.
<strong>Game</strong> Turn Steps
1. Upkeep
a. Refresh Exhausted Cards
b. Upkeep actions (Bless, Curse, Bank Loan, Retainer, etc.)
c. Adjust Skills by Focus value ( B)
2. Investigator Movement ( D)
3. All <strong>Arkham</strong> Encounters
4. Other World Encounters
5. Mythos Card
a. Doom Track Advances
b. Open Gate & Spawn Monster
c. Place Clue Tokens
d. Move Monsters
e. Activate Mythos
Types:
Headline – An immediate affect
Environment – ongoing affect
Rumor – pass/fail affect
One monster appears on a newly opened gate.
If there are 5+ players, two monsters appear on a newly opened gate.
Clue Tokens
(5) to Seal a Gate
(1) to reroll 1 die in skill checks (successes are added)
<strong>Game</strong> Victory Conditions – one of the following:
A. CLOSE
1. All Gates Closed
2. Gate trophies must >= number of Investigators
B. SEAL
1. 6 or more Elder Signs on the board
C. BANISH
1. Defeat the Ancient One once awakened
• Blue = Investigator Skills • Purple = Monster Skills
e.
c.
d.
b.
Gates
Close – Closed gates can be reopened
1. Test or ( D)
+ Gate modifier
Success: Take the Gate marker trophy
Fail: Try again next turn
Seal –Sealed gates cannot be reopened
1. Test or ( D)
+ Gate modifier
Fail: Try again next turn
Success:
i. Spend 5 Clue Tokens
ii. Take the Gate marker trophy
iii. Place an Elder Sign on the Location
iv. Remove all Monsters with same Dimension Shape ( G)
Successes – determined by rolling X number of dice.
Success = or
If Blessed = or or
If Cursed =
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3. <strong>Arkham</strong> <strong>Horror</strong> <strong>Cheat</strong> <strong>Sheet</strong> 4.
MONSTERS
G
Monster Card
A. Awareness Value – apply to ( D)
modifier
B. <strong>Horror</strong> Rating – apply to ( D)
modifier
C. Sanity damage if Investigator fails <strong>Horror</strong> check
D. Combat Rating – apply to ( D)
modifier
E. Stamina damage if Investigator fails Combat check
F. Toughness = Number of successes needed to defeat
G. Dimensional Location symbol
H. Special Abilities and Skills
Monster Movement – color of border on the Monster Card
If Monster shares location with an Investigator, they do not move.
Black – 1 Space or According to Mythos card
Yellow – Never Moves
Red – Fast--moves twice
Green – special, See Monster Card
Blue – Moves to Investigator in the Street or to the Sky
A
C B F
Monster Special Abilities
Ambush – once combat begins, you lose option to evade
Endless – when defeated, returns to the cup
Magic/Physical Immune – Magic or Physical abilities cannot be used.
Magic/Physical Resist – Magic or Physical abilities add only ½ bonus (rounded up).
Nightmarish X – Pass or Fail, Investigator takes Sanity damage
Overwhelming – Pass or Fail, Investigator takes Stamina damage
• Blue = Investigator Skills • Purple = Monster Skills
D
E
H
Monster Limit = (Number of Players + 3)
Outskirts – if the number of Monsters in <strong>Arkham</strong> exceeds the
limit, subsequent monsters are placed in the
Outskirts.
Outskirt Limit = (8 – Number of players)
If Outskirt limit is reached:
1. Return Monsters in Outskirts to cup
2. Raise Terror level by 1
Monster Appears
One monster appears on a newly opened gate.
If there are 5+ players, two monsters appear on a newly opened gate.
Surge: When a Mythos card opens a gate where an open gate already exists:
1. No gate opens
2. Draw Monsters = whichever is greater:
a. The number of open gates
b. The number of players
Combat* Steps
1. Roll <strong>Horror</strong> Check = ( ( D ) + <strong>Horror</strong> Rating ( B)
)
a. Need only 1 Success
2.
b. If Fail: Take Sanity Damage = C and continue
Fight or Flee
a. Roll Fight = ( ( D ) + Combat Rating ( D)
)
Success = Toughness ( F);
Take Monster for trophy
If Fail:
i. Take Stamina damage = E
ii. Go To 2.
b. Roll Evade = ( ( D ) +Awareness Value ( A)
)
If Fail:
i. Take Stamina damage = E
ii. Must immediately enter combat
*House Rule: Combat does not end an Investigator’s turn.
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5. <strong>Arkham</strong> <strong>Horror</strong> <strong>Cheat</strong> <strong>Sheet</strong> 6.
INVESTIGATORS
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
A
B
C
D
Investigator’s starting Location in <strong>Arkham</strong> City (Setup)
Beginning Possessions (Setup)
Focus – During Upkeep, the maximum number
of spaces you can adjust your slides.
Investigator Skills
– Speed checks; Maximum spaces Investigator can move in <strong>Arkham</strong>
– Sneak checks; Evade (adjustment to Awareness Value ( A)
)
– Fight checks; Combat (adjustment to Combat Rating ( D)
)
– Will checks; <strong>Horror</strong> (adjustment to <strong>Horror</strong> Rating ( B)
)
– Luck checks; Encounters
– Lore checks; Casting Spells
Maximum Sanity
Maximum Stamina
Special Ability
• Blue = Investigator Skills • Purple = Monster Skills
E
F
G
<strong>Arkham</strong> City Locations
Item Icons
Lost in Time and Space
1. Move to “Lost in Time and Space”
2. Delayed (lose next turn)
Stability
Red – Unstable; greater risk for monsters & gates.
Green – Stable; less risk
Monster Movement according to the Mythos card.
Items – Encounters have greater chance of
yielding these items.
Alternatives – Some locations offer alternatives to
Encounters, like buying a Blessing or restoring Sanity.
Possible Causes:
1. Gate closes while Investigator is in Other World
2. Reduced to 0 Stamina or 0 Sanity while in Other World
3. Result of an Encounter
Insane – Investigator reduced to 0 Sanity
1. Move to <strong>Arkham</strong> Asylum
2. Discard Retainers, ½ Items and Clue Tokens (rounded down); gain 1 Sanity
Unconscious – Investigator reduced to 0 Stamina
1. Move to St. Mary’s Hospital
2. Discard Retainers, ½ Items and Clue Tokens (rounded down); gain 1 Stamina
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