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FFG Live in October

Published 1 October 2024 | Star Wars: Unlimited

FFG Live in October

Announcing the FFG Livestreams for October 2024

It's FFG Live! Join us this month for more awesome livestreams for our current and upcoming games and expansions. Read on for more information on what livestreams you can look forward to this month!

October 2 at 1 PM CDT

Star Wars™: Unlimited – Casual Premier Gameplay

GAMEPLAY

Who’s up for some casual Star Wars™: Unlimited gameplay? Come hang out with marketing manager Alicia Gensch, Star Wars: Unlimited designers John Leo, MJ Cutts, and Ryan Serrano as they play some Premier games on stream.

Check out the stream here!

October 9 at 1 PM CDT

Star Wars: Unlimited – Twilight of the Republic Two-Player Starter Deep Dive

PREVIEW

It’s time for another deep dive! Join game designer Tyler Parrott and host Xander Tabler as they provide an in-depth look at the upcoming Twilight of the Republic Two-Player Starter, including all the cards in the pre-built decks.

Check out the stream here!

October 10 at 1 PM CDT

Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game – 2v2 Gameplay

GAMEPLAY

With the recent release of the Clone Wars Edition of Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game, there are now all sorts of gameplay options available for fans of the game. Join us for one of those options as we show off the new edition with some multiplayer mayhem!

Check out the stream here!

October 16 at 1 PM CDT

Star Wars: Unlimited – Twin Suns

GAMEPLAY

It’s time for another round of Star Wars: Unlimited Twin Suns gameplay! Tune in for an exciting multiplayer match and cheer for your favorite FFG staff member to claim victory.

Check out the stream here!

October 23 at 1 PM CDT

Star Wars: Unlimited – Twilight of the Republic Draft Gameplay + Galactic Championship Updates

GAMEPLAY

With the release of Twilight of the Republic right around the corner, everyone’s eager to get some of the new cards in hand. Tune in for an exciting round of drafting and see what sort of decks our players can create!

Also, we plan to share some updates about the upcoming inaugural Galactic Championship, including details about the recently-announced Day 1 event exclusive to players who won a Planetary Qualifier.

Check out the stream here!

October 24 at 9 AM CDT

Arkham Horror: The Card Game – The Dream-Eaters Campaign

GAMEPLAY

It’s the start of the Week of Horror! With Arkham Horror: The Card Game turning eight years old this year, what better way to celebrate than with an eight-hour stream? Tune in to see if our intrepid investigators can complete The Dream-Quest campaign from The Dream-Eaters Campaign Expansion before the night is up. Hopefully their efforts won’t end in a nightmare!

Check out the stream here!

October 30 at 1 PM CDT

Star Wars: Unlimited – Twilight of the Republic Weekly Play Kit Preview

PREVIEW

The release of Twilight of the Republic is almost here! Join marketing manager Alicia Gensch alongside host Xander Tabler as they preview the contents of the latest round of Weekly Play kits. Which promo cards from the new set will be showcased this time? Tune in to find out!

Check out the stream here!

October 31 at 1 PM CDT

Unfathomable – From the Abyss Gameplay Stream

GAMEPLAY

The voyage of the SS Atlantica has only gotten more perilous. Join members of the FFG staff as they close out the Week of Horror with a game of Unfathomable, including the From the Abyss expansion. Will the Atlantica arrive in Boston safely? Or is it doomed to a watery grave?

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Experience the Horror

Published 25 July 2024 | Arkham Horror: The Card Game

Experience the Horror

Previewing the Arkham Horror Content at Gen Con 2024

Residents of Arkham, Innsmouth, Dunwich, Kingsport, and beyond, we have a positively ghoulish slate of excitements for you at Gen Con this year! Fantasy Flight Games, Loot Studios, Aconyte Books, Dark Horse Comics, and Edge Studio have partnered to create the ultimate Arkham Horror experience. For four days relinquish your sanity and embrace the nightmares in a room full of Arkham Horror events, products, and the creators behind the Arkham you know and love (or perhaps worship in the dark recesses away from prying eyes). Beginning Thursday, August 1^st at 10AM, visit the Crown Plaza Hotel, Grand Central Station Ballrooms A-D, and lose yourself to the experience we’ve summoned!

Fantasy Flight Games

It is time to revisit that which started it all…

In Arkham Horror: The Card Game, one to four players work together to investigate the horrors of the Mythos. A perfect entry point into the world of the Arkham Horror Files, the Revised Core Set sets the scene for newcomers and lets them dive into this thrilling game from the moment they open the box.

Want to immerse yourself in the world of Arkham Horror even further? Tickets are still available for the Midwinter Gala - Murder Mystery LARP event happening Thursday, August 1st! Be sure to get your tickets here!

Moving from the town of Arkham to the waters of the Atlantic, a certain ship's voyage just got a lot more dangerous.

In From the Abyss, a new expansion for Unfathomable, the SS Atlantica and its journey to Boston are submerged in even deeper peril. With new characters, allies, and horrors aboard, the struggle for the fate of the ship has never been this fierce!

Come try out Arkham Horror: The Card Game and Unfathomable: From the Abyss, ticketed games and learn-to-play demos are happening all convention long!

Loot Studios

Loot Studios is thrilled to present the first ever pack of Arkham Horror Official 3D Printable Miniatures! 88 models, fully compatible with the upcoming Arkham Horror: The Roleplaying Game, and usable however you desire for Arkham Horror: The Card Game, Arkham Horror: The Board Game, Eldritch Horror, Elder Sign and more! Print, paint, and play until your mind warps and you finally succumb to the nightmares from how horrifically beautiful these miniatures are.

You can see these minis and other unspeakable models and statues professionally painted in the Arkham Horror Room at Gen Con 2024.

To learn more about miniature 3D printing, sign up for Loot Studios’ Home 3D Printing for Beginners seminar while tickets last!

If you can’t make it to Gen Con this year, you can still get a FREE mini today!

Edge Studio

Edge is thrilled to be a part of the Arkham Horror Room at the Crowne Plaza at Gen Con this year! We will have demos of the brand-new Arkham Horror RPG Starter Set – The Hungering Abyss. Inspired by and expanding upon the classic Night of the Zealot scenario, the Starter Set contains everything you and your friends need to jump into the world of Arkham Horror and try your hand at stopping the horrors that lurk within. Stop by and pick up your copy and come enjoy an entirely new way to experience Arkham Horror!

Arkham Horror RPG Starter Set – The Hungering Abyss

An ancient force has come to the city of Arkham that threatens to consume everything in Hungering Abyss, a starter set in Fantasy Flight Games’ world of Arkham Horror. This all-in-one box is designed for up to 6 players (5 players + 1 game master) that are 14 years or older. Whether you are a veteran role-player or brand new to collaborative storytelling table-top games, this learn-as-you-play adventure is an excellent way to get a feel for both roleplaying games and the unique Dynamic Pool System (DPS). The box includes a campaign, 5 character portfolios, 24 dice, high quality tokens, 3 double-sided maps, and other carefully curated components to enhance the game experience.

Aconyte Books

Aconyte Books is your friendly fantasy publisher bringing you new adventures and world-expanding fiction from your favorite games and comics. Our goal is to transport you to unique worlds, with characters both familiar and new. We will have tons of thrilling and exciting novels and gamebooks available at the Arkham Horror room at Gen Con! Some of our newer and highly anticipated titles include The Darkness Over Arkham Gamebook, The Arkham Horror Poster Book, and Welcome to Arkham: An Illustrated Guide for Visitors. Make sure to join us on Saturday, August 3^rd at 1:00 PM for an author signing with A.P. Klosky and pick up your copy of Welcome to Arkham.

The Darkness Over Arkham: You are an Arkham Investigator – your choices will decide the outcome of a terrible murder mystery and a sinister plot threatening Arkham – in this brand-new gamebook adventure in the world of Arkham Horror.

Arkham Horror Poster Book: Step into the world of Arkham Horror with 24 poster-sized prints of iconic art from the beloved series of tabletop games. Bring a touch of madness and Lovecraftian horror to your coffee table or pull out your favorites to use as posters or frame as prints, with the Arkham Horror Poster Book.

Welcome to Arkham: Explore the town of Arkham, setting for the beloved Arkham Horror series of tabletop games, in this comprehensive, full-color, hardcover guide to its people, places and strange goings on…

Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Comics will offer fans a chance to be the very first to get the new comic, Arkham Horror: The Terror at the End of Time #1, available as an early release only at GenCon in the Arkham Horror room! The first issue of a four-issue comic miniseries, this new expansion of the Arkham Horror universe is presented by a team of horror comics greats: writer Cullen Bunn, artist Andrea Mutti, colorist Valerio Alloro, letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, with a beautifully dark cover by Rafael Albuquerque. The first issue will be available wherever comics are sold on August 7, but fans at GenCon can be the first to try this new tale. Each issue is priced at $3.99.

Also available from Dark Horse Books at GenCon will be copies of the gorgeously illustrated The Art of Arkham Horror, a 192-page hardcover art book presented in partnership with Asmodee. This beautiful full-color book is priced at $39.99 and features illustrations depicting the eldritch creatures, intrepid investigators, and haunting locations of the Arkham Horror universe.

This year at GenCon, be the first to get the new comic, Arkham Horror: The Terror at the End of Time #1! Available just ahead of its official release date from @darkhorsecomics and Asmodee/Fantasy Flight Games in the Arkham Horror room (Crown Plaza Hotel, Grand Central Station Ballrooms A-D) while supplies last.

Also available: The Art of Arkham Horror, a gorgeous art book featuring illustrations of the Arkham Horror universe.

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Available Now: June 7

Published 7 June 2024 | Unfathomable

Available Now: June 7

From the Abyss Expansion is Now Available

Check out the latest product from Fantasy Flight Games, now available in the United States at your local retailer or online through our web store!

From the Abyss Expansion

This voyage just got a lot more dangerous.

In From the Abyss, a new expansion for Unfathomable, the SS Atlantica and its journey to Boston are submerged in even deeper peril. New, horrifying monsters emerge from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean to assail the ship, and the waters of the ocean itself have grown violent enough to sweep the passengers overboard. New treacheries are here to sabotage the ship, and with the mythos deck doubling in size, fresh dangers will threaten the Atlantica at every turn.

Fortunately, the humans aboard this ship have some new tools at their disposal. In addition to eight new playable characters, players now have access to ally cards that move around the ship independently and help keep it afloat. New prelude cards can alter the conditions at the start of the game, providing even more variety so that no two games ever play out the same way. With new skills, items, and the brand-new boon cards, the struggle for the SS Atlantica has never been this fierce!

Not a stand-alone expansion. A copy of Unfathomable is required to play.

You can pick up your own copy of the From the Abyss Expansion (UNF02) at your local retailer or online through our webstore today!*

*Available in the US and select markets. To find updates on this product's release in your territory, please follow this link.

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FFG Live in May

Published 1 May 2024 | Star Wars: Unlimited

FFG Live in May

Announcing the FFG Livestreams for May 2024

It's FFG Live! Join us this month for more awesome livestreams for our current and upcoming games and expansions. Read on for more information on what livestreams you can look forward to this month!

May 1 at 1 PM CDT

Star Wars™: Unlimited – Aspects in Shadows of the Galaxy

DISCUSSION

It’s time for some Star Wars™: Unlimited discussion! Join game designers Tyler Parrott and MJ Cutts alongside host Xander Tabler as they chat about the deckbuilding aspects and how they’ve evolved in Shadows of the Galaxy, the game’s second set.

Check out the stream here!

May 8 at 1 PM CDT

Star Wars: Unlimited – FFG Decks

GAMEPLAY

There are endless possible decks in Star Wars: Unlimited, even in just the game’s first set, Spark of Rebellion. Join various members of the FFG team as they show off some of their favorite Premier decks so far!

Check out the stream here!

May 9 at 1 PM CDT

The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth – 5-Year

DISCUSSION

It’s been five years since the release of The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth! Join game designers Grace Holdinghaus and Phil Henry alongside host Xander Tabler as they celebrate the game’s fifth anniversary.

Check out the stream here!

May 15 at 1 PM CDT

Star Wars: Unlimited – Shadows of the Galaxy Two-Player Starter

PREVIEW

The release of Shadows of the Galaxy is fast approaching! Join game designers Danny Schaefer and Tyler Parrott alongside host Xander Tabler as they take a look at the new Two-Player Starter, including all the cards you can find within!

Check out the stream here!

May 22 at 1 PM CDT

Star Wars: Unlimited – Twin Suns Deckbuilding Tips

GAMEPLAY

Twin Suns—the multiplayer format for Star Wars: Unlimited—is fun and chaotic, but also a little tricky. Join game designers Joe O’Neil and Ryan Serrano as they go over some tips and tricks for building decks for this hectic game mode.

Check out the stream here!

May 23 at 1 PM CDT

Unfathomable – From the Abyss Preview and Gameplay

GAMEPLAY

The expansion for Unfathomable is just a little over a month away. Join us for a thrilling look at the terrifying new monsters and mechanics that you can look forward to experiencing in From the Abyss!

Check out the stream here!

May 29 at 1 PM CDT

Star Wars: Unlimited – Shadows of the Galaxy Constructed Deckbuilding Tips

GAMEPLAY

Shadows of the Galaxy adds a plethora of new cards to the pool for Star Wars: Unlimited, which means the number of possible decks will only grow exponentially once the set releases. With so many options to choose from, it’s hard to decide what direction to take. Thankfully, game designers Jeremy Zwirn and Joe O’Neil are here to provide some tips and tricks for implementing the new cards into your game plan!

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From the Abyss

Published 7 March 2024 | Unfathomable

From the Abyss

Announcing a New Expansion for Unfathomable

“I cannot think of the deep sea without shuddering at the nameless things that may at this very moment be crawling and floundering on its slimy bed…” –H.P. Lovecraft

This voyage just got a lot more dangerous.

The creatures that first boarded the SS Atlantica were only the beginning. The horrors of the deep have stirred, and it will take all the humans’ strength to banish them whence they came. But passengers of the ship have awoken to the danger, and new allies have arrived to aid in the struggle for survival. The fate of the Atlantica hangs in the balance.

Fantasy Flight Games is thrilled to announce From the Abyss, a brand-new expansion for Unfathomable!

In this expansion, the SS Atlantica and its journey to Boston are submerged in even deeper peril. New, horrifying monsters emerge from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, the waters themselves growing violent enough to sweep passengers overboard. New treacheries are here to sabotage the ship, and with the mythos deck doubling in size, fresh dangers will threaten the Atlantica at every turn. Fortunately, the humans aboard the ship have some new tools at their disposal, and with eight new playable characters, new card types, and more of everything that made the original game so great, the struggle for the fate of the SS Atlantica has never been this fierce!

New Horrors

Perhaps the most notable new feature that From the Abyss brings to the table is the addition of “horrors” to the horde of monsters assailing the Atlantica.

The horrors are the Shoggoth, the Drowned Spirit, and the Grasping Tendril. While not invincible like the monarchs, horrors are more dangerous than Deep Ones, and more difficult to defeat. While humans can attack horrors to repel them, they can only be defeated by the effects of the travel track and the ritual track, and each horror poses its own unique threat to the Atlantica.

Of course, the horrors aren’t the only new dangers to the ship. Tons of new mythos cards provide a greater spread of challenges that the humans must overcome if they wish to survive. Most of the new mythos cards have a horror activation icon in the corner, which can advance the new “horror track” and gradually spawn horrors one by one. Some of the mythos cards, such as Tug of War , can even bring a horror into play directly, skipping the usual process of building up to a spawn.

New Crewmembers

With so many new threats to face, the Atlantica will need some new hands on deck to keep itself afloat. Thankfully, From the Abyss also brings eight new playable characters to the scene!

Among the new faces is Antar Al-Fakahany , the sleuth. This skilled detective can gather evidence as different crises are resolved, gradually leading to his grand Revelation in the moment of truth. With his signature Notebook allowing him to reuse skill cards as he goes, Antar is sure to crack the case of what’s happening to the ship—or figure out exactly how to doom it.

Another new character is Ida Lawrence , the ship’s cook. Her “Seasoned” ability allows her to stockpile skill cards after using their action (except for boon cards—we’ll cover those in a moment), and her Feast feat can bring any number of humans into the Galley and out of danger…or into it, depending on if she’s the traitor or not! With the ability to fillet Deep Ones as easily as she does fish thanks to her Fillet Knife , Ida is cooking up something fierce for the voyage ahead.

New Cards

You may have noticed that Ida’s Feast card mentioned “allies” in its ability text. What are allies? They’re a brand-new card type that can aid the humans during a game of Unfathomable!

Whenever one or more passengers is rescued by a player, an ally is spawned in that player’s space. Allies can be used before or after a player in their space performs an action, so long as that player can discard skill cards with a total value equal to or greater than the number on the ally’s card. Allies can have all sorts of beneficial effects such as the Mechanic being able to repair the ship, the Conspiracy Theorist adding skill cards to your hand, and the Gambler allowing you to potentially gain an item card (or lose one). A human player can typically only use one ally per turn, and allies wander around the ship after their abilities are used, so some clever movement and strategic thinking can give you a host of new options on your turn!

Among the new cards added in From the Abyss are a new type of skill card: boons! These cards function similarly to normal skill cards, except that they are always considered supporting skills, which means they always count positively during a skill check. They can also have powerful effects, such as the Providence boon saving your resources or the Revelation boon turning treachery cards into supporting skills. Keep in mind that you can’t draw a boon card unless an ability specifically allows you to, so be sure to make them count!

Finally, From the Abyss also shakes up the very beginning of the game with the introduction of “prelude cards.” These are optional cards that can be used to vary the setup and starting state of the game board, which could have all sorts of interesting effects. “Day” cards like Favorable Conditions benefit the humans, “night” cards like Boarding Party favor hybrids, and “twilight” cards like Valuable Lessons can affect everyone. You can draw as many of each kind of card as you like to adjust the game balance in a way that feels right for your group. Be sure to give them a try to put a whole new spin on your games of Unfathomable!

From the Depths of the Ocean

With new card types, new monsters, and new characters aboard the SS Atlantica, the From the Abyss expansion makes the Unfathomable experience more thrilling than ever! Look forward to shaking up your voyages when From the Abyss arrives in June.

You can pre-order your own copy of From the Abyss (UNF02) at your local retailer or online through our webstore today!

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Available Now: November 12

Published 12 November 2021 | Unfathomable

Available Now: November 12

New Products are Now Available in Select Markets

Check out the latest products from Fantasy Flight Games, now available in the United States at your local retailer or online through our web store!

Unfathomable

The year is 1913. The steamship SS Atlantica is two days out from port on its voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. Its unsuspecting passengers fully anticipated a calm journey to Boston, Massachusetts, with nothing out of the ordinary to look forward to. However, strange nightmares plague the minds of the people aboard the ship every night; rumors circulate of dark shapes following closely behind the ship just beneath the waves; and tensions rise when a body is discovered in the ship’s chapel, signs of a strange ritual littered around the corpse. This voyage began like any other, but now it seems that the Atlantica may never reach its destination.

Immerse yourself among the passengers and crew of the SS Atlantica in this game of hidden loyalties, intrigue, and paranoia for three to six players. Some players are humans who are fighting for the survival of the ship, while others are traitors sent aboard the ship by mysterious beings to ensure that it never reaches port! Because player loyalties are hidden, determining who is friend and who is foe is critical to winning a thrilling game of Unfathomable.

You can pick up your own copy of Unfathomable (UNF01) at your local retailer or online through our webstore today!*

War Machine

A proud soldier and a longtime friend of Tony Stark, James Rhodes fought for his country as a United States Marine fighter pilot before Stark outfitted him with his very own advanced armored suit. Now, he fights for all of Earth as War Machine, and the forces of Thanos won’t know what hit them!

This heavily-armored Avenger flies into battle in this expansion pack, which introduces War Machine as a brand-new playable hero, along with his fifteen signature cards. With a pre-built Leadership deck ready to play from the get-go, you’ll be eager to unload on your enemies with War Machine’s massive arsenal from the moment you open the box. With tons of powerful weapons and upgrades to play with, War Machine is an awesome hero that is perfectly at home on the front lines.

You can pick up your own copy of the War Machine Hero Pack (MC23en) at your local retailer or online through our webstore today!*

*Available in the US and select markets. To find updates on this product's release in your territory, please follow this link.

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Trivia Troubles

Published 28 October 2021 | Arkham Horror Third Edition

Trivia Troubles

Update Regarding the Arkham Nights 2021 Global Trivia Event

Hello, investigators.

As many of you may know, we originally planned to hold a special, cooperative Global Trivia event on Tuesday, October 26^th via FFG Live. Unfortunately, it seems that the lesser-known Ancient One known as CthuTube cursed us with technical difficulties, and the livestream failed to function properly. We appreciate those of you who still managed to participate via the chat, and today we would like to share the questions, the answers, and the prizes that everyone managed to unlock!

(By the way, these are the graphics you would have seen if the stream worked!)

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Unlocked Prizes

Here are all of the prizes that last night’s participants were able to unlock. We hope you look forward to enjoying each of them as they come out!

2 Wallpapers
5 Promo Cards
1 Future Create-a-Card Livestream

Keep an eye on our socials for when each of these prizes drops, and we will update this article with links to each one as they become available. Look forward to the first one arriving early next week!

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Horrors for Days

Published 8 October 2021 | Arkham Horror Third Edition

Horrors for Days

Announcing the Schedule for Arkham Nights 2021

Be wary, investigators, for something dark approaches…

Last year, we had a week of horrors that formed the Arkham Nights 2020 event. This year, we find ourselves faced with yet another terrifying event, but this time on an even grander scale. Arkham Nights 2021 is right around the corner, and this year it’s larger than ever.

This event will take place from Friday, October 22^nd through Sunday, October 31^st. We will talk about the two weekends in this time period (the 22^nd through 24^th and the 29^th through 31^st) in a moment, but for now, let’s focus on the tantalizing online events that happen between them, during the week we’d like to call the Week of Arkham.

To kick off the Week of Arkham on Monday, October 25^th, we will have a Share the Terror Prize Pack Giveaway. Simply share a photo of you playing any of the games in the Arkham Horror Files universe with the hashtag #ArkhamNights2021 for a chance to win an Arkham Horror Files-themed prize pack. As for what’s in that prize pack, we will reveal that at a later date, so stay tuned!

Next, on Tuesday, October 26^th, join your fellow investigators around the globe to tackle a special Cooperative Trivia Challenge. For this event, we will be livestreaming trivia questions starting at 6:00 PM CDT. All viewers will have just a short moment to answer each question, and every correct answer will contribute to a global score. If the global score gets high enough, you will unlock a number of prizes for all Arkham fans to enjoy!

On Thursday, October 28^th, tune in for a special broadcast on Facebook Live with MJ Newman, the lead designer of Arkham Horror: The Card Game. In this broadcast, MJ will take everyone through a whirlwind tour of the Edge of the Earth Campaign Expansion, with a focus on the characters and scenarios that can be found within. For anyone looking forward to Arkham LCG’s Antarctic adventure, you won’t want to miss this tantalizing preview!

Then, on Friday, October 29^th, a new batch of recipes from Arkham, Massachusetts will hit our website, expanding the culinary collection that we began as part of last year’s Arkham Nights festivities. Be sure to check out (and try out) these recipes when we unleash them on the world! (Note: If you haven’t seen the recipes from last year, you can still find them here!)

The Week of Arkham will have much more happening on each day as well! Be sure to check in regularly for a plethora of Arkham Horror Files-themed content scattered across our website and social media accounts, including puzzles, quizzes, memes, and more.

Arkham Nights In-Person

Last year was difficult for a number of reasons, and unfortunately we were unable to host any sort of Arkham Nights event in person. Thankfully, this year is different, and we are excited to announce that Arkham Nights is coming back not only to just Roseville, Minnesota, but in stores around the world as well!

In Roseville, folks can look forward to the Gamezenter hosting its Arkham Nights event from October 22^nd through October 24^th. Those of us from FFG will be there to collaborate with the Gamezenter on their activities and events. If you can make it, join us for things like epic multiplayer games for both the Arkham Horror board game and card game, a pick-and-play game library where you and your friends can play any game from the Arkham Horror Files universe (including the upcoming Unfathomable), and a late-night pub trivia event with some awesome prizes on the line! Be sure to check out the Gamezenter’s website for details and times.

For those of you who don’t live in the Roseville area, do not fret! For the first time ever, other game stores will be able to host their own versions of Arkham Nights as well! In the weeks leading up to the 22^nd, be sure to ask your local game store if they plan to host an Arkham Nights event. Each participating store will host the event in their own way, and they can hold it anytime between October 22^nd and October 31^st. Some stores may even have some official Arkham Nights 2021 swag to give out! Just keep in mind that FFG will not be participating in the events of stores other than the Gamezenter, even though we wish we could.

A Week to Remember

Mark your calendars, Arkham fans. With something happening every day between October 22^nd and October 31^st—whether it’s online or in-person—you won’t want to miss out on this year’s Arkham Nights event. Join us, and brave the horrors of the Week of Arkham—the world depends on it!

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Unfathomable Wallpapers

Published 23 September 2021 | Unfathomable

Unfathomable Wallpapers

All-New Unfathomable Mobile Wallpapers Now Available

The steamship Atlantica makes way to Boston, but dark shadows trail the ship, staying just out of sight beneath the waves. Your fellow passengers seem unnaturally fixated, staring out to sea with a silent, desperate longing. Your dreams are plagued by eerie underwater nightmares. And now, a passenger has been murdered. This voyage began like any other, but now it seems that the Atlantica may never reach its destination.

Prepare to dive into Unfathomable, the all-new board game full of hidden loyalties, intrigue, and paranoia, by downloading this exclusive wallpaper for your mobile device. Inspired by the art on the card backs in the game, we'll be releasing additional wallpapers as we get closer to the release of Unfathomable. Make sure to follow us on our social media channels for all the latest updates!

To download on an iPhone/Android phone, first click on the thumbnail. When you see the full image, press the image and hold until you see "Save Image/Download Image". Once the image has been saved, you'll need to set it as a wallpaper in your device's settings.

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FFG Live in September

Published 9 September 2021 | A Game of Thrones: B'Twixt

FFG Live in September

Announcing FFG's Livestreams for Gen Con 2021

Gen Con 2021 is almost upon us! While we will not be attending the event in person this year, we still plan to partake in the event at a distance, starting with no less than four livestreams that week! Read on to discover what’s in store for the week of Gen Con 2021 on FFG Live:

Wednesday, September 15

7:00 PM CDT – Fantasy Flight Games In-Flight Report. Join head of studio Chris Gerber for a look at upcoming FFG games, new announcements, and more.

Thursday, September 16

3:00 PM CDT – The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth – Spreading War Gameplay Preview. Developers of the game sit down and play through the newest expansion of Journeys in Middle-earth. Join us for some exciting new gameplay and a special showcase of the new heroes, new roles, and, of course, new miniatures!

Friday, September 17

11:00 AM CDT – A Game of Thrones: B’Twixt Gameplay Preview. Come watch designer Frank Brooks and other members of the creative team as they play through this all-new game based on the characters and setting of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. Join us for a first look at this game’s exciting gameplay, twisting loyalties, and power struggles as neighbors at the table become friends and foes.

Saturday, September 18

11:00 AM CDT – Unfathomable Big Game. Tune in for an exciting 6-player game of Unfathomable with several members of FFG’s staff. Try to guess who are the Humans, who are the Hybrids, and who is the Cultist in this thrilling showcase of the game’s characters and mechanics.

Be sure to tune in to our YouTube Channel each day so you don’t miss a beat! Also, if you are in the Roseville, Minnesota area on the 17^th or 18^th, be sure to swing by the Gamezenter for our Pop-Up Gen Con events!

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FFG At Pop-Up Gen Con

Published 9 September 2021 | A Game of Thrones: B'Twixt

FFG At Pop-Up Gen Con

Take a Look At FFG's Schedule for Pop-Up Gen Con

Gen Con 2021 is almost upon us! While we will not be attending the main event in person this year, we will be participating in Pop-Up Gen Con at the Gamezenter in Roseville, Minnesota! Read on to discover what’s in store for this event next week.

Friday, September 17^th

Event Tables

You know them, you love them. These epic multiplayer scenarios for our beloved cooperative LCGs always draw in lots of fans, and this year’s scenarios will prove to be no different. One of the scenarios is brand-new, while the other is finally getting its chance to shine at the event it was made for. Note: You must sign up for these events to participate.

12:00 PM CDT – The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Hunt for the Dreadnaught Scenario. Join game designer Jeremy Zwirn for an epic multiplayer event with our longest-running LCG. This is the first time this scenario will be playable at Gen Con, so you won’t want to miss it!
5:00 PM CDT – Arkham Horror: The Card Game Gen Con Scenario. MJ Newman hosts the debut of a brand new epic multiplayer scenario for Arkham LCG. You’re bound to have a thrilling time solving this mystery with other teams!

Learn-to-Play Tables

Is there an FFG game you want to try out, but haven’t had the chance to play? Join an FFG staff member and some fellow newcomers to play through a full scenario of one of our current classics. Note: You must sign up in order to participate in a full learn-to-play.

1:00 PM CDT – Marvel Champions: The Card Game. Join forces with your fellow heroes and take on the Rhino, a brutish villain with a penchant for breaking and taking. Can you stop him from stealing a shipment of vibranium?
6:00 PM CDT – The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-earth. Gather a fellowship of likeminded individuals and tackle the first scenario of this epic adventure game. In addition to the heroes from the core set, we will also have heroes from the new Spreading War expansion available for play, allowing you to journey as iconic characters like Beorn, Boromir, and more!

Demo Tables

Want to try out an FFG game, but don’t have the time to commit to a full game/scenario? No problem! Simply take a seat at one of our open gameplay demo tables and try out a few rounds of one of our games yourself. These tables are first come, first serve, so grab a seat whenever one is available!

12:00 PM to Closing Time – Take a seat and enjoy a few rounds of any of the following games that you want:
- Descent: Legends of the Dark
- A Game of Thrones: B’Twixt
- The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth
- Marvel Champions: The Card Game (with or without The Hood Scenario Pack)
- Unfathomable

Saturday, September 18^th

Event Tables

If you miss the chance to play one of these epic multiplayer scenarios on Friday, you have another opportunity to enjoy them on Saturday! Keep in mind that they happen in the opposite order on this day. Note: You must sign up for these events to participate.

12:00 PM CDT – Arkham Horror: The Card Game Gen Con Scenario. MJ Newman hosts the debut of a brand new epic multiplayer scenario for Arkham LCG. You’re bound to have a thrilling time solving this mystery with other teams!
5:00 PM CDT – The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game – Hunt for the Dreadnaught Scenario. Join game designer Jeremy Zwirn for an epic multiplayer event with our longest-running LCG. This is the first time this scenario will be playable at Gen Con, so you won’t want to miss it!

Learn-to-Play Tables

Just like on Friday, join an FFG staff member and some fellow newcomers to play through a full game from our current lineup. Keep in mind that one of Saturday’s games is different from Friday’s! Note: You must sign up in order to participate in a full learn-to-play.

1:00 PM CDT – A Game of Thrones: B’Twixt. In this game of politics and treachery, you will use your influence to manipulate the other players and try to have the most powerful small council in Westeros. Just be sure to watch your back; you never know when your allies may turn on you!
6:00 PM CDT – Marvel Champions: The Card Game. Join forces with your fellow heroes and take on the Rhino, a brutish villain with a penchant for breaking and taking. Can you stop him from stealing a shipment of vibranium?

Demo Tables

12:00 PM to Closing Time – Take a seat and enjoy a few rounds of any of the following games that you want:
- Descent: Legends of the Dark
- A Game of Thrones: B’Twixt
- The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth
- Marvel Champions: The Card Game (with or without The Hood Scenario Pack)
- Unfathomable

We look forward to seeing you all! If you won’t be able to join us at the Pop-Up, be sure to tune in to our livestreams next week. You can find the full livestream schedule here.

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Across the Atlantic

Published 13 August 2021 | Unfathomable

Across the Atlantic

Previewing the Gameplay of Unfathomable

Back in June, we announced Unfathomable, the latest board game of traitors and terror in the Arkham Horror Files universe. A few weeks ago, we introduced you all to the ten playable characters in this game and gave you a glimpse into their strengths and abilities. Today, we’re providing a brief look at what the actual gameplay of Unfathomable entails, including the various twists and turns that will unfold in any given play session. Read on to discover what depths of terror await in this thrilling game!

Starting the Voyage

At the very beginning of the game, after everyone has chosen their character and received their corresponding item and feat, each player is randomly dealt a loyalty card. This card, as you might expect, determines where your loyalties lie, and ultimately decides what needs to happen in order for you to win the game.

Your loyalties remain a secret from the other players—it’s against the rules to ask someone whether they are a human or hybrid, and you can’t show the others what your loyalty card is unless you become a revealed traitor (more on that later).

For human players to win, the SS Atlantica needs to make it all the way to Boston. For hybrid players to win, they simply need to stop the ship from reaching port. If any one of the Atlantica’s four resources is reduced to zero, the ship becomes too damaged, or the supply of Deep Ones runs out, then the ship is lost at sea and the traitors win!

Against the Odds

Once everyone has their loyalty cards, then the game can begin. At the start of each player’s turn, they receive five skill cards. The types of skill cards they draw correspond to the skill set on their character sheet, and these cards can be used in a number of different ways, some of which we’ll cover below.

William Bowleg draws 3 lore and 2 will cards at the start of his turn.

During their turn, each player can perform two actions. These can be used to do things like attack a Deep One, move around the ship, rescue passengers, use an ability, and more. Players may find themselves using skill cards to aid them in their tasks—for example, if Arjun Singh attacks a Deep One but does not roll high enough on the die to defeat it, he or another player could play Combat Training to take another shot. There’s a lot to do on the Atlantica, especially while it’s being overrun by eldritch monsters, so you’ll want to make the most out of what you have!

That said, make sure you conserve some of your skill cards, since you will need them to help with skill checks. While performing certain actions or resolving a crisis, the game may call for a skill check, listing two or more of the five skill types (influence, lore, observation, strength, and will) as the supporting skills for that test. Each player has the opportunity to contribute any number of skill cards to that test, playing them all face-down in a pile. The game also tosses two cards from a chaos deck into the mix, which could be of any skill type and may positively or negatively affect the result of the check.

Once everyone has contributed (or chosen not to), the cards are shuffled and then revealed; any skill card of the same type as one of the supporting skills adds its value to the total result, while any card not of the supporting skills subtracts its value! Once the final total has been determined, players compare it to the target number listed in the skill check—if they meet or exceed that value, then they pass the check! If not, the check fails and the players suffer the consequences.

Skill checks can occasionally provide opportunities for the players to gain some resources or advance the ship on its journey to Boston. However, they also provide opportunities for hidden traitors to sabotage the ship. For example, each player’s turn ends with the mythos step, which unveils a crisis that the players work together to resolve. More often than not, these will force the players to perform a skill check, typically with dire consequences if they fail. If a traitor contributes the wrong type of skills to the check, they could easily reduce the result below the target number, pushing the Atlantica ever closer toward its doom.

Adding to the intensity, once a crisis has been resolved, enemy activations occur. At the bottom of each crisis card, there is an icon representing which type of monster activates because of that card. For example, after resolving Hull Leak , the Deep Ones activate, while Food Stores Raid will activate Father Dagon. Activating Deep Ones will have them leap aboard the Atlantica, and any that are already on the ship will attack players and passengers in their space or advance inward to damage the ship. Activating Father Dagon spawns additional Deep Ones directly onto the ship, while activating Mother Hydra damages the ship directly. Remember, if the ship takes too much damage, then the human players lose the game!

Thankfully, each crisis also advances one of the game’s two tracks: the travel track or the ritual track. Each track has its own corresponding token to represent the Atlantica’s progress on either its voyage to Boston or its casting of a greater banishment spell.

When the token on the travel track reaches the “Arrive” space, the players have made it one step closer to reaching Boston. The captain looks at the top two cards of the waypoint deck and chooses one to resolve. The resolved waypoint cards stay in play, and the numbers on them represent the distance that the Atlantica has traveled so far. Each waypoint card has a distance value ranging from 2 to 4, and when the combined total distance of all resolved waypoints equals 12 or more, the humans just need to get the travel token to the Arrive space one more time. If they do that, the Atlantica makes it to Boston, and the humans win!

The ritual track

Meanwhile, when the ritual token reaches the “Cast” space at the end of the ritual track, the greater banishment spell commences. This is a massive arcane pulse that instantly clears the Atlantica’s decks and the surrounding ocean of any Deep Ones that may be there, as well as (temporarily) sending both Mother Hydra and Father Dagon back to the Deep. However, the spell is dangerous; any humans, including the passengers you are trying to protect, that are caught outside when the spell is cast are also instantly defeated. Player characters are sent to Sick Bay while passengers are removed from the game, taking some of the ship’s precious resources with them. Only by being in one of the ship’s internal spaces will someone be safe from the spell, which means that casting the spell at the wrong time could end up doing more harm than good!

There is one more twist to consider while struggling to survive on this ship: while you may begin the game as a human, it is entirely possible that you may awaken to your true identity as a Deep One hybrid halfway through. This is fittingly called the awakening phase, and it takes place as soon as the Atlantica has traveled a total distance of 6 or more.

In the awakening phase, everyone is dealt one more loyalty card. Anyone who gains a hybrid loyalty card during this stage must now play as a traitor for the rest of the game, even if they were human up to that point. This phase drives home the point that you can never really trust anyone, because you never know when they may turn against you!

The Traitor Revealed

During their turn, a hybrid player may decide that keeping their identity a secret is no longer beneficial. When that happens, they can use an action to reveal as a traitor. Doing so will shake up the game in a number of ways, with the first (and most obvious) being the character’s reveal ability.

This is the reveal ability for Arjun Singh.

These are single-use abilities that fire off as soon as a traitor reveals themselves, and they can have devastating effects for the humans if used at the right time. For example, Arjun Singh can reset the travel track when he reveals, which can be a huge setback to the humans’ progress if triggered right before the token reaches the Arrive space.

After triggering their reveal ability, the revealed traitor passes their extra loyalty card to another player. If they managed to get more than one hybrid loyalty card between setup and the awakening phase, then they can give their extra card (without revealing it to the other players) to someone to transform them into a hybrid as well. As if a traitor revealing wasn’t bad enough, this passing of the loyalty cards adds more tension to the game as human players wonder if a trusted ally was just turned against them.

After revealing as a traitor, the hybrid is then able to use treachery cards in place of normal skill cards, if they wish. These cards can activate monsters, reduce the ship’s resources, or cause other issues for the humans, and they can be contributed to skill checks to sabotage the results.

These are just two examples of the dastardly tricks in the treachery deck.

However, revealing as a traitor does have a cost. Once your identity as a hybrid is known, you no longer draw mythos cards at the end of your turn, which limits the number of crises that can hinder the humans. In addition, revealed traitors can only contribute a single skill card to skill checks, and since the other players know that you will try to sabotage it, they will plan accordingly when contributing their own cards. Finally—and perhaps most importantly—you lose access to your character abilities when you are a revealed traitor, which means you will have to change how you play your turn for the rest of the game.

Meanwhile, the human players may take the opportunity to remove a revealed traitor from the equation, if only temporarily. Humans can attack hybrids just as they would a Deep One, and if the hybrid is defeated then they are sent to the Brig, which limits their options. Knowing the identity of a traitor also means the human players can rally together and push even harder for victory.

However, the humans should be careful. A traitor does not need to reveal themselves to win the game, which means even if one hybrid is revealed, another could still be working to sabotage the humans from the shadows, their plots unnoticed until it’s too late.

A Tide of Terror

This has been a relatively brief look at the deep (no pun intended) gameplay of Unfathomable. If you find yourself hungry for more, keep an eye on FFG's social media accounts for further upcoming news. And when you’re ready to tackle Deep Ones—or join them—yourself, be sure to pick up your own copy of Unfathomable when it arrives this fall!

You can pre-order your own copy of Unfathomable (UNF01) at your local retailer or online through our webstore today!

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All Aboard

Published 14 July 2021 | Unfathomable

All Aboard

Introducing the Playable Characters for Unfathomable

Last month, we announced Unfathomable, the latest game in the Arkham Horror Files universe. This thrilling game of traitors and terror is filled with twists and turns, and it brings a whole new cast of characters into the Arkham franchise.

Each of these characters brings their own strengths and abilities into the fold, and today we’re taking the opportunity to get to know them all! Without further ado, let’s meet the cast of Unfathomable!

The Captain: Keilani Tatupu

We gave a brief introduction to the SS Atlantica’s stalwart captain in the announcement article, but now we can introduce her in full!

Keilani knows how it feels to lose a ship. When a typhoon killed the captain of her previous ship, she stepped up and took charge. Unfortunately, a mutiny soon afterwards left her stranded on a lifeboat with eleven other crewmembers for four weeks. Despite all odds, Keilani kept everyone alive, including a teenage boy from her home island of Samoa that was pulled overboard by a mysterious, hideous creature. Keilani dove after the creature to save the boy, and after locking eyes with it, the creature let the boy go.

The story of Keilani and her crew’s four weeks at sea earned her a glowing reputation and a new ship of her own: the SS Atlantica. But why did that creature let the boy go when it saw her? And why is she seeing its yellow eyes again in her dreams? Maybe there is more to Keilani than even she realizes.

As the captain of the SS Atlantica, Keilani can take command of any situation, using her wealth of experience to help out during skill checks and wielding her Speaking Trumpet to guide panicking passengers to safety. During a crisis, Keilani can use her skills as an Unconventional Leader to cancel any dire consequences of that crisis at the cost of a resource, allowing her to swoop in and save the day when it counts!

However, if Keilani is a traitor, then her position as captain can also make her a formidable foe. Her experience can be used to sabotage a skill check at a crucial moment, such as saving herself from being sent to the Brig. While her ability to cancel a choice on a crisis may seem purely beneficial, all four of the Atlantica’s resources are crucial, meaning Keilani can end the game if any of them get too low.

The First Mate: Arjun Singh

As a soldier in the British Indian Army, all Arjun wanted was for his fellow Sikhs to be treated as equals rather than expendables. So he followed orders, even when they conflicted with his beliefs, and he took on assignments alone to protect his brethren. When his major invited Arjun to dine in the officers’ mess, he accepted, thinking he’d finally earned some respect.

He didn’t expect to find several hooded figures, or for the major to tell him he “will make an excellent servant for the Father.” After their chanting stirred something in Arjun’s mind, he broke free and fled the army. Years later, after becoming first mate of the Atlantica, Arjun caught glimpse of a familiar robed figure ducking through the ship’s corridors, stirring something in his mind once more.

As a former soldier used to operating alone, it should come as no surprise that Arjun is a versatile character. His signature ability allows him to quickly move around the ship and then perform an additional action, either rescuing wayward passengers or dispatching Deep Ones with his trusty Six-Shooter . True to his selfless nature, Arjun can use Self Sacrifice to automatically determine the outcome of a skill check at the cost of sending himself to Sick Bay, allowing him to pull the ship out of a deadly crisis when it matters most.

However, if Arjun is a traitor, then his skills can make him a deadly threat. His mobility and versatility can make it extra hard for the humans on board to pin him down, his six-shooter is just as effective against humans as Deep Ones, and he could just as easily sacrifice himself to doom the ship as he could to save it.

The Surgeon: Svetlana Gedroits

Svetlana’s talents as a physician are unrivaled. Not only is she proficient with modern medicine, she also utilizes the special words her mother taught her to save many lives. She’s so skilled that her peers in Saint Petersburg accused her of witchcraft and banned her from practicing medicine in the city. So she left Russia, using her services as a physician to buy passage aboard ships traveling the world.

Now, years later on the Atlantica, a passenger was found murdered alongside a strange book. Svetlana had never seen the characters written in that book before, but somehow she recognized them as her mother’s words.

As a skilled doctor, Svetlana is a powerful healer who excels at keeping the crew and passengers of the Atlantica on their feet. Her Healing Words can prevent other players from being defeated, while her Travel Pharmacy can be used to keep passengers alive. In a desperate situation, Svetlana can rush in and perform a Medical Intervention to save anyone aboard the ship, potentially keeping important figures active during a crucial moment in the voyage.

However, if Svetlana is a traitor, she can withhold her treatments and only use her skills to save herself. With her Travel Pharmacy potentially draining the ship’s food supply, Svetlana could easily put the Atlantica under serious pressure; or, if the ship runs low on people, she can Conduct Malpractice to kill off the passengers she swore to save.

The Engineer: Jeanne Lafarge

Jeanne has always been an activist. Her parents taught her that one must understand their oppressor to fight oppression, so they sent her to be educated in France at the Institute for the Deaf in Bordeaux. Eventually she found her way onto the Atlantica, where she was stationed in the loud confines of the engine room. She earned herself a promotion to chief engineer by teaching her peers to communicate via sign language.

It was on the Atlantica that Jeanne discovered crates of pillaged artifacts from her homeland of Senegal, along with a number of strange, golden idols depicting humanoid figures with fishlike features. Seeing these relics ignited outrage in her heart, so Jeanne sent a secret signal requesting an unsanctioned rendezvous. Now she waits for her associates to take back what is rightfully theirs. Mother and father will be so proud.

As the ship’s engineer, it comes as no surprise that Jeanne is skilled at keeping the Atlantica moving. Her Jury Rigger ability allows her to increase the distance traveled whenever a player moves the ship, and with her Tool Kit she can repair the damage she caused in an instant. In a dire situation, she can cause the ship to go Full Steam Ahead and launch ahead on the travel track. Keep in mind that the humans on the ship need only to safely reach Boston to win the game, so using this card at the right moment could potentially win the game!

However, if Jeanne is a traitor, then her mechanical expertise could easily hasten the ship’s doom. Jury Rigger damages the ship and can be used anytime Jeanne isn’t in the Brig, allowing her to punish the humans as they try to get the ship to Boston, and, by holding onto the Tool Kit, she can make it more difficult for other characters to repair the damage she does. Finally, while Full Steam Ahead can provide a burst of speed, it also could potentially use up the last of the ship’s fuel supply, leaving the Atlantica stranded in Deep One-infested waters.

The Master-at-Arms: Jamie Snell

Jamie has never hesitated to follow their heart. From a young age, Jamie liked to wear dresses and hunt along the bayou of the Mississippi Delta. They often listened to stories from their mother, who told Jamie that “Papa heard the call of the sea and he had to answer. One day, you will understand.”

The sea enthralled Jamie, to the point where they eventually signed up to be a sailor, and they have felt at home on the waves ever since. When a body was found in the Atlantica’s chapel, Jamie’s experience in beauty salons helped them identify the face powder laced with arsenic on the victim’s teacup. But why do they feel so at home on the ocean? Could they have been the one who poisoned the woman to begin with?

As the Atlantica’s master-at-arms, Jamie is able to put their lifetime of hunting experience to good use in defense of the ship. Their Quick Draw ability lets Jamie take a free shot once per turn, and with their Repeating Rifle allowing them to pick off enemies from a distance, there can be no mistake that this sailor is not to be trifled with. By conducting an Arrest Order , Jamie can force somebody into the ship’s Brig, locking them out of many of their abilities and, if that person is a traitor, protecting the rest of the ship from their schemes.

However, if Jamie is a traitor, then their strength and martial skill makes them incredibly dangerous. Jamie’s Repeating Rifle can raise hell for humans trying to fend off the Deep One assault, and if anyone proves too troublesome, Jamie can use their Arrest Order to lock that person up in the Brig, leaving the machinations of Hydra and Dagon unhindered.

The Apprentice: William Bowleg

There are holes in William’s memory. When a foreign woman showed up to his isolated village in the Bahamas looking for a guide, he helped her to explore a nearby island he’d never seen. To this day, William has no idea how long he was down in the island’s underwater cavern or what he found there. He felt compelled to help this woman with her quest to unravel the mysteries of the strange tome she carried.

Another hole in his memory appeared tonight when his companion asked him to fetch something from her cabin. By the time William returned to the chapel, he found her dead. He has no idea who killed her, but he knows they’re still on the Atlantica.

William’s past may be riddled with mystery, but his present capabilities are formidable. His Occult Training allows him to freely look at and manipulate the spell deck once per turn, a valuable skill that can allow players access to the right magic at the right time. His Elder Sign Amulet gets extra mileage out of his skill cards, and, in a pinch, he can use Quick Cast to cast a spell without costing him an action. The cards in the spell deck have some powerful effects, so being able to use them quickly makes William a valuable asset to the team.

However, if William is a traitor, then that magical knowledge becomes a huge threat. His Occult Training can be used to prevent the humans from accessing the spells they need when they need them, and his ability to use multiple actions and effects with his amulet and Quick Cast means he can cause a lot of trouble in just one turn. The humans will have to stay on their toes!

The Mathematician: Beatrice Sharpe

Numbers have a way of talking to Beatrice. She’s used them to predict future events since she was a child. While studying at Miskatonic University, she found an unusual almanac filled with esoteric data, and she always seemed to open it to the exact page she needed.

The almanac let her predict larger and more significant events, and when she began having dreams of a vast, underwater city, it helped Beatrice calculate the most probable location for her to find it. She found a passenger ship that would be steaming right past it, so she booked herself passage aboard the Atlantica.

Beatrice’s quick, calculative thinking makes her an expert at predicting the future, and this is reflected in her playstyle. With Predictive Analytics, Beatrice can choose to resolve the milder of two crises at the end of her turn, and with her trusty Almanac she can boost any die roll at the cost of a skill card from her hand. In a pinch, she can choose the exact result of any die roll with Perfect Number , which means the humans won’t need to leave anything to chance during a crucial roll.

However, if Beatrice is a traitor, she can easily use these skills to sabotage the other players. Predictive Analytics can easily be used to choose the worse of two crises, and the Almanac can boost her own dice rolls as she works to aid the Deep Ones. With Perfect Number, she can guarantee that a die roll lands on an unfavorable result, which could be devastating when used at the right moment. Never underestimate this mathematician!

The Exile: Ishmael Marsh

Born and raised in Innsmouth, Massachussetts, Ishmael was a dutiful child who attended services at the Esoteric Order of Dagon with his family. It was only when he got older that he started feeling uneasy with the teachings and goals of the Order. He grew more and more uncomfortable over time, until eventually he fled Innsmouth in an attempt to escape the reach of the Order.

Ishmael spent several years traveling, trying to stay one step ahead of the Order, which was surely after him. Eventually, he woke up aboard the Atlantica, a copy of the Book of Dagon lying next to him, with no idea how he got there. It seems that Ishmael can’t quite escape his upbringing, no matter how hard he tries.

Even though he’s tried to separate himself from the Order of Dagon, Ishmael is easily the most connected to the Deep Ones out of all the characters in the game. The First Oath of Dagon allows him to move Father Dagon or Mother Hydra away from the ship, and the Book of Dagon allows him to control the movements of their Deep One spawn. His Deep One Ancestry allows Ishmael to determine the exact loyalties of any one other player, which helps him keep tabs on any Deep One hybrids that might be lurking about on the ship.

However, if Ishmael is a traitor, then his connection to the Deep Ones makes them even more dangerous. The First Oath of Dagon can easily be used to move Dagon or Hydra to threaten a more vulnerable part of the ship, the Book of Dagon can do the same with their spawn, and Deep One Ancestry lets Ishmael cause havoc by falsely accusing an innocent player of being a traitor or gain himself or a fellow hybrid some trust by declaring another player to be a loyal human (whether they are or not).

The Jinx: Edmund Mallory

At first, Edmund didn’t think much of the unremarkable gold ring his mother gave him. It wasn’t until he learned of his parents’ deaths in a steamship accident that he realized it was the last gift he would ever receive from them. Unfortunately, the death of his parents was just the beginning. First his house staff took ill, then his family estate crumbled off the cliff it was built on, then his yacht sank after Edmund heard an eerie, yet melodic sound.

Edmund survived all these misfortunes, and he was convinced that the ring had some sort of curse. Following an instinctual urge to return the ring to whence it came, he contacted a friend whose father was an expert archaeologist in hopes that they could help. Jack agreed to meet Edmund in Boston, so he booked passage aboard the Atlantica, determined to break the curse before misfortune finally catches up to him.

Edmund’s luck (specifically, his bad luck) takes the stage in his playstyle, with lots of opportunities to leave things to chance. His Fortunate Son ability lets him reroll dice as many times as he likes (so long as he has skill cards to discard), and with the "Lucky" Ring he received from his mother, he can boost the chances of a skill check succeeding at the cost of possibly bringing about future misfortune. If someone draws a particularly nasty mythos card, he can use his Uncanny Fortune to give them a new one. Just be careful—the new card might be even worse!

However, if Edmund is a traitor, then his string of bad luck is only a boon to him and the Deep Ones. His access to all five skill types lets him easily cast suspicion on other players while sabotaging skill checks. Fortunate Son could potentially turn any successful die roll into a failure, the Ring could fill the chaos deck with treacheries, and Uncanny Fortune could easily force someone to resolve a much worse mythos card than what they were doing originally. Everyone has to be wary of the jinx, especially if that jinx is working with ancient evils!

The Stowaway: Samira Dualeh

All Samira wants is to be reunited with her family. Her parents left Somaliland to travel to the United States in search of a better life for the family, but when Samira tried to follow them, she was rejected from Ellis Island as “defective” because of her albinism and was deported back to Morocco. After living on the streets for a while, she followed a Frenchman to a banquet for poor children. During the meal, she witnessed a young boy writhing on the floor, his skin a mottled gray and his eyes bulging out of his head.

Eventually, Samira found a ship bound for Boston and snuck aboard. While hiding in the cargo hold, she overheard a pair of voices talking about a passenger who was impeding their plans. They would have discovered her if not for the loud bark of a giant schnauzer that burst from a nearby crate. Samira fed the dog some of her stolen food, earning herself a trusty companion.

Samira is used to fending for herself and making use of whatever she can get her hands on, and this adaptability is reflected in her playstyle. Her Scavenger ability lets her stockpile useful items and share them with other players (if she chooses to), and Well Equipped lets her boost the result of a skill check for each item in her possession. She also comes with her newfound companion, Starbuck , who can help fend off enemies or protect her from harm.

However, if Samira is a traitor, then this versatility makes her a massive threat. Each item she takes with Scavenger is an item that the humans can’t use, and they all have features that can give her an edge during her sabotage. Well Equipped can be used to decrease the result of a skill check and ensure its failure, and Starbuck is loyal only to her—she will readily attack any human that dares to challenge her beloved Samira.

A Varied Crew

This colorful cast of intriguing characters helps bring the world of Unfathomable to life. We hope you are excited to meet them when Unfathomable launches this September!

Join us next time for a gameplay preview of this thrilling game of traitors and terror. You can pre-order your own copy of Unfathomable (UNF01) at your local retailer or online through our webstore today!

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A Summer of Horror

Published 2 July 2021 | Arkham Horror: The Card Game

A Summer of Horror

The Arkham Horror Files Took Over June!

"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."
–H.P. Lovecraft

Set amid a backdrop of Lovecraftian horror, experience the mysteries, mythos and monsters in the expansive game titles known as the Arkham Horror Files. It truly is a summer of horror, since the Arkham Horror Files took over the month of June! Take a look below to see all of the great Arkham games and expansions that were released or announced this month.

Secrets of the Order - Available Now!

The unquiet spirits of the dead cry out and ghouls stalk the midnight streets of Arkham. Derelict portals yawn open between our existence and the horrific unknown, and even in the storied French Hill neighborhood, the Order of the Silver Twilight plots their path to greater power.

This new expansion brings investigators to the classic neighborhood of French Hill while also sending them beyond our reality into the depths of the terrifying Underworld. Two new double-sided map tiles bring the older regions of Arkham, Massachusetts to life, including the aforementioned French Hill neighborhood, as well as the Underworld itself. Four more investigators join the party, ranging from the steadfast soldier Mark Harrigan to the confident aviatrix Winifred Habbamock. The investigators’ jobs will not be easy—this expansion brings three entirely new scenarios into the fold, challenging investigators with restless spirits, secret cultists, and the depths of the Underworld itself. With over 130 new encounter and event cards, new assets, monsters, conditions, and a new type of map tile, Secrets of the Order opens a portal to a hoard of content, pulling you into some truly terrifying tales.

This is not a standalone product. It requires the Arkham Horror Third Edition Core Set to play.

By the Book and Roland Banks Parallel Investigator Card - Available Now!

A brand new batch of print-and-play content for Arkham Horror: The Card Game is here! Following the parallel versions of investigators Daisy Walker, "Skids" O'Toole, and Agnes Baker, this time you'll take on the role of Roland Banks and uncover a conspiracy the likes of which you've never faced in Arkham LCG before.

Yet another body has been uncovered in the Black Cave. With due diligence, you seek the trush and believe the mastermind of the murders is a congressman, Mr. Grey. This is an unprecedented case for you; will you be able to take down such a powerful politician and his ring of conspirators?

Arkham Horror: The Card Game core set is required to play.

Edge of the Earth Investigator Expansion - Pre-Order Now!

In the far, uncharted reaches of Antarctica, unspeakable horrors dwell on the edge of shadows. They lurk, wait, and watch, and with them comes a secret so ancient and profound that it threatens to tear apart our very understanding of the planet we call home- if it doesn't tear apart reality itself first. Thus, our intrepid investigators must delve into the mysteries of the great southern ice sheets and, hopefully, uncover the truth before it is too late.

In the Edge of the Earth Investigator Expansion, you'll find a treasure trove of player cards the likes of which you've never seen in Arkham history. With five investigators and around 250 cards to expand your deckbuilding options, you won't want to miss this opportunity to strengthen your player card content like never before.

Arkham Horror: The Card Game core set is required to play.

Edge of the Earth Campaign Expansion - Pre-Order Now!

In the far, uncharted reaches of Antarctica, unspeakable horrors dwell on the edge of shadows. They lurk, wait, and watch, and with them comes a secret so ancient and profound that it threatens to tear apart our very understanding of the planet we call home—if it doesn’t tear apart reality itself first. Thus, our intrepid investigators must delve into the mysteries of the great southern ice sheets and, hopefully, uncover the truth before it is too late. Will they save the world? Or will they perish in the icy depths?

The Edge of the Earth Campaign Expansion has no player cards in sight. Instead, this expansion contains over 300 scenario cards to support the entirety of the Edge of the Earth campaign, including the materials for a breathtaking new story, branching paths, and more. The best part? All you need is a core set and a copy of this expansion to jump right into this chilling tale—no other materials required! While we will no longer be releasing monthly Mythos packs going forward, this single expansion contains about the same amount of content as an entire cycle from the old release model. It’s a full campaign all in one package!

Arkham Horror: The Card Game core set is required to play.

Unfathomable - Pre-Order Now!

Arkham Horror: The Card Game Revised Core Set - Pre-Order Now!

The boundaries between worlds have drawn perilously thin. Dark forces work in the shadows and call upon unspeakable horrors, strange happenings are discovered all throughout the city of Arkham, Massachusetts, and behind it all an Ancient One manipulates everything from beyond the veil. It is time to revisit that which started it all…

With a revamped system of organization and a number of quality-of-life improvements, this new version of the beloved LCG’s core set is the perfect way for someone to dive into the game. The box comes with everything you need to get your Arkham campaigns started, including enough cards and components for up to three other players to join you in your quest against the Mythos.

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FFG Live in June

Published 15 June 2021 | Descent: Legends of the Dark

FFG Live in June

Don't Miss Our Upcoming Livestreams

Don't miss the two livestreams taking place in June! Tune in as we unbox the newly announced board game, Unfathomable, and we'll also be answering your questions LIVE with game designer Tony Fanchi. Later this month, watch gameplay of the highly anticipated dungeon-crawling adventure, Descent: Legends of the Dark. We will stream live from our YouTube channel. If you can't watch the stream live, don't worry, we always archive our livestreams on our YouTube channel as well. See the full June schedule below!

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Traitors and Terror

Published 10 June 2021 | Unfathomable

Traitors and Terror

Announcing Unfathomable, a New Board Game from the Arkham Horror Files Universe

Fantasy Flight Games is thrilled to announce Unfathomable, a brand-new board game in the Arkham Horror Files universe!

Terrors from the Deep

Lurking within the depths of the Atlantic Ocean are a swarm of vicious, unspeakable horrors: the Deep Ones, led by Mother Hydra and Father Dagon. For reasons unknown, they have set their sights on the Atlantica, and their minions, taking the form of human-Deep One hybrids, have infiltrated the steamship to help sink it from within. Each game of Unfathomable has one or more players assuming the role of one of these hybrids, and how well they can secretly sabotage the efforts of the other players might mean the difference between a successful voyage and a sunken ship.

Are you human or hybrid? Friend or foe? Champion or traitor?

If you’re a human, you’ll need to fend off Deep Ones, prevent the Atlantica from taking too much damage, and carefully manage the ship’s four crucial resources if you want any hope of making it to Boston, all while trying to figure out which of your fellow players are friends and which are foes. Everyone shares the same resource pool, but humans will try to preserve them while traitors will strive to subtly deplete them. Being able to tell when someone is purposefully draining the group’s resources is harder than you think, especially when you take crises into account!

At the end of each player’s turn, that player must draw a mythos card. Each of these cards represents a crisis that the whole group must try to resolve together. Some of these crises, such as Food Rationing , will call for a choice that could potentially put the ship’s passengers or resources at risk, while others, such as Hull Leak , will call for a skill test in which failure could have disastrous consequences.

Food Rationing and Hull Leak are just two of the many different crises that can occur at the end of a turn.

During a skill test, each player contributes skill cards from their hand to a face-down pile shared by the group. Once everyone has contributed (or chosen not to), the cards are shuffled and then revealed. If enough of the correct skills were contributed, then the group passes the test! But if the wrong skills were contributed, they can actually hinder the results, leading to failure. Thus, skill tests are dangerous opportunities for traitors to sabotage the humans’ efforts, so you will have to stay on your toes at all times. We will unveil more about crises, skill tests, and more when we take a deeper dive into the gameplay of Unfathomable at a later date.

All New Faces

While Unfathomable takes place in the Arkham Horror Files universe, it takes place many years before the events of the Arkham Horror board game and card game. Because of this, this game features a full cast of brand-new playable characters, each of which has never been seen in the Arkham universe before. We’ll introduce you to each of them in time, but for today, please welcome the captain of the SS Atlantica: Keilani Tatupu .

A tough, experienced sailor and born survivor, Keilani has stood strong in the face of adversity before. When a typhoon killed the captain of her previous ship, Keilani was suddenly thrust into a leadership role and had to guide the rest of her crew to safety. Even once the storm had calmed, her challenges did not end, as mutinous crewmembers refused to follow her orders and set Keilani—and eleven others—adrift on a lifeboat in the middle of the stormy season. Despite these odds, Keilani kept her fellow castaways alive for four grueling weeks, and her story made international news when they finally reached land. However, there was one part of that story that didn’t make the paper, one that she chose to keep to herself: her strange nighttime encounter with a hideous creature beneath the waves.

Did it let her live simply because she caught it by surprise? Or is it because she’s secretly a hybrid in disguise, unbeknownst even to herself, waiting for the right moment to awaken to her true identity? Each of the game’s ten playable characters have similarly shrouded events in their pasts, which means no one is above suspicion and every game of Unfathomable will bring about unexpected twists and turns.

Unfathomable Depths

As we stated before, we will have more to share with you about this phenomenal game in the future. For now, let us leave you with one more teaser: you may have noticed that the art style for Unfathomable is unique among the games in the Arkham Horror Files universe. Take a look at some of these gorgeous card backs and see if you can guess what they could possibly mean!

Are you a friend to humanity or a hybrid saboteur? Search for the answers when Unfathomable releases this September!

You can pre-order your own copy of Unfathomable (UNF01) at your local retailer or online through our webstore today!

Also, be sure to join us on Wednesday, June 16th at 1:00 PM CDT for a live unboxing and Q&A at youtube.com/FantasyFlightStudio!

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FFG Live in October

FFG Live in October

Experience the Horror

Experience the Horror

Fantasy Flight Games

Loot Studios

Edge Studio

Aconyte Books

Dark Horse Comics

Available Now: June 7

Available Now: June 7

From the Abyss Expansion

FFG Live in May

FFG Live in May

From the Abyss

From the Abyss

New Horrors

New Crewmembers

New Cards

From the Depths of the Ocean

Available Now: November 12

Available Now: November 12

Unfathomable

War Machine

Trivia Troubles

Trivia Troubles

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Unlocked Prizes

Horrors for Days

Horrors for Days

Arkham Nights In-Person

A Week to Remember

Unfathomable Wallpapers

Unfathomable Wallpapers

FFG Live in September

FFG Live in September

Wednesday, September 15

Thursday, September 16

Friday, September 17

Saturday, September 18

FFG At Pop-Up Gen Con

FFG At Pop-Up Gen Con

Friday, September 17th

Event Tables

Learn-to-Play Tables

Demo Tables

Saturday, September 18th

Event Tables

Learn-to-Play Tables

Demo Tables

Across the Atlantic

Across the Atlantic

Starting the Voyage

Against the Odds

The Traitor Revealed

A Tide of Terror

All Aboard

All Aboard

The Captain: Keilani Tatupu

The First Mate: Arjun Singh

The Surgeon: Svetlana Gedroits

The Engineer: Jeanne Lafarge

The Master-at-Arms: Jamie Snell

The Apprentice: William Bowleg

The Mathematician: Beatrice Sharpe

The Exile: Ishmael Marsh

The Jinx: Edmund Mallory

Friday, September 17^th

Saturday, September 18^th