Arkham Horror: The Card Game - How To Play

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INDEX
00:00 - Introduction
01:05 - Setup
08:33 - Overview
09:00 - Round Sequence
09:23 - Investigation Phase
09:45 - Actions
10:09 - Action: Drawing a Card
10:29 - Action: Gaining a Resource
10:46 - Action: Playing a Card:
11:16 - Event
12:17 - Asset
13:10 - Asset Slot
14:24 - Action: Activate
15:24 - Action: Investigate
16:29 - Skill Test
17:03 - Boosting a Skill
18:36 - Free Trigger
19:15 - Skill Modifiers
20:47 - Reaction Trigger
21:25 - Using a Clue / Act deck
22:58 - Action: Move
24:21 - Taking a Horror / Damage
25:04 - Elimination
25:40 - Action: Evade
26:58 - Lead Investigator
27:42 - Grim Rule
28:03 - Enemy Engagement
28:35 - Attack of Opportunity
29:33 - Evading
30:29 - Action: Fighting
31:23 - Victory keyword
31:33 - Friendly Fire
31:48 - More Damage
32:20 - Action: Engaging
32:57 - Ending a Turn
33:04 - Cooperation / Sharing information
33:57 - Enemy Phase / Hunter
34:35 - Enemy Attack
35:21 - Upkeep Phase
36:08 - Reshuffling a Discard Pile
36:21 - End of a Round
36:33 - Mythos Phase
36:57 - Advancing an Agenda
37:35 - Encounter Deck
38:25 - Weakness
39:15 - Scenario End
42:07 - Deckbuilding

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[WatchItPlayed]

NOTE: You can investigate at a location, even if there are no clue tokens there (which may help you trigger some other card effects).

Also, assigning and applying damage/horror is a two step process. This allows you to assign both damage AND horror to an asset (let's say, for example the Beat Cop at 24:47) before it is discarded.

[ctrlaltdel]

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[halforange]

If you bought the core set and haven’t yet played it, watch this video before playing. Yes, all 43 minutes, you’ll save yourself time. I read the rules to teach myself and it took me 4 hours to get through the first scenario (which now takes about 20 minutes). Rodney does an excellent job of connecting the different mechanics so that the rules make intuitive sense. Grade A tutorial.

[skylarshaffer]

I sigh a breath of relief every time I see that Rodney has made a video about a game I’m learning, he just makes it so easy!

0:21 Introduction
1:05 Setup
8:33 Overview
9:00 Round Sequence
9:23 Investigation Phase
9:45 9 Actions:
10:09 1) Drawing a Card
10:29 2) Gaining a Resource
10:46 3) Playing a Card:
11:16 Event
12:17 Asset
13:10 Asset Slot
14:24 4) Activate
15:24 5) Investigate
16:29 Skill Test
17:03 Boosting a Skill
18:36 Free Trigger
19:15 Skill Modifiers
20:47 Reaction Trigger
21:25 Using a Clue / Act deck
22:58 6) Move
24:21 Taking a Horror / Damage
25:04 Elimination
25:40 7) Evade
26:58 Lead Investigator
27:42 Grim Rule
28:03 Enemy Engagement
28:35 Attack of Opportunity
29:33 Evading
30:29 8) Fighting
31:23 Victory keyword
31:33 Friendly Fire
31:48 More Damage
32:20 9) Engaging
32:57 Ending a Turn
33:04 Cooperation / Sharing information
33:57 Enemy Phase / Hunter
34:35 Enemy Attack
35:21 Upkeep Phase
36:08 Reshuffling a Discard Pile
36:21 End of a Round
36:33 Mythos Phase
36:57 Advancing an Agenda
37:35 Encounter Deck
38:25 Weakness
39:15 Scenario End
42:07 Deckbuilding

[JannPoo]

35:54 Small correction. Each investigator in player order draws a card from their deck. If those cards have a revelation effect, you must resolve them at this time. Then after everyone has drawn their card (and resolved their effect if present), each player gains a resource.

This is important especially for the weakness card "Paranoia", which causes you to lose all of your resources as soon as you draw it. But since you gain a resource after, and not before, you will have at least 1 resource available on your next turn.

BTW drawing a card and gaining a resource in the Upkeep Phase is mandatory.

[technoleo]

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[Silverpicker]

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[SanjuroSan]

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[RobohoTarots]

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[siriondel]

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[piratedoggames]

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[Rominil]

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[b.c.eckhoff]

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[prapasup]

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