Eldritch Horror - First Impressions
Lily: Yesterday was my birthday, and for my birthday I got a new game! Eldritch Horror, the globe-trotting adventure in the Arkham Files universe! Lily: The map was a lot bigger than I expected it to be! The physical board was twice the size I expected. The amount of spaces on the board made it a hassle to get around, but that's a good thing here - it made the adventure feel more globe-trotting, especially since you can't take two actions of the same kind in a turn. If you want to move, you need to spend extra effort to get travel tickets. Lily: I hope there are more allies or investigators that can move through the wilderness easier, because taking two turns to get in and out of expedition sites seemed like so much trouble that it wasn't worth it. Henry: Yeah, we didn't end up going to the Himalayas - our first expedition - at all, so we never saw what those cards look like. There was just too much else to do on the board. Lily: I was very impressed by the production v...