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Elder Sign: Gates of Arkham
Strategy Social

Elder Sign: Gates of Arkham

Requires:Elder Sign

Designed by Samuel Bailey, Richard Launius

Published by Fantasy Flight Games, ADC Blackfire Entertainment + 4 more

Expansion
Moderate Depth: 30 Min Teach
Game: Elder Sign

Community Snapshot

Medium complexity
~90 min
7.8 on BGG (2.8K)
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Categories

Adventure
Explore, discover, and overcome challenges in a narrative-driven experience.
Card Game
Cards are the primary component — may involve hand management, drafting, or deck building.
Dice
Dice rolling is a core mechanism — outcomes depend partly on luck.
Expansion for Base-game
This is an expansion — requires the base game to play.
Fantasy
Set in magical worlds with mythical creatures, spells, and quests.
Fighting
Direct combat between players or factions — tactical battles and confrontation.
Horror
Dark, scary themes — survive monsters, solve mysteries, or face the unknown.
Novel-based
Based on or inspired by a book or literary work.

Designed for 1–8 players and playable in ~90 min, Elder Sign: Gates of Arkham delivers a medium experience that earned a 6.7 on BGG.

How It Plays

Cooperative Game

Everyone works together against the game itself — you win or lose as a team, so get ready to strategize together!

Dice Rolling

You roll dice to determine outcomes — there's always that thrilling moment of suspense before they land!

Modular Board

The board is made of separate pieces arranged differently each game — no two setups are ever quite the same.

Role Playing

You take on a character with unique abilities and make choices as them — step into someone else's shoes!

About This Game

Description from the Publisher The struggle against the Ancient Ones spreads out of the museum and into the haunted city of Arkham in Elder Sign: Gates of Arkham. Adventures take place in over twenty locations including Velma's Diner and the Curiositie Shoppe, Arkham Asylum, and the Uninvited Isle. Meanwhile, gates to Other Worlds open throughout Arkham, destabilizing time and space.…

Source: BoardGameGeek

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Series: Arkham Horror Files (Fantasy Flight Games)

Players

1-8

Play Time

90 min

Complexity

2.6 / 5

Rating

7.8

Year

2015