Miskatonic Tales: Journey to Innsmouth Board Game
Step into the shadows of the Cthulhu Mythos. Miskatonic Tales: Journey to Innsmouth is a thrilling, cooperative narrative adventure game set in the eerie and iconic universe of Call of Cthulhu, created by Chaosium. Alone or with a team of investigators, you will explore the fishy goings-on in the decaying, secretive town of Innsmouth during the 1920s.
This story-driven experience features three sizable sandbox adventures that can be played independently, yet interweave to form one massive, terrifying story arc. Guided by robust scenario gamebooks, players explore a map full of locations, secrets, and encounters. Instead of rigid turns, the game encourages open discussion and collaboration as you manage your hand of attribute cards, push your luck with custom dice, and fight to stop the sinister schemes of the Mythos before time runs out!
Product Highlights:
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Card-Driven Action System: Replaces traditional RPG stats with personalized decks! Draw attribute cards each round and strategically spend them to move, perform activities, or guarantee successes on crucial skill tests.
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Deep Narrative Exploration: Features three robust gamebooks filled with visceral, highly detailed prose. Your choices, successes, and failures will dynamically shape how the investigation unfolds.
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Immersive Companion App: Enhance your tabletop experience with a free companion app (available on iOS and Android) that provides immersive voiceovers, background music, and ambient sound effects for the story passages!
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Mounting Dread Mechanics: Feel the pressure of an advancing timeline. Special symbols on the custom dice advance negative event trackers on the board, unleashing unexpected disasters, injuries, and stress to ensure the tension never lets up.
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High Replayability: Choose from a diverse cast of investigators, each with their own strengths. Because the scenarios are sandbox-style and sprawling, a single playthrough won't uncover every secret—replay to explore new paths and perspectives!
Game Details:
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Players: 1–4
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Playtime: Multiple hours per scenario
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Designers: Olivier Mélison, Eric Dubus
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Artists: Rafał Szłapa, Martyna Starczewska
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Publisher: Chaosium
Box Contents (Approximate):
- 3 Narrative Scenario Gamebooks
- Modular Map Tiles
- Encounter, Objective, Clue, and Item Cards
- Personalized Investigator Attribute Decks
- Custom Mythos Dice
- Dozens of Status, Health, Sanity, and Tracking Tokens
