# Arkham Horror: The Card Game

Arkham Horror: The Card Game is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 60–120 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 9.8 out of 10 by 3 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 60–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.7 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2026
- **Categories:** Card Game, Science Fiction, Horror, Exploration
- **Mechanics:** Solo / Solitaire Game, Cooperative Game, Map Deformation, Area Movement, Role Playing, Action Points, Stat Check Resolution, Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, Deck Construction, Events, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Modular Board, Communication Limits, Player Elimination
- **Ludoya rating:** 9.8 out of 10, from 3 reviews
- **Owned by:** 44 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 72
- **Unique players:** 33

**Designers:** Josiah Harrist, Nicholas Kory, Nate French, MJ Newman

**Artists:** Mauro dal Bo, David Robert Hovey, JB Casasola, Stanislav Dikolenko, Rayven Studios, Christine Mitzuk, Aleksander Karcz, Derek D. Edgell, Pixoloid Studios, Helge C. Balzer, Borja Pindado Arribas, Peter Polach, Robert Laskey, Carlos Palma Cruchaga, Walter Brocca, Tiziano Baracchi, Ethan Patrick Harris, Nate French, Lin Hsiang, Nele Diel, Irina French, Anders Finér, Rafał Hrynkiewicz, Billy Norrby, Brian Valenzuela, Andreia Ugrai, Drazenka Kimpel

**Publishers:** Fantasy Flight Games

## Expansions

- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – Curse of the Rougarou: Scenario Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-curse-of-the-rougarou-scenario-pack)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – Carnevale of Horrors: Scenario Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-carnevale-of-horrors-scenario-pack)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – Murder at the Excelsior Hotel: Scenario Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-murder-at-the-excelsior-hotel-scenario-pack)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – The Labyrinths of Lunacy: Scenario Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-the-labyrinths-of-lunacy-scenario-pack)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – Guardians of the Abyss: Scenario Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-guardians-of-the-abyss-scenario-pack)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – The Blob That Ate Everything: Scenario Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-the-blob-that-ate-everything-scenario-pack)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – War of the Outer Gods: Scenario Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-war-of-the-outer-gods-scenario-pack)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – Machinations Through Time: Scenario Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-machinations-through-time-scenario-pack)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – Fortune and Folly: Scenario Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-fortune-and-folly-scenario-pack)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – The Midwinter Gala: Scenario Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-the-midwinter-gala-scenario-pack)
- [Barkham Horror: The Card Game – The Meddling of Meowlathotep: Scenario Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/barkham-horror-the-card-game-the-meddling-of-meowlathotep-scenario-pack)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – Film Fatale: Scenario Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-film-fatale-scenario-pack)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – Carolyn Fern Investigator Deck](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-carolyn-fern-investigator-deck)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – Marie Lambeau Investigator Deck](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-marie-lambeau-investigator-deck)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – Miguel de la Cruz Investigator Deck](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-miguel-de-la-cruz-investigator-deck)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – Tommy Muldoon Investigator Deck](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-tommy-muldoon-investigator-deck)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – André Patel Investigator Deck](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-andre-patel-investigator-deck)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – The Eternal Slumber: Scenario Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-the-eternal-slumber-scenario-pack)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – Children of Blood: Small Campaign Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-children-of-blood-small-campaign-expansion)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – The Night's Usurper: Scenario Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-the-nights-usurper-scenario-pack)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – The Blob That Ate Everything ELSE!](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-the-blob-that-ate-everything-else)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game – Traces to Nowhere Scenario Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-traces-to-nowhere-scenario-pack)

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## Rules questions

### Do I have to fight an enemy before I can move or play a card?

No, but if you are engaged with one or more ready enemies, any action other than Fight, Evade, Parley, or Resign causes each engaged enemy to make an attack of opportunity. The attack happens after you pay the action’s costs but before its effects resolve (pp. 11, 38).

### How much damage does a successful Fight action deal?

A normal successful Fight action deals only 1 damage; weapons and other effects may increase this amount. If the test fails, no damage is dealt—unless you attacked an enemy engaged with another investigator, in which case the failed attack’s damage is dealt to that investigator instead (p. 14).

### When I commit a card to a skill test, do I have to pay for it, and how many cards can another investigator commit?

No resource cost is paid when committing a card, and only icons matching the tested skill—or wild icons—provide bonuses. Each other investigator at your location may commit no more than one card to the test (pp. 15, 33).

### Does an enemy drawn from the encounter deck automatically engage me?

Usually, yes: an enemy is spawned ready and engaged with the investigator who drew it. Exceptions include enemies with spawn instructions and aloof enemies, which spawn unengaged (pp. 19, 33).

### Can I skip the Mythos phase in the first round?

Yes. During the first round, skip the Mythos phase and begin with the Investigation phase; subsequent rounds follow the normal four-phase order (p. 11).

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/arkham-horror-the-card-game-2)
- [Arkham Horror: The Card Game in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/arkham-horror-the-card-game-2)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/463126)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._