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2016 · Fantasy

Mansions of Madness: Second Edition

Players cooperate in an app-driven horror mystery set in a Lovecraftian town, investigating eerie mansions and shadowed streets. The digital app handles scenario setup, narrative events, monster behavior, and hidden information while guiding exploration. Each player controls an investigator with unique skills and equipment, searching rooms, collecting items, solving puzzles presented by the app, and resolving encounters with cultists and monsters. Sanity and health must be managed alongside objectives as the group works together to uncover clues and complete scenario-specific goals before the threats and madness overwhelm them.

Players: 1–5 best 5
Playing time: 120–180 min
Age: 14+
Complexity: 2.7 / 5

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Design: Nikki Valens
Art: Corey Konieczka
Tony Foti
Jacob Murray
Cristi Balanescu
Anders Finér
Yoann Boissonnet
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Publisher: Fantasy Flight Games

Expansions

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Mansions of Madness: Second Edition – Beyond the Threshold: Expansion2017

Mansions of Madness: Second Edition – Streets of Arkham: Expansion2017

Mansions of Madness: Second Edition – Sanctum of Twilight: Expansion2018

Mansions of Madness: Second Edition – Horrific Journeys: Expansion2018

Mansions of Madness: Second Edition – Path of the Serpent: Expansion2019

Mansions of Madness: Second Edition – Suppressed Memories: Figure and Tile Collection2016

Mansions of Madness: Second Edition – Recurring Nightmares: Figure and Tile Collection2016

Mansions of Madness: Second Edition – Altered Fates2018

Mansions of Madness: Second Edition – What Lies Within2016

Mansions of Madness: Second Edition – Dark Reflections2017

Mansions of Madness: Second Edition – Turn of a Page2025

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1,425
Plays logged: 1,176
Players: 2h 38m
Average play: 479
In collections: 50
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8.0/10

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2 playersGood · 1 vote
3 playersBest · 1 vote
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5 playersGood · 1 vote

the-fire-archmage-ninja10.0
It's difficult to overstate how much I've enjoyed this game with my friends, with all its expansions. It's a product of its time, and really shines with the app that narrates the story. Unfortunately as more time passes between the release of the game and the current year, the more likely that the app will disappear from android or iPhone. Fun fact that added to our enjoyment: In Spanish, the voice actor for the narrator is the same person that voices Admiral Adama from Battlestar Galactica, the remake. It felt very special.
Played it 20 times
Mestremuten6.0
Rating: 3/5 Production value: 3/4 Is the game in my collection/Love to have?: 0/1
First impressions · 2 plays
Jordi Agulló9.0
Good immersion with the app. Long live to Cthulhu
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Rules questions

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Do we have to decide the full turn order before anyone starts their turn?

No. Choose the next investigator as you go; you don’t need to set the entire order in advance. (FAQ, p. 2)

Can I split my move action around another action?

Yes. You can move one space, take another action, then move a second space as part of the same move action. (FAQ, p. 2)

Do I have to spend an action to tap a token in the app and read it?

No. You can inspect any token in the app without spending an action, even if it isn’t in your space. But choosing an app option marked with the action icon costs an action. (Rulebook, p. 7)

Can I spend Clues to help with skill tests or puzzles?

Yes. During a skill test, spend one Clue to turn one investigation result into a success; you may do this multiple times. During a puzzle, each Clue spent gives you one additional puzzle step. (Rulebook, pp. 13, 17)

Which monster do I make a horror check against if several are nearby?

Resolve a horror check against the monster within range with the highest horror rating. If you’re within range of none, you don’t make a horror check. (Rulebook, p. 10)

If I’m eliminated, does the game end right away?

Not immediately: the remaining investigators get one additional investigator phase to complete the investigation. If they haven’t completed it by the end of that phase, they lose. (Rulebook, p. 12)