Aside from some minor modifications, gameplay was fundamentally the same as in the first edition but with the role of the keeper replaced by a companion app that would run through Steam on Mac or PC, Apple iOS, or Android platforms. On 4 August 2016 a second edition of Mansions of Madness was released. The expansion added four new investigators (Amanda Sharpe, Bob Jenkins, Mandy Thompson, and Monterey Jack), eleven new monsters (two dark druids, two child of the goats, two goat spawns, two nightgaunts, dunwich horror, dark young, and wizard) and eleven new map tiles as well as additional cards and tokens.įantasy Flight Games released six print-on-demand scenarios separately. The expansion also introduced allies and non-player characters to the game and added situations where the keeper had to find clues to solve puzzles. This expansion aimed to shift the game's focus to outdoor settings that were designed to be less linear to give players more choice in exploration and investigation. It included the five new scenarios- A Cry for Help, The Stars Aligned, The Mind's Veil, The Dunwich Horror, and A Matter of Trust. Call of the Wild Ĭall of the Wild was designed by Corey Konieczka and released in 2013. A revised printing in May 2012 included corrected cards and map set-ups for all three scenarios.
The expansion also contained four new investigators (Carolyn Fern, Dexter Drake, Darrell Simmons, and Vincent Lee), four new monsters (two byakhees and two crawling ones) and six new map tiles as well as additional cards and tokens. It included the three new scenarios- Return of the Reanimator, Yellow Matter, and Lost in Time and Space. Two expansions were published for the first edition of Mansions of Madness.įorbidden Alchemy was designed by Corey Konieczka, the designer of the base game, and released in 2011. The keeper knows the objective from the beginning while the goal is hidden from the investigators until near the end of the game.
Threat points are a resource required to use most of the keeper's ability cards. The keeper accumulates threat points equivalent to the number of investigators each turn. During the investigator's turn, the keeper may play mythos cards to attempt to injure the character physically or mentally, degrade or destroy their items, or otherwise set them back.Īfter the investigators complete their turns, the keeper gets to react. or the investigator could develop nyctophobia after having an encounter with an eldritch horror. For instance, an investigator might receive damage of a broken leg and be unable to move as quickly as before. Each time an investigator suffers damage, the keeper may play trauma cards that inflict further penalties. Each investigator has a health and sanity value that is depleted when the character is wounded or scared. Each investigator may move two spaces and carry out one action. Then the other explorers take turns exploring. After setting up, the players begin at the designated starting point and if there is a main character, that player with the main character role goes first. The keeper consults the rule book to make decisions about the story and to place clues and traps across the board. At the beginning of the game, the players pick a storyline and set up the map accordingly. One player takes the role of the keeper, who is responsible for the monsters and happenings of the game the other players take on the roles of investigators, who solve a mystery. Mansions of Madness requires two to five players. The second edition was designed by Nikki Valens and uses an app in place of the human keeper role to run the game's scenario. Players explore a locale filled with Lovecraftian horrors and solve a mystery.Īfter five years, two big-box expansions, and six print-on-demand scenarios, the original Mansions of Madness was retired and replaced by Mansions of Madness Second Edition. Mansions of Madness is a tabletop strategy game designed by Corey Konieczka and published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2011. Mansions of Madness 2nd edition box coverĮnglish, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish