Mansions of Madness: Second Edition

Mansions of Madness is a cooperative horror and mystery game. You are investigators in the streets of Innsmouth and the haunted houses of Arkham. Together you discover what is going on. Along the way you collect weapons, items and clues, solve puzzles and fight monsters.

An app acts as the game master. It tells the story, makes the monsters move and tells you which rooms to lay down. This means everyone can play and no opponent is needed. The box contains eight investigators and four scenarios. The game belongs to the same universe as Eldritch Horror and Elder Sign.

In the app, you choose a scenario and an investigator. Then you explore the house step by step. Each turn you can take two actions:

• Move and explore: you walk through the house and open new rooms. The app tells you which room you enter.
• Search and talk: you examine objects and people. This is how you find items and clues.
• Fight: you attack a monster with a weapon or spell, or with your bare hands.
• Trade: you give items to another investigator who is in the same location.

Example: your investigator has Will 4 and makes a test. You roll four dice and count the successes. Enough successes? Then the test succeeds.

When everyone has had their turn, the app triggers events and the monsters take actions. You win or lose together. The goal depends on the scenario.

• A suspenseful story You slowly discover what is going on. Puzzles and difficult choices keep things exciting.
• Everyone plays along The app is the game master. No one has to be the antagonist or lead the story.
• Different every time The app generates a different map, monsters, and cards each time. This means you can play the same scenario again.