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Mansions of Madness: Forbidden Alchemy

Mansions of Madness: Forbidden Alchemy

Fantasy Flight Games · 2011Expansion
2–5120–180 min13+ yrs3.1/5 complexity7.7 BGG5,3 KStrategy
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Game description from the publisher: Inside abandoned hospitals, secret laboratories, and forgotten cellars, scientists are conducting depraved experiments that will drag humanity to the brink of the abyss.

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Game description from the publisher:

Inside abandoned hospitals, secret laboratories, and forgotten cellars, scientists are conducting depraved experiments that will drag humanity to the brink of the abyss. Only a small group of investigators can discover the truth and put an end to these mad plots before it's too late...

Mansions of Madness: Forbidden Alchemy provides players with new investigators for the Mansions of Madness base game, as well as new Trauma, Mythos, and Combat cards for use in any story. Forbidden Alchemy also includes three new scenarios, in which investigators will encounter new rooms, monsters, items, clues, locks, and obstacles:

In "Return of the Reanimator", the investigators are tasked with entering a vermin-infested manor to seek the whereabouts of Doctor Herbert West, a reportedly insane scientist whose legendary experiments in reanimation led to his untimely demise.



"Yellow Matter" tells the grim tale of research into strange extraterrestrial beings. But who is the experimenter, and who is the subject?



"Lost in Time and Space" takes your Mansions of Madness experience to mind-bending new heights with the introduction of time travel! Travel back to the mid-nineteenth century or ahead to the mid-twenty-first in your search for the truth behind a strange and dangerous device.

With four new investigators, two monster types, nearly 250 new cards, 40 tokens and markers, and six detailed map tiles, Forbidden Alchemy introduces a host of new enhancements to your Mansions of Madness experience.

The revised printing of Mansions of Madness: Forbidden Alchemy, scheduled for release in May 2012, includes corrected cards and map set-ups for all three scenarios.

game anatomy
Complexity3.1 / 5
BGG rating7.7 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
Extensive text — heavy translation needed
Play time
120–180 min
Players
2–5
Recommended age
13+ yrs
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Q4How many players does Mansions of Madness: Forbidden Alchemy support?
Mansions of Madness: Forbidden Alchemy is played by 2–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of Mansions of Madness: Forbidden Alchemy take?
A game of Mansions of Madness: Forbidden Alchemy takes about 120–180 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Mansions of Madness: Forbidden Alchemy for?
Mansions of Madness: Forbidden Alchemy is recommended from age 13.
Q7How complex is Mansions of Madness: Forbidden Alchemy?
Mansions of Madness: Forbidden Alchemy has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.1 out of 5.
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