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Arkham Horror


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Minimum age:
(official)
12 years
 
     
Rating:
(average)
6.7 
Year: 2005 
Publishers:
Fantasy Flight Games

 

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UserRatingMin. AgeAdults TooComment
wererat912Yes Long but cooperative.
guantanamo812Yes I good cooperative game. But, to long for any younger kids. My Min age of 12 is probably pushing it a bit.
mawiker812Yes  
RPardoe813Yes As a cooperative game, has the advantage that kids can play along with adults provided someone helps suggest moves and explains the steps to take. (Granted this can also be frustrating as players want to do their own stuff, so might just play along for the ride.) A lot of stuff going on with a modest horror theme - so not for impressionable youngsters.
clandaith79  
Elden712Some It's horror themed, so that is a factor. It is also a cooperative game, which is excellent. I truly wish there were more cooperative games out there. It is also pretty long, so that is also a consideration.
laraberrycross713Yes Very long, but very fun. Lots of reading involved.
wkusau713Some Long and difficult. More of a fun activity than the actual game for me. The Horror theme is not that strong unless someone explains the mythos.
heinzy57612Yes Being cooperative, it's a good game to play with children because they aren't directly competing with Mom or Dad but are trying to win with them. My concern is that the rules are too complicated and that the playing time will be a problem for some low attention span teenagers. The theme is also a bit dark for much younger than preteens.
lankyengineer614Some  
Warbanner613Some I'd be concerned a bit about the theme of this game with youngsters; the mechanics of play are fine, though.
boltongeordie514Some Not a fantastic game for adults - overlong and repetitive, very fiddly but with just enough theme and suspense to keep you going. Add in the theme and then ask, why would I choose to play this with kids unless it was the only game I owned .
fsumarc513Yes A bit too long and dark for young ones. Great co-op game for 13 and up though.
TGov513Yes Great game, just really a bit complicated as far as the attributes and dice rolling goes. I really wouldn't play this with anybody under 12 or 13 tbh.