Arkham Horror: Kingsport Horror Expansion

by Fantasy Flight Games

Product Features

• Introduces the town of Kingsport with a colorful new board
• Introduces Guardians and Epic Battle cards
• Age: 12+
• Number of Players: 1 - 8
• Playing Time: 2-4 hrs

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 11.8 x 11.8 inches ; 2.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: 1589943708
• Item model number: VA53
• Manufacturer recommended age: 12 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,348 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

There's Something In The MistReturn once more to H.P. Lovecraft's vision of New England, this time to explore the dream-haunted shores of misty Kingsport, a city where the dimensional barriers are at their thinnest. This place also has powerful guardians, so perhaps the investigators will find someone - or something - willing to help them in their battle against the Ancient One.•The town of Kingsport, on a new board with new rules and locations•8 new investigators with powerful new abilities•4 new Ancient Ones to struggle futilely against•New protective elements in the form of Guardians•2 new Herald sheets•20 new monster markers, over 300 new cards, and the deadly Epic Battle cards!

Product Description

Kingsport Horror introduces new game concepts to the Arkham Horror board game, including wandering dimensional rifts, Epic Battle cards, Guardians, and elusive monsters that must be tracked down before they can be fought. Kingsport Horror also adds eight new investigators, four new Ancient Ones, two new Heralds, over 20 new monsters markers, dozens of new items and skills, plenty of new encounters, and an expansion board featuring the city of Kingsport.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Grand Expansion of Lovecraft Country, August 26, 2010

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Timothy Walker (Orlando, Florida USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Arkham Horror: Kingsport Horror Expansion (Board Game)

Kingsport Horror, the second "big box" expansion for Arkham Horror, is a must purchase for fans of the board game. It adds new elements to pretty much every aspect of the base set: new investigators, new gates, new items, new encounters, new monsters, and (last but not least) the Epic Battle variation which adds a significant and challenging twist to your last stand against the Ancient One. But this expansion is more than just markers and mechanics: it also introduces characters and locations from a wide variety of Lovecraft's writings into the game, making his world larger - and more frightening - whether you play with all of Kingsport or just mix a few extra cards into the standard game.

4 1/2 stars, rounded down because I find the rift progress mechanic unwieldy (but still fun).

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice expansion!, August 28, 2010

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T. Lee "God has died lots of times, but someo... (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Arkham Horror: Kingsport Horror Expansion (Board Game)

Arkham Horror is my all-time favorite game, and this expansion continues Fantasy Flight's mission to provide quality games. This is one of three "town" expansions, letting Investigators leave Arkham and visit Kingsport. The rules are well-balanced and the pieces are on good stock and sport nice art.

4.0 out of 5 stars Arkham Horror with Moving Portals!, January 25, 2011

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Chris Ronsicki - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Arkham Horror: Kingsport Horror Expansion (Board Game)

After receiving this expansion for the wonderful Arkham Horror base game we decided to go all out and throw every expansion we has onto the playing field. With the maximum investigators so we could have people covering all points, we gave it a shot. Many a player were devoured, and many and old gods broke the seal and destroyed our world, but it was so much fun. The new Kingsport field was aimed at giving the players a bit more survivability, but the damage that could be done from a Rift opening was immense. Thoroughly enjoyable and well worth it. If you want your players to survive better, you can just include the playing field additions. Personally, we saw moving portals because of the Rifts opening, and it was a lot of fun having to deal with a portal opening, moving and then another one opening behind it. (Apparently some of the smaller expansion have moving portals as well and we're excited to combine these and attempt to survive.)