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Mansions of Madness is a boardgame from Fantasy Flight Games set in the same Cthulhu Mythos universe as Arkham Horror.

Mansions of Madness is a boardgame from Fantasy Flight Games set in the same Cthulhu Mythos universe as Arkham Horror.

Unlike , it is an asymmetrical game in which one player takes the antagonist role of Keeper and the others take the protagonist roles of Investigators.

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Can Joe Diamond attempt to solve a puzzle twice with his magnifying glass?

In our latest session of Mansions of Madness, we allowed Joe Diamond to use his magnifying glass to make two attempts at a rune puzzle. However, at the time and shortly after the completion of the game, we questioned whether this should be…
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The fear of door knobs and being moved by the keeper

There is an insanity card (one of my favorite as a keeper) that says that the investigator has to roll will+2 everytime he/she walks through a door. What me and my players haven't been able to agree upon is whether the investigator should roll the…
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Is the Axe as powerful as it seems?

Having an item that can potentially defeat all locks seems to be counter to the natural flow of the game where the Investigators go from room to room following clues. Once the Axe is found, the Investigators can go whereever they want,…
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How is a positive horror rating handled?

What does a positive horror rating mean? For example, when a monster has -1 horror rating and my character's willpower is 7, it is reduced to 6. In the positive rating, when the monster has 1 for horror rating, should I add 1 to my willpower?
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Drop or Discard in Mansion of Madness?

One of the mythos cards in the game says that the investigator is out of ammo and that she needs to discard her weapon. Would you interpret this as the card should be removed from the game as oppossed to the cards that says the investigator needs to…
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Do Status Effects End In Mansions of Madness?

We played Mansions of Madness for the first time this weekend and I was surprised that fire was so devastating. When a status effect is placed in a room, like fire, does it ever end without an 'action'?
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Do I take one card in a room or take all?

When I investigate a room, do I take one card per action turn at a time or do I take them all on that action turn?
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How to prepare for a Mansions of Madness session efficiently?

I own the core game, and the Forgotten Alchemy and the Call of the Wild expansions. That means a lot of cards. That also means that before every session, there is a lot of preparation. The worst part is sorting out the necessary Exploration cards. I…
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Where does the Shoggoth come from in story 1B?

Am I missing something in the rules? One of the objectives references a Shoggoth, but there is no mention of one on any clue, mythos, or Keeper action card. I've read references to taking samples being involved in producing a Shoggoth, but can't…
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Line of sight dots on "chasm" map tile

In Mansions of Madness: On the map room "chasm" there are two spaces (The Chasm room is the lowest left tile). But only one of them has "line of sight dots". Does this mean that the other half (the one with the bridge) is not in line of sight from…
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Horror Tests with Multiple Monsters and Multiple Investigators

Can't find this clearly in the rules. Do I need to take a second horror test when a new monster enters the room, even if the investigators have already taken a horror test? I can see this leading to a large number of horror tests in succession if…
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Room Boundaries in Blood Ties

In Blood Ties, what counts as a room boundary for the purpose of Horror Tests and Item Abilities? (e.g. Elder Sign) For example, my girlfriend raises a zombie in the graveyard. Do all my investigators out in the open have to take a horror test, or…
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Can 'Eyes in the Dark' be played on an Investigator with a Torch?

Torch Investigators may Ignore Darkness in your room. Eyes in the Dark: Requirement Basement or any room in darkness. We took the ruling that the mythos card could not target the investigator as he was ignoring the darkness token. We felt that there…
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How many Mythos cards can be played during the investigator's turns?

I am wondering how playing Mythos cards works. I read that the Keeper can play 1 Mythos card in the investigators' turn. Does that mean: 1) when playing against 4 investigators, the Keeper can play 4 Mythos cards (one card each per single…
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Do you announce when you have lost due to Insanity?

I was playing mansions of madness 2nd edition and I got the 'selfish motives' insanity card. The next turn I became wounded, meaning I lost. When this happens, do you announce that you have lost? Do you keep playing? It just seems odd playing as…
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