Arkham Horror: Final Hour ★★★★★

Final Hour is the latest board game set in the Arkham Horror universe, designed by Carlo Rossi and Alfredo Berni. Taking an average of roughly 45 minutes to play, Final Hour is a quick and tense game in which our beloved investigators simultaneously battle hordes of Lovecraftian monsters while trying to stop a dark ritual at Miskatonic University. It is designed to appeal to fans who want to share their love of Lovecraft lore and the Arkham Files setting with friends through a shorter and more accessible game. It’s a quick board game with a card-play mechanic. Up to 4 players have a hand of cards and play out cards simultaneously without knowing what their fellows are putting down. Every card will have a good effect and a negative effect on them. Highest numbered card played will have its “good effect” go off. The opposite for the lowest card number played, this will activate the “bad” effect. The game comes with standees that each player uses to move around the board which shows the buildings of the Miskatonic university campus. However, the investigator characters are the same as those in Mansions of Madness, so the standees can be replaced by the MoM plastic figures if players also have that game.