Mansions of Madness: Second Edition – Streets of Arkham: Expansion
Mansions of Madness: Second Edition – Streets of Arkham: Expansion Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Using This Expansion
When playing with the Streets of Arkham expansion, shuffle the Elixir deck and place it faceup in the central play area. Add Improvement tokens to the general token pool. Add all other expansion components to their respective decks or pools of Mansions of Madness Second Edition components. Remember to update your app and go into your collection manager to add this product to your collection.
Each card and tile in this expansion is marked with the Streets of Arkham expansion icon to distinguish these components from the cards and tiles in Mansions of Madness Second Edition.
Assembling Monsters
To assemble the monster figures, attach the Lloigor to the large base, the Star Vampires to the medium bases, and all other figures to the small bases.
Elixirs
Elixirs represent chemical concoctions the investigators encounter during their investigation. Some effects in this expansion cause investigators to gain Elixirs.
- When an investigator gains an Elixir, he or she claims a random copy of that card faceup (art side up).
- Elixirs are double-sided. Such cards have information on both the front and the back of the card.
- An investigator cannot look at the back of an Elixir unless an effect specifically causes him or her to flip that card.
- When an investigator flips an Elixir, he or she immediately resolves the effects on the back of the card. This sometimes includes discarding the card.
- When an investigator discards an Elixir, the card is returned to the Elixir deck.
- Investigators cannot look at the back of any card in the Elixir deck.
- Faceup Elixirs are possessions. As such, they can be dropped, picked up, or traded using the trade action.
- Facedown Elixirs are not possessions. As such, they cannot be dropped, picked up, or traded using the trade action.
Improvements
Various game effects cause investigators to gain Improvements. Effects that cause investigators to gain Improvements use the word "improve."
- When an investigator is instructed to improve a skill, he or she claims the token associated with that skill, placing it in his or her play area. If an investigator is instructed to improve a skill of his or her choice, that investigator chooses which token to claim.
- When an investigator has an Improvement in his or her play area, that investigator increases the printed value of the skill corresponding to the skill on the token by one.
- A skill cannot be improved more than once.
- Improvements are not possessions. Improvements cannot be dropped or traded unless an effect specifically allows it.
- When an investigator discards an Improvement, the token is returned to the Improvement pool.
Tower Puzzle
A tower puzzle is a type of puzzle in which an investigator attempts to assemble a tower or image that has been split across three columns.
- The pieces of a tower puzzle are displayed in three columns and randomized (1).
- As a puzzle step, an investigator can move the top piece in any of the three columns by dragging it to another column (2).
- Pieces are always added to the topmost spot of a column (3).
- The puzzle is solved when each piece of the puzzle is in the correct position in a single column and the tower or image is properly displayed.
- A tower is properly displayed when the pieces are arranged largest at the bottom to smallest at the top (4).
The numbered callouts (1)–(4) refer to diagrams printed in the rulebook that are not reproduced here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Can Marie Lambeau use her investigator ability to attack with a spell at the start of her turn?
A. Yes.
Q. Can Tommy use the Becky Unique Item ability on any test?
A. Yes.
Q. Do I still need to discard Righteous if I suffer one or more facedown Horror?
A. Yes, when an effect is caused by suffering Damage or Horror, it occurs regardless of whether the Damage or Horror suffered is facedown or faceup.