"The end is near!

The year is 1926 the place is Arkham, Massachusetts. Gateways to places far horrible beyond imagination are opening up all over town, releasing hideous creatures into the streets to stalk the night. Worse yet, if enough of these gates open up, then a creature of unfathomable power will be unleashed on the world.

Pitted against these overwhelming odds is a small band of investigators determined to beat back the uncaring forces of the universe. They’ll have to delve deep into the mysteries of the Mythos and use all of their skills, weapons, and spells if they want to have even a slim chance of success.

The classic game of Lovecraftian adventure returns in a new edition after almost twenty years! Arkham Horror is an adventure boardgame for one to eight players, taking two to four hours to play." (from the back cover)

Arkham Horror is a boxed game created by Richard Launius with Kevin Wilson and produced by Fantasy Flight Games. It contains a game board, a rule book, 16 investigators sheets, 16 investigator markers, 16 plastic investigator stands, 5 dice, 196 investigator status tokens, 189 investigator cards, 8 Ancient One sheets, 20 doom tokens, 180 Ancient One cards, 60 monster markers, 16 gate markers, and 14 miscellaneous markers. This is a game for 1 to 8 players ages 12 and up. It plays in 2 to 4 hours on the average.