Arkham Horror Second Edition Core Set

The Arkham Horror Second Edition Core Set was the first edition of the game to be issued by Fantasy Flight Games after its First Edition printing by Chaosium. It first run was released in 2005.
==Overview==
The Second Edition Core Set had been quite drastically overhauled from the First Edition, with many major changes such as the removal of randomised movement rates and the addition of Ancient Ones to serve as final "bosses" for the Investigators. These entities increased the difficulty of the game by a large factor, but a confrontation could be avoided if the players closed all open portals on the board within a certain time limit. 
It was also the first edition to be supplied with expansion packs, add-ons which featured additional equipment, skills, spells, encounters, Investigators and Ancient Ones, to play with, with most featuring optional game mechanics to change the way the core set is played, and a handful even containing additional game boards to expand the area of action beyond Arkham. 
===List of Expansions===
*The Curse of the Dark Pharaoh
*The Dunwich Horror Deluxe Expansion
*The King in Yellow
*Kingsport Horror Deluxe Expansion
*The Black Goat of the Woods
*Innsmouth Horror Deluxe Expansion
*The Lurker at the Threshold
*Miskatonic Horror Deluxe Expansion
==Characters Included==
===Ancient Ones===
*Azathoth
*Cthulhu
*Hastur
*Ithaqua
*Nyarlathotep
*Shub-Niggurath
*Yig
*Yog-Sothoth
===Investigators===
*"Ashcan" Pete, the Drifter
*Amanda Sharpe, the Student
*Bob Jenkins, the Salesman
*Carolyn Fern, the Psychologist
*Darrell Simmons, the Photographer
*Dexter Drake, the Magician
*Gloria Goldberg, the Author
*Harvey Walters, the Professor
*Jenny Barnes, the Dilettante
*Joe Diamond, the Private Eye
*Kate Winthrop, the Scientist
*Mandy Thompson, the Researcher
*Michael McGlen, the Gangster
*Monterey Jack, the Archaeologist
*Sister Mary, the Nun
*Vincent Lee, the Doctor
==Monsters Included==
*The Black Man
* The Bloated Woman
*Byakhee
*Chthonian
*Cultist
*Dark Pharaoh
*Dark Young
*Dhole
*Dimensional Shambler
*Elder Thing
*Fire Vampire
*Flying Polyp
*Formless Spawn
*Ghost
*Ghoul
*God of the Bloody Tongue
*Gug
*The Haunter of the Dark
*High Priest
*Hound of Tindalos
*Maniac
*Mi-Go
*Nightgaunt
*Star-Spawn
*Shoggoth
*Vampire
*Warlock
*Witch
*Zombie
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