Yig

## The Father of Serpents

*Many know that Yig's punishment for those who harm his progeny is a terrible curse, but few know that long ago, the serpent people betrayed Yig and suffered his wrath. Now the survivors return, eager to conquer for their true master.*

### Gameplay

* **:** Spawn 1 Cultist Monster on the Active Expedition space. Then, if there are 2 or more Monsters on that space, advance  Doom by 1.
* When 3 Mysteries have been solved, **investigators win the game**.
* When Yig awakens, **flip this sheet** and resolve the "Yig Awakens!" effect on the back.

#### Setup

Set aside 6 Cultists, 1 Serpent People, and all Yig Special Encounter Cards.

## Awakening

**Serpent's Nest**
*The serpent people have regained the favor of Yig and now call upon him to rid their kingdom of the wretched humans that infest it.* **[ Show/Hide the Back ]**
**Yig Awakens!**

Each investigator that has a Poisoned condition gains a Cursed Condition.

Place  8 Eldritch tokens on this sheet.

**Final Mystery**

When 3 Mysteries have been solved, you have discovered Yig's hiding place in Central America; move each Cultist Monster on the game board to Space 7 and spawn the Yig Epic Monster on that space.

When the Yig Epic Monster is defeated, the Final Mystery is solved and **investigators win the game.**

**The Father of Serpents**

* When an investigator is defeated or devoured, that player is **not eliminated**.
* Each time  Doom would advance, discard  1 Eldritch token from this sheet instead. Then, if there are no Eldritch tokens on this sheet, **investigators lose the game**.
* Each time  Doom would retreat, 1 investigator may discard a Cursed Condition instead.
* **:** Spawn 1 Cultist Monster on a space containing a  Mystery token,  Eldritch token, or Epic Monster.

## Strategy

Yig is one of the most difficult ancient ones according to polled game results. This may be biased by the fact that Yig is in included in the  Forsaken Lore expansion, which generally makes the game harder. His short Doom track and harsh reckoning power make him likely to awaken, and he must often be defeated after awakening.

Yig sets aside 6 Cultists at the beginning of the game, which increases the difficulty of the remaining Monsters in the cup. This may be alleviated somewhat by having many expansions, since they provide additional Cultist tokens (except  The Dreamlands,  Cities in Ruin and  Masks of Nyarlathotep).

Yig commonly causes investigators to become Poisoned through Cultist Combat Encounters and Research Encounters. Cultists have higher damage than toughness ratings, so they may poison investigators even if defeating them. Effects that prevent damage, like Flesh Ward can prevent cultists from poisoning investigators, moreover  Vincent Lee's active ability can easily remove Poisoned conditions.

Yig's  Reckoning effect should not be neglected; whenever a Monster is on the Active Expedition, the investigators are in danger of Doom advancing. It is highly recommended to make clearing Monsters from the active expedition a priority. It may not be advisable to have Expedition Encounters frequently, as the token could move to a location which already contains a Monster. Yig's  Reckoning becomes more manageable with expansions that allow the expedition to appear in cities like Arkham or Rome, since this makes the expedition less remote. Some investigators, like  Silas Marsh and  Ursula Downs, are effective at reaching quickly expedition spaces. Alternatively,  Monterey Jack can use his ability to move the Expedition token when Monsters start to stack on this space, preventing Doom from advancing.

Monsters resolve  Reckoning before Ancient Ones, so a monster on the expedition space with a Reckoning movement effect moves first, then a Cultist is placed. This may help prevent Doom from advancing.

## References

1. ↑ The abandoned ruins of the underground nation K'n-yan. For more information about this, see the K'n-yan page on  *The H.P. Lovecraft Wiki*.
2. ↑ A shibboleth first appeared in the story *The Shadow Kingdom* by Robert E. Howard.
3. ↑ For more informations, see this thread on  *BoardGameGeek* forums.