<s>
Arkham	B-Application
Horror	I-Application
is	O
a	O
cooperative	O
adventure	O
board	O
game	O
designed	O
by	O
Richard	O
Launius	O
,	O
originally	O
published	O
in	O
1987	O
by	O
Chaosium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Chaosium	O
's	O
roleplaying	O
game	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Cthulhu	O
mythos	O
of	O
H.P.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkham	B-Application
Horror	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
submitted	O
to	O
Chaosium	O
Inc	O
.	O
by	O
Richard	O
Launius	O
as	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Board	O
Game	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
strategic	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
edited	O
in-house	O
by	O
Chaosium	O
,	O
who	O
added	O
such	O
features	O
as	O
the	O
Doom	O
Track	O
,	O
a	O
method	O
to	O
track	O
progress	O
toward	O
the	O
total	O
failure	O
of	O
the	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
1987	O
as	O
Arkham	B-Application
Horror	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Arkham	B-Application
Horror	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
Lovecraft-based	O
board	O
games	O
submitted	O
by	O
Launius	O
,	O
with	O
other	O
designs	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
including	O
'	O
The	O
Trail	O
of	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
 '	O
,	O
'	O
DreamQuests	O
 '	O
,	O
and	O
'	O
Imprisoned	O
with	O
the	O
Pharaohs	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkham	B-Application
Horror	I-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
of	O
these	O
games	O
to	O
see	O
professional	O
publication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
printing	O
of	O
Arkham	B-Application
Horror	I-Application
sold	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
online	O
game	O
company	O
Skotos	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Arkham	B-Application
Horror	I-Application
from	O
Richard	O
Launius	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
arranged	O
publication	O
with	O
Fantasy	O
Flight	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2005	O
edition	O
shares	O
art	O
and	O
other	O
elements	O
with	O
Fantasy	O
Flight	O
Games	O
 '	O
other	O
Cthulhu	O
Mythos-based	O
game	O
:	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Cthulhu	I-Application
Collectible	O
Card	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2011	O
,	O
Fantasy	O
Flight	O
released	O
Elder	O
Sign	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Arkham	B-Application
Horror	I-Application
but	O
which	O
provides	O
a	O
much	O
faster	O
paced	O
alternative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
streamlining	O
many	O
of	O
Arkham	B-Application
Horror	I-Application
's	O
mechanics	O
and	O
using	O
dice	B-Language
to	O
solve	O
encounters	O
,	O
games	O
of	O
Elder	O
Sign	O
lasts	O
90	O
minutes	O
on	O
average	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
2	O
–	O
4	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
Aconyte	O
Books	O
announced	O
a-tie	O
in	O
novels	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Arkham	B-Application
Horror	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Arkham	B-Application
Horror	I-Application
:	O
Wrath	O
of	O
N’Kai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1987	O
version	O
of	O
Arkham	B-Application
Horror	I-Application
has	O
the	O
following	O
game	O
components	O
:	O
a	O
board	O
map	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Arkham	O
;	O
99	O
playing	O
cards	O
with	O
various	O
events	O
;	O
50	O
monster	O
counters	O
;	O
two	O
4-page	O
investigator	O
rules	O
sheets	O
;	O
eight	O
investigator	O
cards	O
;	O
eight	O
pawns	O
;	O
and	O
markers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Investigators	O
usually	O
move	O
a	O
random	O
number	O
of	O
spaces	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
roll	O
of	O
two	O
six-sided	B-Language
dice	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
resolution	O
mechanic	O
is	O
to	O
roll	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
six-sided	B-Language
dice	I-Language
equal	O
to	O
the	O
statistic	O
,	O
plus	O
any	O
modifiers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
character	O
has	O
a	O
Lore	O
stat	O
of	O
4	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
roll	O
three	O
dice	B-Language
and	O
if	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
die	O
lands	O
on	O
a	O
five	O
or	O
six	O
the	O
character	O
has	O
passed	O
the	O
roll	O
(	O
and	O
may	O
gain	O
a	O
benefit	O
)	O
,	O
otherwise	O
he	O
or	O
she	O
has	O
failed	O
(	O
and	O
may	O
suffer	O
a	O
consequence	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arkham	B-Application
Horror	I-Application
has	O
received	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
eight	O
expansions	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
Lovecraft	O
's	O
short	O
story	O
The	O
Dunwich	O
Horror	O
,	O
it	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
board	O
that	O
is	O
placed	O
against	O
the	O
original	O
Arkham	B-Application
Horror	I-Application
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
edition	O
of	O
Arkham	B-Application
Horror	I-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Fantasy	O
Flight	O
Games	O
on	O
November	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
incorporates	O
design	O
elements	O
from	O
Eldritch	O
Horror	O
and	O
Arkham	B-Application
Horror	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Card	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
