Mansions of Madness

Mansions of Madness

dammit Aug 20, 2017 @ 5:45am
A few questions/ need for clarity
Hi Developers

Big fan of the original title and pretty satisfied that this edition solves a lot of the set up time though I have a couple of questions.

1. Are the scenarios exactly the same every time you play through? With the original edition there was variation in the scenarios with multiple endings possible. Each time I've played any of the scenarios I've seen the exact same game play out which makes it not very replayable.

2. Movement actions. It's not entirely clear, but for the player turn, can each investigator move a total of 4 spaces in a single turn? (Ie: is 2 spaces of movement a single action?)

3. Are the DLC expansions a single scenario? Ie: Mansions of Madness - Dark Reflections: does this include just one new scenario?

4. Do the scenarios have more variablitiy if you have more of the phsyical expansion packs? Ie: is it a better investment to buy a digital DLC or a physical expansion pack for more enjoyment of the title?
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Dverning Aug 20, 2017 @ 8:23pm 
Hey, not a Dev, but I can answer most of what you've asked...

1. I have only encountered win/fail scenario endings. However, I've also only played fifteen or so games. The first mission is the only one we've successfully completed more than once. Playing the new DLC tonight, I'm pretty certain there are multiple "win" endings, but I can't confirm until the next time (or two) we play it. However, see item #4.

2. Investigators can take two actions per turn. One move action can be two spaces. So a non-wounded investigator may move four spaces; six for the athlete.

3. Each DLC is one scenario/storyline/mission. Each one is about 2-3 hours. Replay value is about the same as any other mission.

4. Each physical expansion will unlock variations of what tiles are used for a mission. Sometimes they are just swaps of same-size tiles, but some will change the entire layout. For example, I've seen the medium sized Entry Hall swapped out for the large tile Foyer. The main story, search tokens, and other such will remain the same though.
Physical packs *will* add a lot more variation in the choice of investigators, monsters you encounter, and each has at least one dedicated mission. However, the physical packs will also cost ten times what a DLC does.
thereaver Aug 21, 2017 @ 3:31am 
Preety much, the scenarios are same in terms of endings. There are few different ones depending on your actions, or depending on how long it you took finding the objective. Like first scenario, if you found the ritual site fast, you only need to get evidence and get out, otherwise if ritual started you have to seal the gate. Otherwise the scenario may use different tiles, spawn different monsters (the more expansions, and sets, the more variants) put tokens in different places, give different items etc.
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