Arkham Horror

Rules for Vassal

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There is a limit on the number of monsters that may be in Arkham at one time. The limit is equal to the number of players in the game, plus three.

This monster limit only applies to those monsters actually moving around on the Arkham city portion of the board or located in the “Sky” area. Monsters that appear at a location and are then removed from the board do not count, nor do monsters located in the Outskirts.

Important: If the terror level reaches 10, Arkham is overrun and the monster limit is removed for the rest of the game. See The Terror Track.

If adding a monster to the board would bring the number of monsters in Arkham above the monster limit, the monster is placed in the Outskirts area instead (this can be done via right-clicking on the monster marker). Monsters in the Outskirts remain there until the Outskirts become too full.

Number of Players         Maximum Monsters in Outskirts
1                                  7
2                                  6
3                                  5
4                                  4
5                                  3
6                                  2
7                                  1
8                                  0         

When the number of monsters in the Outskirts exceeds this limit, return all of the monsters in the Outskirts to the monster cup and increase the terror level by 1.