This review primarily revolves around the Arkham, base game, Innsmouth Horror expansion. For those that came across this game and have never played Arkham Horror, well be aware that this is the third "board" expansion of the Arkham Horror series. Arkham Horror, the base game, is a complicated board game filled with many kinds of pieces and a book of rules. The Innsmouth Horror expansion adds several more elements including a new town to visit, Innsmouth, with several new locations and an additional track that causes the investigators problems if it fills. The track is somewhat similar to that of the Dunwich Horror.
All in all, I personally enjoy this expansion. Furthermore, I tend to play the Arkham Horror base game, Dunwich Horror board expansion and Innsmouth Horror expansion. I would add that my other gamer friends are quite frustrated with the expansion as they tend to complain that they game is just too big. The "too big" comment refers to having more problems to solve in order to win the game. I, however, find the expansion to add another complicated dimension and that increases the fun factor for me. Additionally, there are new investigators, monsters, cards and rules. I enjoy having more complications and don't mind losing and descending into some unspeakable horror. Again, my friends do not appreciate these additional problems.
For those of you new to this series of games, this review is probably not helpful as you should read the reviews for the Arkham Horror base game and start from that point. For those that are interested in purchasing this expansion, Arkham Horror only becomes more complicated and harder to win. Again, several of my gaming friends find the game to be too difficult with this expansion. I would add that it does increase the difficulty and I find that we lose more games. However, if you enjoy a wider array of characters to play, new bad guys and more location cards, I would recommend that you buy the expansion. If the game is too complicated, you can always just mix and match the parts you want. Good luck and don't let the horrors of Arkham get you down. It is, after all, only a game.