Mansions of Madness: Second Edition

Mansions of Madness: Second Edition is a fully co-operative, app-driven board game of horror and mystery for one to five players that takes place in the same universe as Eldritch Horror and Elder Sign. Let the immersive app guide you through the veiled streets of Innsmouth and the haunted corridors of Arkham's cursed mansions as you search for answers and respite. Eight brave investigators stand ready to confront four scenarios of fear and mystery, collecting weapons, tools, and information, solving complex puzzles, and fighting monsters, insanity, and death. Open the door and step inside these hair-raising Mansions of Madness: Second Edition. It will take more than just survival to conquer the evils terrorizing this town.

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  "game_id": 205059,
  "name": "Mansions of Madness: Second Edition",
  "core_verb": "spend action, resolve app prompt",
  "decision_shape": "mixed:probabilistic+spatial",
  "reward_schedule": "mixed:immediate+delayed",
  "aesthetics": [
    "Narrative",
    "Discovery",
    "Fantasy"
  ],
  "core_loop_pitch": "App reveals map and events; investigators spend 2 actions to explore, fight, and solve puzzles before doom rises.",
  "mobile_translation_difficulty": "Easy",
  "translation_difficulty_reason": "The game already requires the companion app — full digitization is the next obvious step but hasn't happened. The companion app IS a partial port.",
  "direct_digital_port": "Mansions of Madness companion app (iOS/Android/Steam, FFG)",
  "closest_loop_translation": "none yet",
  "primitive_tags": [
    "app_driven_narration",
    "tile_reveal_on_explore",
    "puzzle_minigame_inserts",
    "sanity_horror_track",
    "scenario_branching_state"
  ],
  "confidence": 0.85
}