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Arkham Horror: Lovecraft Letter

#424784BGG ↗

2025 · 2-6 players · 20min · weight 1.36 · 1,164 ratings

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ID
424784
Name
Arkham Horror: Lovecraft Letter
Year
2025
Rank
2551
Min players
2
Max players
6
Playing time
20
Min playtime
15
Max playtime
20
Avg weight
1.3571
Num weights
28
Bayes avg
6.12122
Average
7.46353
Users rated
1164
Num owned
4071
Wanting
27
Wishing
337
Num comments
175
Fetched at
Sat May 02 2026 15:54:42 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (4)
Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationScore-and-Reset GameTake That
Categories (2)
Card GameHorror
Description (1251 chars)

Step into the eerie town of Arkham with Arkham Horror: Lovecraft Letter, a chilling twist on the classic deduction card game. Delve into the madness of the Lovecraftian universe as you face eldritch horrors and uncover allies tainted with madness in this gripping battle of wits. Can you maintain your sanity and outwit Cthulhu, or will you succumb to the creeping darkness that lurks within? Arkham Horror: Lovecraft Letter is a game of push-your-luck, deduction, and risk for 2-6 players that uses the award-winning Love Letter system. Arkham Horror: Lovecraft Letter is played over a series of rounds. Each round, you collect clues to investigate an eldritch mystery while trying to hold onto your sanity—or embracing the horror. The card in your hand represents the clue you’re currently investigating. Each turn, you draw 1 new card, then play 1 of your 2 cards. Playing certain cards will drive you Insane, which gives you access to powerful Insane effects on cards you play but also forces you to make a Sanity check each turn to see if you break down completely. This is an updated version of the popular Lovecraft Letter with Gameplay and visuals that are reimagined for Arkham Horror. —description from the publisher

LLM v2 (wide)

Not yet enriched at v2 (wide pass).

LLM v3 (deep)

Not yet enriched at v3 (deep pass).

LLM v4 wide (controlled-vocab primitives)

Not yet enriched at v4 (wide pass).

LLM v4 deep (archetype fit)

Not in the v4 deep-pass top-20% slice.