Here’s Corey: For some time, I’ve wanted to create a modular board game that focuses on telling an immersive story in which everything happened for a reason. One of my main goals with Mansions of Madness was to create a game in which the story is not merely smoke and mirrors, but in which evil plots are actually happening behind the scenes. Also, I wanted a purpose behind each unique item that players discovered, rather than having them drawn out of a random deck.
At the same time, replayability and versatility were a must, so that players don’t always know what to expect. Every grand story arc would have many plausible outcomes, many possible side paths, and a depth of buried information. I wanted a game that made players feel like they were in a movie, with every clue uncovered helping them understand what is going on, and tension becoming tangible as they progressed towards the finale. My goal was to design a game in which every single element was about telling this story. A game that sucked players in and refused to let go. A game that hid reality behind a veil of theme, so thick that it could be an engrossing novel…
…and I think we’ve succeeded at this with Mansions of Madness.
Read the rest of Corey’s thought’s on the FFG preview page.
I’ m sure I’m not alone in looking forward to the game hitting shelves in time for Christmas as well as Elliott’s exclusive coverage of Arkham Nights later this month!
Tiles and Tokens in Mansions of Madness
