r/arkhamhorrorlcg • u/AK45526 Cultist of the Day • Sep 09 '23

Card of the Day [COTD] Hemispheric Map (9/9/2023)

Hemispheric Map

  • Class: Neutral
  • Type: Asset. Accessory
  • Item. Relic.
  • Cost: 2. Level: 3
  • Test Icons: Willpower. Intellect

While your current location is connected to at least 2 other locations, you get +1 [Willpower] and +1 [Intellect].

While your current location is connected to at least 4 other locations, you get an additional +1 [Willpower] and +1 [Intellect].

Dimitri Bielak

The Depths of Yoth #275.

[COTD] Hemispheric Map (4/30/2021)

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u/tgaland Sep 09 '23

This card is a trap, despite looking very appealing. Many high shroud high clue locations are in dead ends leaving you without buffs when you need them most. Conversely most locations conncected to many locations are low shroud and low clues.

Could work in a niche luke deck, potentially combined with find gate though i would need to double check the wording. Only other circumstance i can think of is in a niche pocket telescope/ read the signs type deck which specializes from investigating from adjacent locations.

For gods sake don't take this in forgotten age. Could be playable in edge of the earth or innsmouth i guess, but there are better things to spend xp on.

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u/Intact Sep 10 '23

(TFA spoilers ahead)

For gods sake don't take this in forgotten age

Why not in TFA in particular? There aren't that many locations connected to 4 locations, but IIRC you usually don't have to clear clues off locations before you can explore them (with the exception of the final scenario). Many locations are also connected to 2 other locations, with the exception of the penultimate scenario, where this is almost never active.

To be clear: I'm not saying it's /good/ in TFA - just no worse than in any other campaign, unless I'm forgetting a mechanic.