Fantasy Flight Games has announced a new addition to Arkham Horror: The Card Game, introducing Rex Murphy as a parallel investigator. This version of Murphy presents a novel approach to gameplay, focusing on his characteristic blend of investigative prowess and notorious luck.
Rex Murphy, featured in the Parallel Investigators set, demonstrates an ability to leverage his ill fortune for strategic gain. This iteration allows players to alternate between two gameplay styles: utilizing clues from their location and manipulating the chaos bag with curse tokens. This mechanic offers a versatile method for managing the costs of playing cards, enriching the strategic depth of the game.
The update modifies Murphy’s deckbuilding capabilities, limiting his access to Seeker cards to levels 0-3. To compensate, he gains access to Cursed and Gambit cards up to level 4, along with the option to add up to five level 0 Rogue cards. This broadened range encourages players to experiment with new combinations and strategies, particularly through the inclusion of Fortune and Blessed cards, with the stipulation they are not also Cursed.
“Search for the Truth,” Rex Murphy’s signature event card, has been upgraded in this parallel version. It now offers players a choice between drawing a card for each clue they control or placing all clues on their location to recover a card from their discard pile. This advanced option also introduces the potential to add up to 10 curse tokens to the chaos bag, emphasizing Murphy’s thematic struggle with luck.