Drawn To The Flame

Join Peter and Frank for a brief Good Question style episode, in which they try out their new microphones (thank you so bloomin' much, patrons!), look at the newly announced Return to the Dunwich Legacy box, and ask each other Good Questions (TM), the answers of which prove... interesting! Amazing logo courtesy of  this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:  www.patreon.com/drawntotheflame Liste...

Join Frank and Peter for a little slumber party (lol!), as they settle in, after playing The Endless Slumber together, to discuss their investigators and talk about the competition that's still ongoing (entries can be sent in to the details below). This is just a short, spoiler-free episode because we were together in the flesh and didn't want to pass up the opportunity to record! Amazing logo cou...

Join Frank for the seventh Think on your Feet, in which Calvin Wright continues his investigations into the madness and mystery surrounding the King in Yellow. In Think on your Feet episodes, a live play series of Arkham Horror: The Card Game, I endeavour not to edit much at all. Sometimes I cut a bit of shuffling sounds or abbreviate some of my longer pauses (a chap's got to think!), but otherwis...

Take heart! Intrepid Frank dives into another first look, this time for Heart of the Elders, the third mythos pack in The Forgotten Age cycle. And he's not doing it alone, joined by a friendly voice (not Olive's, not Lola's) from across the pond. Thank you for taking the time to be on the podcast! Amazing logo courtesy of  this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:  www.patreon.com/drawntothefla...

Join Peter and Frank for a bag of Arkham allsorts: we look at Then It Multiplied, the first designer challenge laid down by Matt Newman, then some fantastic tokens and player boards by Buy The Same Token, and finally: a competition! Your chance to win prizes (plural! more than one prize!). Check out Buy The Same Token on Etsy:  https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/BuyTheSameToken#about  or Ebay:  https://...

Join Peter and Frank for the third of Drawn to the Flame's Visions of Futures Past, where we announce a forthcoming player card to the community. We're delighted FFG have asked us to do this again, after Storm of Spirits and Time Warp, and really excited to share this card with everyone. So dive in for a new card that's coming up in Heart of the Elders!  Amazing logo courtesy of  this guy Join Dra...

Join Frank - and special guest! - for a first look at the new player cards of The Boundary Beyond, the second mythos pack in The Forgotten Age cycle. We're heading back to Mexico and I for one can't wait to take the initiative and cuddle a snake again! Hooray for snakes! Hope you're well prepared, totally a high roller and never cornered in this new scenario... Amazing logo courtesy of  this guy J...

Join Frank for the sixth Think on your Feet, in which Calvin Wright finds himself in the sleepy town of Arkham, taking a trip to the Ward Theatre for the premiere of The King in Yellow. I must say, it sounds delightful! In Think on your Feet episodes, a live play series of Arkham Horror: The Card Game, I endeavour not to edit much at all. Sometimes I cut a bit of shuffling sounds or abbreviate som...

He's a dab hand on the trumpet and his music has the power to wake the dead. In the face of unspeakable creeping doom, he's unfazed, even cool. He's a mystic with the power to move you... ladies and gentleman, Mr Jim Culver! Join Peter and Frank for another investigator-specific episode in which they talk about the second mystic we received in the game, the Dunwich Legacy's very own Jim Culver. Ji...

Join Frank and Peter as they talk about playing Arkham Horror solo... and not that two-handed malarkey we've been hearing rumours of, but the true solo, real solo, all by myself solo that's all the rage these days. Which investigators are good by themselves? What pitfalls might you want to avoid? Why am I still talking to myself?  Amazing logo courtesy of  this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patre...

Join Frank for a brief look at the new player cards in Return to the Night of the Zealot, and then hear Peter's Perspective on the cards, which is very interesting indeed! And we have a smidge of community news as try to add more things our listeners (and our patrons!) might enjoy!  Amazing logo courtesy of  this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:  www.patreon.com/drawntotheflame Listen on iT...

Most people have had a chance to stray into the wilds of southern Mexico, or are in the final stages of planning an expedition this very minute. Either way, you'll probably want to gen up on what's ahead... So join Peter and Frank as they talk about what they've been reading in anticipation of The Forgotten Age, including Lovecraft's jungle adventure stories, some jungle textbooks and a field guid...

Join Frank for his first look at the player cards of Threads of Fate, the first mythos pack in The Forgotten Age cycle. To glance or not to glance, too too solid flesh, toot-toot.... there were a lot of cards with 2 cost in this pack and that felt like a thing!  Amazing logo courtesy of  this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:  www.patreon.com/drawntotheflame Listen on iTunes:  right here Sub...

The Forgotten Age deluxe expansion is still out, so join Peter and Frank as they talk about their first impressions of the scenarios, including: how to get lost in the jungle; what snakes lurk in the jungle; is it nice in the jungle; and who's that Alejandro fella?  Spoilers for the first two scenarios abound, and towards the end of the episode Peter and Frank look ahead to what's been announced a...

The Forgotten Age deluxe expansion is out, and with it came a slew of new rules and some new, rather terrifying basic weaknesses. Join Peter and Frank as they look at the challenges these new cards and rules might pose, the possible interactions they might provoke, and how they might be used in later scenarios.  Spoilers for the new rules and weaknesses incoming, as well as some vague Forgotten Ag...

Join Peter and Frank for a FIRST LOOK at the player cards - especially the Guardian player cards - of The Forgotten Age deluxe expansion. We dive in with a brief overview of the new Guardian investigator, and then look at what new tactics these macho men (and women) can pack. Spoilers, naturally, for The Forgotten Age.  UPDATE: we made a rules error in our Seeker episode: Ursula's reaction ability...

Join Peter and Frank for a FIRST LOOK at the player cards - especially the Rogue player cards - of The Forgotten Age deluxe expansion. We dive in with a brief overview of the new Rogue investigator, and then look at what new tricks and ploys Rogues can spring on unsuspecting enemies. Spoilers, naturally, for The Forgotten Age.  Special thanks to Paul for helping us choose this faction to cover. Am...

Join Peter and Frank for a FIRST LOOK at the player cards - especially the Survivor player cards - of The Forgotten Age deluxe expansion. We dive in with a brief overview of the new Surviv00r investigat00r, and then look at what new fortunes and favours the Survivors get. Spoilers, naturally, for The Forgotten Age.  We also cover our first patron question at the end of the episode. Enjoy! Amazing...

Join Peter and Frank for a FIRST LOOK at the player cards - especially the Seeker player cards - of The Forgotten Age deluxe expansion. We dive in with a brief overview of the new Seeker investigator, and then look at what relics and investigative tools the Seekers have unearthed. Spoilers, naturally, for The Forgotten Age.  Amazing logo courtesy of  this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:  w...

Join Peter and Frank for a FIRST LOOK at the player cards - especially the Mystic player cards - of The Forgotten Age deluxe expansion. We dive in with a brief overview of the new Mystic investigator, and then look at what new spells and rites a Mystic can look to sport. Spoilers, naturally, for The Forgotten Age.  Amazing logo courtesy of  this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:  www.patreon...

Join Frank for the fifth Think on your Feet, in which Sefina Rousseau finds herself at the base of Sentinel Hill, staring up at the site of the evils of Dunwich. Can she make it to the peak in time to stop Seth Bishop's ritual? Will her Dunwich endeavours be for naught? In the Think on your Feet series, I endeavour not to edit much at all. Sometimes I cut a bit of shuffling sounds or abbreviate so...

Join Peter and Frank for a quick chat, all about The Chthonian Stone. What is it? What does it do? Should Peter's Mateo Castile run it?  This is a new style of 'quick chat' episode we're trying out - let us know what you think!  Amazing logo courtesy of  this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:  www.patreon.com/drawntotheflame Listen on iTunes:  right here Subscribe to our RSS via Feedburner: ...

Join Peter and Frank for a look at the five patrons of Arkham Horror: The Card Game. Wait – five? Five?! FFG's finally announced Super Frank?!! Well, not quite - but listen in, all the same!  Amazing logo courtesy of  this guy Listen on iTunes:  right here Subscribe to our RSS via Feedburner:  right here Direct download:  right here Email us on drawntotheflamepodcast@gmail.com Twitter is  here  an...

Join Peter and Frank as they come face to face once more with the blind idiot god, the daemon sultan itself – Matt Newman, lead designer of Arkham Horror! We're absolutely delighted to have Matt on the podcast once again, and this time we're talking about The Path to Carcosa, including the player cards and how the factions have developed this cycle, designer notes on the eight scenarios of the cam...

Join Peter and Frank as they start a new occasional series (we hope!) for Drawn to the Flame: Inquiring Mind. In it, they talk to friend of the show and all-round good guy Benjamin, who's been trying investigators he's never tried before. The purpose of this series is to explore investigators not exactly comprehensively, but in terms of trying them for the first time: why hadn't Ben tried them bef...