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Drawn To The Flame
by Frank and Peter
Join Frank and Peter for a thorough investigation into the challenges and charms of Arkham Horror: The Card Game. We discuss strategies and stories, study investigators and produce guides, as well as taking first looks at new packs and playing through adventures for your listening enjoyment.
Episodes
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Episode 384: Spirit Island
Join Peter and Frank for another tangential episode. We've been playing a smidge of Spirit Island so we figured we'd dig into what we've been enjoying about it, how it works, what tension in games means to us and how - if at all - it all links back to Arkham for us. Enjoy! Amazing logo courtesy…
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Episode 383: Think on your Feet LV
Join Frank for another Think on your Feet episode. Here we're tweaking our Tommy Muldoon deck to take on New Horizons in the middle of the night! In Think on your Feet episodes, I endeavour not to edit much at all. Sometimes I cut some shuffling sounds or abbreviate some of my longer pauses (a...
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Episode 382: Think on your Feet LIV
Join Frank for another Think on your Feet episode. Yet again, we step into the unknown, with an unplayed-before deck and an unplayed-before scenario. Let's go! In Think on your Feet episodes, I endeavour not to edit much at all. Sometimes I cut some shuffling sounds or abbreviate some of my…
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Episode 381: Where are You at with Arkham?
Join Frank and Peter for a riff on this question: where are you at with Arkham? How do you feel about allocation? How is chapter two hitting? What impact does that have on casting? And what else is catching our attention? Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:...
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Episode 380: Crisis of Identity (of Sorts)
Join Frank and Peter for a head-scratcher: is Carolyn the new Daisy? What does that mean? And if it means what we think it means, what does that say about chapter 1 Arkham in comparison with chapter 2 Arkham, if anything? Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:...
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Episode 379: Wondrous Lands V
Join Frank for another instalment of Wondrous Lands, a live play series of Earthborne Rangers. This is the first campaign, Lure of the Valley, solo. As this is recorded live, slips and errors are sure to creep in, so please extend me your understanding - I hope you enjoy the journey alongside me!...
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Episode 378: Wondrous Lands IV
Join Frank for another instalment of Wondrous Lands, a live play series of Earthborne Rangers. This is the first campaign, Lure of the Valley, solo. As this is recorded live, slips and errors are sure to creep in, so please extend me your understanding - I hope you enjoy the journey alongside me!...
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Episode 377: Arcane Environments
Join Peter and Frank as they tease apart two related but not quite the same things: environments and chapters. What are they both? How do they impact the game? How do they even work? Should we care? All this and more in this episode! Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on...
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Episode 376: Arkham Horror Core Set 2026 - First Impressions
Join Frank and Peter as they look at some of the hits and misses of the chapter two core set - aka the 2026 core set - for Arkham Horror The Card Game, and specifically the highs and lows of Brethren of Ash, the core set campaign. We're looking at what we love, what worked for us, and what left…
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Episode 375: Think on your Feet LIII
Join Frank for another Think on your Feet episode. Here ends our Brethren of Ash solo playthrough! In Think on your Feet episodes, I endeavour not to edit much at all. Sometimes I cut some shuffling sounds or abbreviate some of my longer pauses (a chap's got to think!), but otherwise, it's uncut,...
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Episode 374: Think on your Feet LII
Join Frank for another Think on your Feet episode. The patrons have voted, so we're embarking on " versus Brethren of Ash" In Think on your Feet episodes, I endeavour not to edit much at all. Sometimes I cut some shuffling sounds or abbreviate some of my...
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Episode 373: Think on your Feet LI
Join Frank for another Think on your Feet episode. After our last episode, in which Frank tried out two of the premade decks, here Frank tries another one (or two, or three). In Think on your Feet episodes, I endeavour not to edit much at all. Sometimes I cut some shuffling sounds or abbreviate...
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Episode 372: Think on your Feet L
Join Frank for another Think on your Feet episode - this time, it's tearing into the new 'chapter two' core set for Arkham Horror The Card Game The Living Card Game. In Think on your Feet episodes, I endeavour not to edit much at all. Sometimes I cut some shuffling sounds or abbreviate some of my...
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Episode 371: Visions of Futures Past XXX
Join Frank and Peter as we preview half a dozen cards as part of the Survivor investigator deck preview season. We recorded this episode before we knew any of the other cards, so these are our time-capsule takes shorn of the context of the other previews. Thank you to FFG for sending us the cards...
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Episode 370: Wondrous Lands III
Join Frank for another instalment of Wondrous Lands, a live play series of Earthborne Rangers. This is the first campaign, Lure of the Valley, solo. As this is recorded live, slips and errors are sure to creep in, so please extend me your understanding - I hope you enjoy the journey alongside me!...
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Episode 369: Yew Can't Cedar Wood Fir the Trees
Join Frank and Peter as they look at the five announced 'evergreen investigator decks'. Who are these evergreen folks? What do they do? What might their decks contain? Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon: www.patreon.com/drawntotheflame Email us on...
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Episode 368: Sinister? Dexter!
Join Peter and Frank as they take a moment to look at another (number five) of the new investigators from the chapter two core set and consider what impact that might have on the design as a whole and on specific classes. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:...
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Episode 367: Wondrous Lands II
Join Frank for another instalment of Wondrous Lands, a live play series of Earthborne Rangers. This is the first campaign, Lure of the Valley, solo. As this is recorded live, slips and errors are sure to creep in, so please extend me your understanding - I hope you enjoy the journey! If you want...
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Episode 366: Are You Going to (Trish) Scarborough Fair?
Join Frank and Peter as they take a moment to look at another (number four) of the new investigators from the chapter two core set and consider what impact that might have on the design as a whole and on specific classes. Little erratum note: 14mins in, Peter talks about how Daniela might help…
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Episode 365: Daniela? I 'ardly Knew 'er!
Join Frank and Peter as they take a moment to look at another (number three) of the new investigators from the chapter two core set and consider what impact that might have on the design as a whole and on specific classes. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:...
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Episode 364: Wondrous Lands I
Join Frank for something a little bit different: a live play series of Earthborne Rangers. I'm starting simple: Lure of the Valley, solo, and sharing my experience with the game. As this is recorded live, slips and errors are sure to creep in, so please extend me your understanding - I hope you...
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Episode 363: Izzie Havin' A Laugh
Join Frank and Peter as they take a moment to look at another of the new investigators from the chapter two core set and consider what impact that might have on the design as a whole and on specific classes. We recorded this with episode 362 but then decided to split the track - hence the rapid...
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Episode 362: Joe No Here We Go Again
Join Frank and Peter as they take a moment to look at some (well, one) of the new investigators from the chapter two core set and consider what impact that might have on the design as a whole and on specific classes. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:...
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Episode 361: Visions of Futures Past XXIX
Join Peter and Frank for a couple of previews from the latest Arkham Horror product, the 'chapter two' core set, releasing in April 2026 (we believe). It's Survivor preview season, so we're sharing a couple of cards. And we have very special guests joining us for the episode too! Preview season...
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Episode 360: Improvised
Join Frank and Peter as they talk about the improvised trait. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon: www.patreon.com/drawntotheflame Email us on [email protected] | Twitter is here and Facebook is here. Thank you for listening and subscribing.
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Episode 359: Visions of Futures Past XXVIII
Join Peter and Frank for a couple of previews from the latest Arkham Horror product, the 'chapter two' core set, releasing in April 2026 (we believe). It's Seeker preview season, so we're sharing a couple of cards and linking to other creators too. Preview season dates here. Timestamps: 0.00 what...
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Episode 358: Think on your Feet XLIX
Join Frank for another Think on your Feet episode - this time, it's George Barnaby vs Film Fatale, in a sort-of facecheck encounter. Here's my deck: click me In Think on your Feet episodes, I endeavour not to edit much at all. Sometimes I cut some shuffling sounds or abbreviate some of my longer...
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Episode 357: Gloria Goldberg
Join Peter and Frank for another investigator-specific episode, this time all about everyone's favourite writer. Who is Gloria, how does she play and why is she considered so powerful? Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon: www.patreon.com/drawntotheflame Email us…
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Episode 356: Winifred Habbamock
Join Frank and Peter for another investigator-specific episode, this time all about everyone's favourite aviatrix. Who is Wini, how does she play and why is she disgusting? Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon: www.patreon.com/drawntotheflame Buy Drawn to the Flame...
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Episode 355: Plan of Action
Join Peter and Frank as they talk about the pairing of investigators they're building for their next campaign and they share some of their working at refining the decks and answering some of the questions the campaign will pose. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on…
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Episode 354: Scout Ahead
Join Peter and Frank as they fire up the mics and chat about the next campaigns they'd like to play. We're talking specific campaigns, suitable investigators for the challenge, legacy and current environments, and much more! Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:...
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Episode 353: Return to the Woods
Join Frank and Peter as they return to the woodland of Root and the distant reaches of space for Arcs. We've been playing lots of both games by Leder Games, and thought we'd reflect on the experience and some of how it links to Arkham (or not). Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the...
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Episode 352: Diving into The Drowned City
Join Peter and Frank for their post-Drowned City takes. Spoiler warning: we're talking about a first time through The Drowned City and sharing our thoughts, so we'll of course spoil elements of the campaign. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:...
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Episode 351: Cascade
Join Frank and Peter as they look at a new keyword for Arkham that yes, doesn't exist, and yes, is made up by them, but also hopefully makes for interesting discussion around what makes a good keyword and the copious design space in the game. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the...
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Episode 350: Survey the Area
Join Frank and Peter as they puzzle over: how does one evaluate a campaign? What makes a good campaign? Is it something we can even judge? And what leads to a campaign being ranked 'bad'? Who comes up with this stuff? Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:...
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Episode 349: Stat Swapping
Join Peter and Frank as we talk about stat replacement effects: what are they? how do they work? are they worth it? That sort of thing! Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon: www.patreon.com/drawntotheflame Buy Drawn to the Flame shirts, jumpers and mugs:...
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Episode 348: OBOY
Join Frank and Peter as we take an eighth first look at the player cards of The Drowned City Investigator Expansion (For Players). We've got the wheel out to spin (well, not really any more) to pick a class and we're diving in with our takes. This episode was recorded in one sitting with the...
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Episode 347: OBOY
Join Frank and Peter as we take a seventh first look at the player cards of The Drowned City Investigator Expansion (For Players). We've got the wheel out to spin (well, not really any more) to pick a class and we're diving in with our takes. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the...
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Episode 346: IVED
Join Frank and Peter as we take a sixth first look at the player cards of The Drowned City Investigator Expansion (For Players). We've got the wheel out to spin to pick a class and we're diving in with our takes. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:...
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Episode 345: SARR
Join Frank and Peter as we take a fifth first look at the player cards of The Drowned City Investigator Expansion (For Players). We've got the wheel out to spin to pick a class and we're diving in with our takes. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:...
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Episode 344: TYHA
Join Frank and Peter as we take a fourth first look at the player cards of The Drowned City Investigator Expansion (For Players). We've got the wheel out to spin to pick a class and we're diving in with our takes. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:...
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Episode 343: EDCI
Join Frank and Peter as we take a third first look at the player cards of The Drowned City Investigator Expansion (For Players). We've got the wheel out to spin to pick a class and we're diving in with our takes. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:...
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Episode 342: ROWN
Join Frank and Peter as we take a second first look at the player cards of The Drowned City Investigator Expansion (For Players). We've got the wheel out to spin to pick a class and we're diving in with our takes. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:...
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Episode 341: THED
Join Frank and Peter as we take a first look at the player cards of The Drowned City Investigator Expansion (For Players). We've got the wheel out to spin to pick a class and we're diving in with our takes. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:...
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Episode 340: Rotation
Join Frank and Peter as they talk about the newly announced current and legacy environments for Arkham Horror, the retirements on the horizon, or what we might term 'rotation'. What does it mean for the game? What will the community impact be? What do we know so far? Amazing logo courtesy of this...
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Episode 339: Drowning in Lore
Join Peter and Frank as they talk about some of the things on Duke's mood board for The Drowned City. When we spoke to Duke last year, he mentioned a range of media and we've jumped in to look at The Call of Cthulhu, The Doom that Came to Sarnath, Arrival, Prometheus, Alien: Covenant, Scavengers...
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Episode 338: Drowning in Previews
Join Frank and Peter as they take stock of preview season so far. What's catching their eye with The Drowned City? What are the new investigators like? What does the return of myriad augur? NB: this episode was recorded in early January 2025, so we weren't privvy to the full Drowned City set, let...
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Episode 337: Grim Resolve
Join Peter and Frank as they look ahead at 2025: what are our Arkham intentions? What do we think The Drowned City will bring to Arkham? And what are our gaming intentions and hopes more generally? Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon…
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Episode 336: FHVFHV III
Join Frank as he talks about FHVFHV for the third time - we're talking Wilson's finale, Kate's longest night, a new investigator begins their survey and much, much more. Enjoy! Here's the FHVFHV sheet: here. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon:...
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Episode 335: Think on your Feet XLVIII
Tune in for Think on your Feet XLVII, in which the play through of The Innsmouth Conspiracy, featuring Subject 5U-21, concludes. In Think on your Feet episodes, a live play series, I endeavour not to edit much at all. Sometimes I cut some shuffling sounds or abbreviate some of my longer pauses (a...
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Join Frank and Peter for a thorough investigation into the challenges and charms of Arkham Horror: The Card Game. We discuss strategies and stories, study investigators and produce guides, as well as taking first looks at new packs and playing through adventures for your listening enjoyment.
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