This month, FFG celebrated the release of the Chapter 2 Core set, which included a new 3 scenario campaign which is aptly named I Can’t Believe It’s Not Night of the Zealot. Veterans who played Night of the Zealot many times since 2016 will be delighted by the new campaign, which is definitely not Night of the Zealot yet again but something very different.

The first scenario, The Gathering Flames, has investigators start in one location. After collecting enough clues, the map opens up with more locations to investigate. Players explore the map to find a story ally while a big Elite enemy threatens their survival. Defeating the boss is how you win!

In the second scenario, Smoky Midnight Mirrors, investigators explore the town of Arkham to interrogate up to six people and collect information about the ongoing mystery. But be careful! Large non-Elite enemies with wings may appear out of the encounter deck, while smaller cultists threaten to speed up the doom clock! Try to collect as many people as you can, but don’t feel bad if you don’t get all six.

All of this culminates in the exciting final scenario, The Devourer Queen of Ash Below. Investigators start in a central location and explore branching paths to collect enough clues to proceed. Upon reaching a site where a ritual is happening, investigators can make the final boss spawn. Investigators can defeat the boss in intense, difficult combat, or they can find an alternative way to win the scenario!

Designer Tim Polk had this to say about the new Core campaign. “We knew Night of the Zealot was a much played and much beloved campaign. In the past, we experimented with some new changes in Return to Night of the Zealot. However, this time we knew we had to do something even bigger with even greater changes to differentiate it from the original Core campaign.”

“For example, Lita Chantler isn’t in this one. That’s a big change. Also, you are in a sewer instead of the woods. I’m sure there are more differences in there, but yeah.”

Meanwhile, new player Morgan Danforth had this to say about how the new core campaign compared to the original. “I’ve never played anything before, so I wouldn’t know what anyone is talking about. I thought it was fun, and I can easily see myself playing like 8 of these scenarios in a row for one campaign.”

The Arkham Horror the Card Game: Chapter 2 Core Set is available to purchase now.