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Eldritch Horror How Do Make Difficulty Easy

Back of a Mythos card

Mythos cards are a primary method through which the game will cause the investigators to lose.  The third phase of every round is called theMythos Phase, where a Mythos card is drawn from the Mythos deck.  After resolving its effects, play continues to a new round.  There are three types of Mythos cards with three different difficulties.

Mythos Deck

At the start of the game, players must build the Mythos Deck from the 217 Mythos cards available (as of Masks of Nyarlathotep). The Mythos Deck is built according to the composition of Green, Yellow, and Blue Mythos cards as indicated on the Ancient One sheet being played.

Every Mythos deck is split into three separate Phases. Each Phase is created and shuffled independently of another, and then put back together with the third Phase on the bottom, the second Phase in the middle, and the first Phase on the top.

Before constructing the Mythos Deck, modify the difficulty of the deck as you wish. Then, separate the Green, Yellow, and Blue cards into three separate decks and shuffle each deck.

For each Phase, check the Ancient One sheet; draw a number of colored Mythos cards as specified by the Phase that you are constructing, and then shuffle these cards together, then set them aside. It is recommended that you construct the deck from Phase 3 to Phase 1 so that you can simply stack the Phases on each other when you are done constructing each.

Finally, recombine the Phases, and set aside the remaining Mythos cards; those cards will not be used for the current game.

Triggering a Mythos Card

When a Mythos card is drawn, players should resolve all of its icon effects from left to right as they are listed at the top bar of the Mythos card. After all icons effects have been resolved, the Mythos card's main effect should be resolved. If the card has the Event trait listed above the text effect, immediately resolve the effect and then discard the card. If it has the Ongoing trait, place it in play near the Ancient One sheet. It remains in play until discarded by a game effect.

If a Mythos card has the icon in the lower-right corner, it is a reminder that the card has a Reckoning effect. That card does not cause other Reckoning effects to be resolved.

Mythos Card Icons

Icon Name Symbol Effect
Advance Omen Advance Omen Move the Omen token clockwise 1 symbol around the track, then advance Doom by 1 for each Gate on the game board that matches the Omen token's current space.
Reckoning Mythos Reckoning Resolve all effects proceeded by a Reckoning icon on components in play. These components are marked with a red reckoning icon in the

lower-right corner as a visual reminder.

Resolve these effects in the following order: Monsters, Ancient One, Ongoing Mythos Cards, then lastly investigator possessions and Conditions. If there are multiple effects in the same order, resolve them in the order of your choosing.

Spawn Gates Spawn Gates Spawn a number of Gates according to the Reference card being used.
Monster Surge Monster Surge Spawn a number of Monsters on each Gate corresponding to the current Omen according to the Reference card being used. If no Gates are present that correspond to the current Omen, spawn 1 Gate instead.
Spawn Clues Spawn Clues Spawn a number of Clues according to the Reference card being used.
Spawn Rumor Space Place a Rumor token on the space indicated on this symbol.
Place Eldritch Tokens Place a number of Eldritch Tokens as listed on the symbol on the Mythos Card that triggered this effect.

Deck Depletion

If a Mythos Card needs to be drawn, but the Mythos Deck is empty, the Mythos Phase ends immediately. This will possibly trigger the solving of a final Mystery, in which case the investigators win the game. However, if investigators have not won by this point, they automatically lose the game.

Mythos Card Types

Example of a Green, Hard Mythos Card

Green Mythos Cards

Green Mythos Cards are generally the second most common Mythos card; they will always cause the Omen to advance, trigger a Monster Surge, and spawn Clues.  The Monster Surge and spawning of Clues is determined by the Reference card being used.

Green Mythos cards will usually have an immediate event, although some will have an ongoing effect.

As of Masks of Nyarlathotep there are 78 Green Mythos Cards: 20 Easy, 37 Normal, 21 Hard.

Example of a Yellow, Easy Mythos Card

Yellow Mythos Cards

Yellow Mythos Cards are generally the most common Mythos card; they will always cause the Omen to advance, trigger a Reckoning, and spawn Gates. The spawning of Gates is determined by the Reference card being used.

Yellow Mythos cards always trigger an immediate event.

As of Masks of Nyarlathotep there are 92 Yellow Mythos Cards: 22 Easy, 41 Normal, 29 Hard.

Example of a Blue, Normal Mythos Card

Blue Mythos Cards

Blue Mythos Cards are the least common Mythos card; they will always spawn Clues.

Blue Mythos cards always initiate a Rumor. Often, Eldritch Tokens will be placed on the card in order to keep track of when the Rumor's fail effect triggers; the starting number of Eldritch Tokens, should they be required, is printed on the symbol on the top bar of the Mythos card.

As of Masks of Nyarlathotep there are 47 Blue Mythos Cards: 11 Easy, 19 Normal, 17 Hard.

Mythos Card Difficulties

Mythos cards are also differentiated by difficulty. Difficult Mythos cards are indicated by a red tentacle border around the Mythos card's name, while easy Mythos cards are indicated by a blue frost border around the Mythos card's name. Mythos cards without a border around their name are "normal" difficulty.

If the players wish to make the game easier or harder, they may build the Mythos deck using cards only from one or more of these difficulty categories in order to modulate the difficulty of the game. For example, removing all difficult Mythos cards creates a Mythos deck consisting of only normal and easy difficulty Mythos cards, which will make the game easier to win.

Mythos Cards List

Name Type Difficulty Set
"Moved to Boston" Blue Easy 06

Signs of Carcosa

A Bomb in the Car! Yellow Medium 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

A Breakthrough! Yellow Easy 06

Signs of Carcosa

A Brief Respite Yellow Easy 03

Mountains of Madness

A Dark Path Green Hard 03

Mountains of Madness

A Dark Power Yellow Medium
01Core
A Helping Hand Yellow Easy 03

Mountains of Madness

A Proposition Green Easy
01Core
Abandon Hope Yellow Hard 08

Cities in Ruin

Abandoned Goals Green Medium 03

Mountains of Madness

Accursed Fortune Green Medium 08

Cities in Ruin

Against All Odds Green Medium 04

Strange Remnants

All For Nothing Yellow Hard
01Core
Ancient Guardians Yellow Normal
01Core
Archaeological Breakthroughs Green Easy 05

Under the Pyramids

Arrests Made in Murder Case! Yellow Normal
01Core
At All Costs Green Medium 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

Augur of Destruction Yellow Hard 08

Cities in Ruin

Awakening the Old Ones Blue Medium 06

Signs of Carcosa

Bad Karma Green Hard 08

Cities in Ruin

Bargain With Nyarlathotep Blue Hard 06

Signs of Carcosa

Beginning of the End Green Hard 04

Strange Remnants

Best Laid Plans Yellow Medium 08

Cities in Ruin

Best Man for the Job Yellow Medium 07

The Dreamlands

Blood Flows Green Medium
01Core
Blood Rites Yellow Hard 08

Cities in Ruin

Burden of Greed Yellow Normal
01Core
Burn It All Down Yellow Easy 08

Cities in Ruin

Buying Information Green Easy
01Core
Calamitous Fortune Yellow Hard 06

Signs of Carcosa

Call to Duty Green Easy 03

Mountains of Madness

Calling the Elder Things Green Medium
01Core
Candles in the Window Green Easy 08

Cities in Ruin

Cold White Silence Blue Medium 03

Mountains of Madness

Collector's Gift Green Easy 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

Corrupted Business Green Medium 04

Strange Remnants

Cosmic Backlash Green Easy 08

Cities in Ruin

Crime in the Streets Yellow Hard 03

Mountains of Madness

Curse of Knowledge Yellow Medium 05

Under the Pyramids

Dark Captivation Green Easy 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

Death of Innocence Green Medium 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

Desperate Times Yellow Hard
01Core
Devourer of Stars Blue Easy 03

Mountains of Madness

Did We Make It? Yellow Easy 05

Under the Pyramids

Dimensional Instability Green Medium
01Core
Dimensional Shift Green Medium 07

The Dreamlands

Dimensions Collide Blue Hard
01Core
Doorways to Tuonela Blue Medium 07

The Dreamlands

Down the Rabbit Hole Yellow Easy 07

The Dreamlands

Drawn Through the Gate Blue Easy 07

The Dreamlands

Drawn to Our World Blue Medium 02

Forsaken Lore

Dream of Lands Beyond Blue Medium 05

Under the Pyramids

Dreamcatcher Yellow Hard 07

The Dreamlands

Driven to Bankruptcy Green Medium
01Core
Driven to Madness Yellow Medium 02

Forsaken Lore

Echoes of a Past Life Green Easy 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

Edge of Reason Yellow Easy 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

Everyone Has a Price Yellow Easy
01Core
Everything Is Under Control Yellow Medium 06

Signs of Carcosa

Evil Never Sleeps Green Hard 02

Forsaken Lore

Exploring the Crater Blue Medium 08

Cities in Ruin

Eye of the Storm Blue Hard 04

Strange Remnants

Eyes Everywhere Yellow Hard
01Core
Faded From Society Blue Medium
01Core
Fair Winds Yellow Easy 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

False Bargain Green Medium 03

Mountains of Madness

Far Corners of the Globe Blue Hard 04

Strange Remnants

Feast of Umordhoth Green Medium 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

Food for Worms Green Hard 05

Under the Pyramids

For Good or for Evil Yellow Normal 04

Strange Remnants

Forgotten Knowledge Green Medium 05

Under the Pyramids

Fractured Reality Blue Easy
01Core
Framed for Murder Yellow Medium 07

The Dreamlands

From Bad to Worse Yellow Normal
01Core
From Beyond Green Hard
01Core
Fruit of Labor Yellow Easy 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

Gate Burst Green Hard 07

The Dreamlands

Gaze Into The Abyss Yellow Hard 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

Gaze of Ghatanothoa Yellow Hard 04

Strange Remnants

Ghostly Chanting Blue Hard 06

Signs of Carcosa

Glimmer of Hope Green Easy 04

Strange Remnants

Glimpse the Lurker Yellow Hard 05

Under the Pyramids

Growing Madness Blue Easy
01Core
Haunting Nightmares Yellow Normal
01Core
Heart of Corruption Green Easy
01Core
Heat Wave Singes the Globe Yellow Normal
01Core
Hideous Apparitions Yellow Medium 08

Cities in Ruin

Hindering Agony Green Medium 03

Mountains of Madness

I Am Legion Green Medium 06

Signs of Carcosa

Impending Doom Yellow Hard 03

Mountains of Madness

It Could Be Worse Green Medium 07

The Dreamlands

Lead Astray Green Medium 06

Signs of Carcosa

Leap of Faith Green Easy 07

The Dreamlands

Leave the Rest Behind Yellow Easy 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

Legitimate Banking Green Medium
01Core
Losing Hope Green Hard 03

Mountains of Madness

Lost Knowledge Blue Easy
01Core
Madness From the Sea Blue Hard 05

Under the Pyramids

Mass Hysteria Yellow Medium 06

Signs of Carcosa

Milk of the All Mother Green Hard 05

Under the Pyramids

Mission Dolores Blue Easy 08

Cities in Ruin

Moment of Prescience Green Easy 07

The Dreamlands

Mysterious Benefactor Yellow Easy 03

Mountains of Madness

Mysterious Lights Blue Hard
01Core
Night Terrors Green Medium 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

Nightmarish Dreams Blue Medium 07

The Dreamlands

No Peace For the Fallen Green Medium
01Core
No Time To Be Alone Green Hard 06

Signs of Carcosa

No Turning Back Green Hard 07

The Dreamlands

Old Wounds Yellow Medium 08

Cities in Ruin

Omen of Disaster Yellow Hard 07

The Dreamlands

Omen of Good Fortune Yellow Easy
01Core
Out of the Aeons Blue Medium 04

Strange Remnants

Outbreak! Yellow Hard 03

Mountains of Madness

Over My Dead Body Green Hard 06

Signs of Carcosa

Overabundance Yellow Medium 05

Under the Pyramids

Overwhelming Swarm Yellow Hard 04

Strange Remnants

Painful Memories Green Easy 06

Signs of Carcosa

Patrolling the Border Green Medium
01Core
Perplexing Stars Yellow Hard
01Core
Phantom of Truth Yellow Easy 06

Signs of Carcosa

Plague of Misfortune Yellow Hard 08

Cities in Ruin

Plague of Vampires Yellow Hard 06

Signs of Carcosa

Played for a Fool Yellow Medium 06

Signs of Carcosa

Prepared For Anything Green Easy 03

Mountains of Madness

Price Gouging Green Medium 06

Signs of Carcosa

Price of Progress Yellow Easy 04

Strange Remnants

Prophecy Fulfilled Yellow Medium 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

Rally the People Yellow Easy
01Core
Relics of Old Blue Easy 04

Strange Remnants

Render of the Veils Blue Hard 07

The Dreamlands

Replaced By Another Green Hard 07

The Dreamlands

Return of the Ancient Ones Blue Medium
01Core
Return to G'harne Blue Hard 08

Cities in Ruin

Reversal of Fortune Yellow Hard 07

The Dreamlands

Righteous Calling Green Easy 04

Strange Remnants

Rigorous Training Yellow Easy 07

The Dreamlands

Rising Terror Green Hard
01Core
Safe Haven Yellow Easy 08

Cities in Ruin

Safely Guarded Secrets Blue Medium 04

Strange Remnants

Scavengers Blue Medium 07

The Dreamlands

Secrets of the Past Blue Easy
01Core
Shadow Beneath Chicago Blue Medium 05

Under the Pyramids

Shattered Magic Yellow Normal 04

Strange Remnants

Silver Twilight Aid Yellow Easy
01Core
Song of Spheres Blue Hard 07

The Dreamlands

Spa Resort Weekend Yellow Easy 08

Cities in Ruin

Spreading Corruption Blue Hard 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

Spreading Sickness Blue Hard
01Core
Stars Aligned Blue Medium
01Core
Strange Affliction Yellow Medium 06

Signs of Carcosa

Strange Energies Green Medium 04

Strange Remnants

Strange Sightings Green Hard
01Core
Support of the Church Green Easy
01Core
Tainted Rations Green Medium 02

Forsaken Lore

Terrible Truth Yellow Normal 04

Strange Remnants

That Which Consumes Green Easy
01Core
The Bermuda Triangle Yellow Normal
01Core
The Contagion Blue Easy 05

Under the Pyramids

The Crawling Chaos Blue Hard 03

Mountains of Madness

The Curtain Rises Yellow Medium 06

Signs of Carcosa

The Dead Stars Yellow Hard 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

The Earth Will Shake Green Hard 08

Cities in Ruin

The End is Nigh Yellow Hard 03

Mountains of Madness

The End Justifies the Means Yellow Medium 08

Cities in Ruin

The Forty Elephants Green Hard 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

The Harder They Fall Yellow Medium 08

Cities in Ruin

The Horror in the Museum Blue Medium 03

Mountains of Madness

The Invisible Maze Green Medium 08

Cities in Ruin

The King in Yellow Blue Medium 06

Signs of Carcosa

The Messenger Green Hard 05

Under the Pyramids

The Ones Left Behind Green Medium 05

Under the Pyramids

The Ravages of Time Yellow Hard 05

Under the Pyramids

The Rival Yellow Medium 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

The Sky is Bleeding Green Hard 08

Cities in Ruin

The Storm Yellow Hard
01Core
The Time Has Come Green Hard 03

Mountains of Madness

The Ulama of Ibn Tulun Green Easy 05

Under the Pyramids

The White Ship Blue Hard 02

Forsaken Lore

The Wind-Walker Blue Medium
01Core
The World Fights Back Yellow Easy
01Core
The World Shakes Yellow Normal
01Core
The Yellow Sign Yellow Hard 06

Signs of Carcosa

Tide of Despair Yellow Medium
01Core
Tied to a Dark Purpose Green Hard
01Core
Time Catches Up Green Medium 06

Signs of Carcosa

Time is Running Out Blue Medium 03

Mountains of Madness

Together We Stand Yellow Medium 07

The Dreamlands

Torn Asunder Green Hard
01Core
Transported to the Hyades Blue Medium 06

Signs of Carcosa

Treacherous Magic Yellow Normal
01Core
Treader of the Dust Blue Hard 05

Under the Pyramids

Trust No One Green Medium 07

The Dreamlands

Twin Spawn of Cthulhu Blue Hard 03

Mountains of Madness

Unexpected Betrayal Green Medium
01Core
Unhealthy Fascination Green Easy 06

Signs of Carcosa

Unimaginable Horror Yellow Hard 05

Under the Pyramids

Unknown Dangers Green Medium 05

Under the Pyramids

Vile Wounds Green Medium 03

Mountains of Madness

Visions of Past Lives Yellow Easy 05

Under the Pyramids

Voice of Mammon Yellow Hard 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

Voodoo Curse Blue Easy 05

Under the Pyramids

Waking Nightmare Yellow Medium 07

The Dreamlands

Wanderlust Yellow Hard 02

Forsaken Lore

We're All Going To Die! Yellow Hard 04

Strange Remnants

Web Between Worlds Blue Hard
01Core
Weight of Avarice Yellow Medium 05

Under the Pyramids

What Lies Beneath Green Medium 08

Cities in Ruin

Wild Arcana Green Hard 04

Strange Remnants

With One Voice Green Hard 09

Masks of Nyarlathotep

Wonders of the World Yellow Easy 04

Strange Remnants

Worked to the Brink Yellow Medium 07

The Dreamlands

You Are Not Prepared Green Medium 08

Cities in Ruin

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