Drawn To The Flame

By Frank and PeterLeisure Games Hobbies

Drawn To The Flame episodes

October 15 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!
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49 min
September 24 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 chap's got to think!), but otherwise, it's uncut, unaltered and meant to feel like you're with me at the table. There may be mistakes and misplays, but hopefully some successes too.
Timestamps
0.00 preamble
2.35 the 'new' deck
5.20 xp choices
6.10 the blood blight
7.50 scenario set-up
10.05 a random question
12.05 location arrangement
13.05 opening hand
13.58 gameplay begins
42.30 post-game review - what would a new Tommy list look like?
44.35 post-game resolution
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48 min
August 20 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 longer pauses (a chap's got to think!), but otherwise, it's uncut, unaltered and meant to feel like you're with me at the table. There may be mistakes and misplays, but hopefully some successes too.
Timestamps
0.00 intro and spoiler warning
1.35 question to the listener - what do you want to hear in ToyF?
2.10 investigator selection and deck discussion
4.30 campaign intro including chaos bag
5.45 prologue
8.55 scenario intro
10.30 map description
13.45 what are blood tokens?
15.00 act and agenda
16.55 stats and opening hand
19.15 gameplay begins
31.35 Tommy tips!
36.10 what is the Predator keyword ability?
48.30 what must I do with 'must'?
1.24.10 end of scenario and wrap-up, including looking at reward cards
1.07.15 I take an attack from Julia and forget that she is elusive-keyworded, but I spot it shortly afterwards.
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1 hr 31 min
August 06 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?
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51 min
July 16 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?
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49 min
July 02 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! If you want more of an explainer of the game, check out the first Wondrous Lands episode, where I offer more of a rules explainer.
You can view the map here, the campaign log here and my deck here.
Timestamps:
0.00 preamble + where's the arkham?
2.10 setup
4.30 our first location
6.15 gameplay begins
8.00 I don't need to avoid the buck to avoid fatigue - I spot this at 8.25 though!
14.00 a new location...
26.50 I forget the mountain effect on Rising Waters - I catch this at 31.10 and add rain to accommodate it.
41.35 some damp business
44.50 a bit of scheming...
50.20 a set-aside card (please write in thoughts!)
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1 hr 1 min
June 11 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! If you want more of an explainer of the game, check out the first Wondrous Lands episode, where I offer more of a rules explainer.
You can view the map here, the campaign log here and my deck here.
Timestamps:
0.00 intro
1.40 spoiler warning
2.01 setting up
2.35 opening hand
3.45 set-up continues...
5.10 a new entry for the day...
8.39 arrival!
10.15 start of round 1
36.00 a little retcon
45.55 travel time (I did my refresh first, but I spot that misplay)
52.35 travel time again!
59.45 travel time the third!
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1 hr 22 min
May 28 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!
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49 min
May 14 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 us wanting more.
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1 hr 20 min
May 07 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, unaltered and meant to feel like you're with me at the table. There may be mistakes and misplays, but hopefully some successes too.
My deck: third scenario
0.00 intro and audio stuff
1.35 xp options
3.42 note from previous scenario
5.10 scenario intro
8.20 setup
10.50 act and agenda
11.50 opening hand
12.50 or so: gameplay begins
45.20 a little codex interlude
45.50 resolution and wrap-up.
49.00 design notes
At 30.10 I defeat Servant of Flame and forget to trigger its codex - I remember at 45.10!
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53 min

About Drawn To The Flame

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Drawn To The Flame is a podcast in which Peter and Frank discuss Arkham Horror : The Card Game, a cooperative living card game of Lovecraftian horror.