It is 1882; and the Old Ones are already here.They arrived seven hundred years ago and have been ruling the planet ever since. The majority of people just get on with their lives; accepting their monstrous rulers. However; a growing band of revolutionaries wish to free mankind from their slavery. These freedom fighters call themselves the Restorationists. A secret war has already broken out between the Restorationists and the forces loyal to the Old Ones. The invention of dynamite has changed the balance of power; and a lone assassin now has the capacity to destroy an Old One. In this shadow world of assassins; informers; police agents and anarchists; nobody is quite sure who is who and which side they fight for.The game A Study in Emerald draws its central plot from the award-winning short story penned by Neil Gaiman; in which the worlds of Sherlock Holmes and H.P. Lovecraft are combined to telling effect. However; to create a world detailed enough for players; much has been added from real history. The nineteenth century was a time of unrest; with many colorful characters fighting both for and against the authorities. A Study in Emerald is the outcome of the merging of these three worlds.This second edition of A Study in Emerald sports new artwork by Ian O'Toole and Tatiana Kuzilova along with a streamlined set of rules that will hopefully help those folks who found the first version a tad complicated. Inconsistencies have been removed and the number of available actions has been reduced to the minimum; whilst still retaining the mood of paranoia from the first edition.- Description from Board Game GeekAGES 13+2-5 PLAYERSPLAYTIME 60 minutes
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