Hi - just finished a solo game of ATOE just to get a feel for the rules etc. Villain was the vampire. By the end of the game there were about 5 or 6 "remains in play" mystery cards which were hammering my hero. Is this normal or does a new "remains in play" mystery card displace an old one? Looking through the Event deck there aren't many cards which cancel a "remains in play" mystery card so if I'm doing things right the heroes are severely hampered by the end of the game. Any thoughts/comments?
Well, the weather ones replace one another.
Also, any card that can cancel a mystery can cancel a RIP one. RIP cards are a subset of all Mystery cards.
Yep - that's how i was playing it (weather RIP replace eachother), however it seems there are far more Mystery RIP than cards to cancel them, leading to a build up of RIP by the end phases of the game.
I think it may have just been the shuffle. There have been games that I feel like I get attacked by minions during the mystery phase the whole time (stupid horseman and his infernal galloping through town!). The games usually have a fair amount of variety, though.
The problem with RIP´s may be solved in a easier way, depending on which hero you´re playing ofcourse. Using Brother Marcus and the actor Danforths special abilities can be very be beneficial