<p>Hello and welcome to the world of modern board games. The mechanism you are talking about is a common mechanism for a number of board games. </p>

<p>You are correct that <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/15987/arkham-horror" rel="nofollow">Arkham Horror</a> uses this exact mechanism. </p>

<p>Other games use a similar mechanism: </p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/93260/summoner-wars-master-set" rel="nofollow">Summoner Wars</a> - uses a 6 sided die for combat but here you typically hit on a 3+</li>
<li><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/72125/eclipse" rel="nofollow">Eclipse</a> - uses a 6 sided die for combat but here you initially only hit on a 6</li>
</ul>

<p>I'm quite positive there are dozens more that could be listed, but those were the first games that came to mind that I was familiar with.</p>

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Betrayal (at House on the Hill) has modified dice with two blank faces, two 1's and two 2's. This is equivalent to rolling a d6 where a 3 or 4 counts as a success, and a 5 or 6 counts as two successes.
Hao Ye
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ErroneousPlanet
<p>I'm new at modern board-games, basically, and I got Eldritch Horror as a present.</p>

<p>I love the test resolution system where you through n number of dice and the number of 5 or 6 determines if a test is passed or failed.</p>

<p>Is their any other board game that use exactly this system (by exactly, I mean throughing <strong>n</strong> dice, then counting the number of <strong>5 or 6</strong>)? Does Arkham horror use the same system for instance?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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2015-01-15T19:44:46.000Z
This question appears to be off-topic because it is asking for a list of games with a feature
bengoesboom
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2015-01-15T19:46:13.917Z
Arkham Horror does in fact use the same pass/fail system of 5-6 pass, 1-4 fail.
bengoesboom
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2015-01-16T19:20:44.000Z
There is a close vote option labelled *"Game recommendation questions are off topic [...]"*. I'm not sure how this question deviates from that template such that it requires a custom reason.
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Eldritch Horror test resolutions in other board games
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# Eldritch Horror test resolutions in other board games

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-01-15)

I'm new at modern board-games, basically, and I got Eldritch Horror as a present.

I love the test resolution system where you through n number of dice and the number of 5 or 6 determines if a test is passed or failed.

Is their any other board game that use exactly this system (by exactly, I mean throughing **n** dice, then counting the number of **5 or 6**)? Does Arkham horror use the same system for instance?

Thanks!

**Tags:** arkham-horror, dice, eldritch-horror

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: This question appears to be off-topic because it is asking for a list of games with a feature  
> **username_1**: Arkham Horror does in fact use the same pass/fail system of 5-6 pass, 1-4 fail.  
> **username_2**: There is a close vote option labelled *"Game recommendation questions are off topic [...]"*. I'm not sure how this question deviates from that template such that it requires a custom reason.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2015-01-15. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Hello and welcome to the world of modern board games. The mechanism you are talking about is a common mechanism for a number of board games.

You are correct that [Arkham Horror](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/15987/arkham-horror) uses this exact mechanism.

Other games use a similar mechanism:

* [Summoner Wars](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/93260/summoner-wars-master-set) - uses a 6 sided die for combat but here you typically hit on a 3+
* [Eclipse](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/72125/eclipse) - uses a 6 sided die for combat but here you initially only hit on a 6

I'm quite positive there are dozens more that could be listed, but those were the first games that came to mind that I was familiar with.

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: Betrayal (at House on the Hill) has modified dice with two blank faces, two 1's and two 2's. This is equivalent to rolling a d6 where a 3 or 4 counts as a success, and a 5 or 6 counts as two successes.  

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