Drawn To The Flame

Episode 363: Izzie Havin' A Laugh

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as they take a moment to look at another of the new investigators from the chapter two core set and consider what impact that mig...

Episode 362: Joe No Here We Go Again

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as they take a moment to look at some (well, one) of the new investigators from the chapter two core set and consider what impact...

Episode 361: Visions of Futures Past XXIX

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank for a couple of previews from the latest Arkham Horror product, the 'chapter two' core set, releasing in April 2026 (we believe)....

Episode 360: Improvised

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as they talk about the improvised trait.  Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon: www.patreon.com...

Episode 359: Visions of Futures Past XXVIII

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank for a couple of previews from the latest Arkham Horror product, the 'chapter two' core set, releasing in April 2026 (we believe)....

Episode 358: Think on your Feet XLIX

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank for another Think on your Feet episode - this time, it's George Barnaby vs Film Fatale, in a sort-of facecheck encounter. Here's my deck: c...

Episode 357: Gloria Goldberg

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank for another investigator-specific episode, this time all about everyone's favourite writer. Who is Gloria, how does she play and ...

Episode 356: Winifred Habbamock

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for another investigator-specific episode, this time all about everyone's favourite aviatrix. Who is Wini, how does she play and ...

Episode 355: Plan of Action

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank as they talk about the pairing of investigators they're building for their next campaign and they share some of their working at ...

Episode 354: Scout Ahead

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank as they fire up the mics and chat about the next campaigns they'd like to play. We're talking specific campaigns, suitable invest...

Episode 353: Return to the Woods

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as they return to the woodland of Root and the distant reaches of space for Arcs. We've been playing lots of both games by Leder ...

Episode 352: Diving into The Drowned City

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank for their post-Drowned City takes. Spoiler warning: we're talking about a first time through The Drowned City and sharing our tho...

Episode 351: Cascade

03 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as they look at a new keyword for Arkham that yes, doesn't exist, and yes, is made up by them, but also hopefully makes for inter...

Episode 350: Survey the Area

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as they puzzle over: how does one evaluate a campaign? What makes a good campaign? Is it something we can even judge? And what le...

Episode 349: Stat Swapping

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank as we talk about stat replacement effects: what are they? how do they work? are they worth it? That sort of thing!   Amazing lo...

Episode 348: OBOY

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as we take an eighth first look at the player cards of The Drowned City Investigator Expansion (For Players). We've got the wheel...

Episode 347: OBOY

01 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as we take a seventh first look at the player cards of The Drowned City Investigator Expansion (For Players). We've got the wheel...

Episode 346: IVED

24 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as we take a sixth first look at the player cards of The Drowned City Investigator Expansion (For Players). We've got the wheel o...

Episode 345: SARR

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as we take a fifth first look at the player cards of The Drowned City Investigator Expansion (For Players). We've got the wheel o...

Episode 344: TYHA

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as we take a fourth first look at the player cards of The Drowned City Investigator Expansion (For Players). We've got the wheel ...

Episode 343: EDCI

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as we take a third first look at the player cards of The Drowned City Investigator Expansion (For Players). We've got the wheel o...

Episode 342: ROWN

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as we take a second first look at the player cards of The Drowned City Investigator Expansion (For Players). We've got the wheel ...

Episode 341: THED

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as we take a first look at the player cards of The Drowned City Investigator Expansion (For Players). We've got the wheel out to ...

Episode 340: Rotation

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as they talk about the newly announced current and legacy environments for Arkham Horror, the retirements on the horizon, or what...

Episode 339: Drowning in Lore

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank as they talk about some of the things on Duke's mood board for The Drowned City. When we spoke to Duke last year, he mentioned a ...

Episode 338: Drowning in Previews

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as they take stock of preview season so far. What's catching their eye with The Drowned City? What are the new investigators like...

Episode 337: Grim Resolve

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank as they look ahead at 2025: what are our Arkham intentions? What do we think The Drowned City will bring to Arkham? And what are ...

Episode 336: FHVFHV III

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank as he talks about FHVFHV for the third time - we're talking Wilson's finale, Kate's longest night, a new investigator begins their survey a...

Episode 335: Think on your Feet XLVIII

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tune in for Think on your Feet XLVII, in which the play through of The Innsmouth Conspiracy, featuring Subject 5U-21, concludes.  In Think on your Fe...

Episode 334: Nyarlathotep's Grand Feast

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for the third and final part of an extended interview with Azathoth's replacement Nyarlathotep, aka Duke Harrist, the lead design...

Episode 333: Visions of Futures Past XXVII

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank for Visions of Futures Past, our occasional series of episodes where we preview cards for Arkham Horror. In this episode: it's Th...

Episode 332: Nyarlathotep's Many-Coloured Pie

21 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for the second part of an extended interview with Azathoth's replacement Nyarlathotep, aka Duke Harrist, the lead designer of Ark...

Episode 331: Getting to Know Nyarlathotep

14 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for the first part of an extended interview with Azathoth's replacement Nyarlathotep, aka Duke Harrist, the lead designer of Arkh...

Episode 330: The Untamed Wilds

31 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank for another scenario-specific episode. This time, they're popping on their backpacks and hiking boots and straying into The Untam...

Episode 329: FHVFHV II

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank as he talks about FHVFHV for the second time - we're talking Alessandra, Kate, Wilson, routes, highs, low low lows, what's the point of par...

Episode 328: Think on your Feet XLVII

10 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tune in for Think on your Feet XLVI, in which the play through of The Innsmouth Conspiracy, featuring Subject 5U-21, continues.  In Think on your Fee...

Episode 327: Dreaming of the Drowned City

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as they look at the latest news from Fantasy Flight Games all about the forthcoming expansion The Drowned City. What do Marion an...

Episode 326: Think on your Feet XLVI

26 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tune in for Think on your Feet XLVI, in which the play through of The Innsmouth Conspiracy, featuring Subject 5U-21, continues.  In Think on your Fee...

Episode 325: FHVFHV I

12 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank as he talks about FHVFHV for the first time. Here's the FHVFHV sheet: here. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Pa...

Episode 324: Arcs

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as they talk about a non-Arkham Horror game: Leder Games' Arcs. It's space, it's strategy, it's trick-taking (ish) and it's loads...

Episode 323: Prepared for the Worst

29 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as they talk about Shadows Over Scotland at Tabletop Scotland and the decks they're thinking of making for the two epic multiplay...

Episode 322: News Chat

15 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as they talk about Shadows Over Scotland at Tabletop Scotland and then take a look at the Arkham Horror news out of Gencon.  Ama...

Episode 321: Think on your Feet XLV

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tune in for Think on your Feet XLV, in which the play through of The Innsmouth Conspiracy, featuring Subject 5U-21, continues.  In Think on your Feet...

Episode 320: Mark Harrigan

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank as they talk about everybody's favourite soldier, all-round man-about-the-front fighting and raging against the dying of the ligh...

Episode 319: Carson Sinclair

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank as they talk about everybody's favourite butler, all-round man-about-the-home helping the team to greatness: Carson Sinclair. Ama...

Episode 318: Analytical Wonderings

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You've just finished a scenario but how do you know you've done ok? What are the things you can consider and ponder to improve your play? Join Frank a...

Episode 317: Suzi Takes a Breather

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for an Innsmouth interlude, in which they take a breather with Suzi after four hard-fought scenarios and reflect on possible upgr...

Episode 316: Think on your Feet XLIV

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tune in for Think on your Feet XLIV, in which the play through of The Innsmouth Conspiracy, featuring Subject 5U-21, continues.  In Think on your Fee...

Episode 315: Shadows over Scotland

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank as they talk about Shadows over Scotland, an event for Arkham Horror this summer/autumn at Tabletop Scotland games convention, 6t...

Episode 314: Enter the Vault of Knowledge

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank as they talk about investigator signature cards. What makes a good signature? Why do some signatures feel super powerful and othe...

Episode 313: Stay Alert - Hidden Truths Concealed Within

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank as they talk about keywords and other mechanics a campaign might introduce. What makes a good keyword? Why do some keywords land ...

Episode 312: Feast First Look VI - CKV

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for the sixth first look of the player cards of The Feast of Hemlock Vale. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Fl...

Episode 311: Feast First Look V - MLO

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for the fifth first look of the player cards of The Feast of Hemlock Vale. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Fl...

Episode 310: Feast First Look IV - FHE

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for the fourth first look of the player cards of The Feast of Hemlock Vale. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the F...

Episode 309: Feast First Look III - STO

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for the third first look of the player cards of The Feast of Hemlock Vale. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Fl...

Episode 308: Feast First Look II - FEA

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for the second first look of the player cards of The Feast of Hemlock Vale. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the F...

Episode 307: Feast First Look I - THE

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for the first first look of the player cards of The Feast of Hemlock Vale. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Fl...

Episode 306: Folk Horror

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank as they talk about folk horror: what is it and how does it link to Lovecraft, Arkham Horror and the Feast of Hemlock Vale? Check ...

Episode 305: Think on your Feet XLIII

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tune in for Think on your Feet XLIII, in which the play through of The Innsmouth Conspiracy, featuring Subject 5U-21, continues.  In Think on your Fe...

Episode 304: How I Realised I Sucked at Arkham

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank as they talk about being good at Arkham Horror or, more specifically, not being bad (aka sucking) at the game - when to take test...

Episode 303: Falling out of Love with Arkham

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

CONTENT WARNING: we talk about some health challenges and serious stuff in this episode. Please be warned. Join Frank and Peter as they talk about the...

Episode 302: Visions of Futures Past XXVI

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as they announce not one, not two, but three new cards from The Feast of Hemlock Vale Investigator Expansion (for players). We sh...

Episode 301: Think on your Feet XLII

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tune in for Think on your Feet XLII, in which the play through of The Innsmouth Conspiracy, featuring Subject 5U-21 continues.  In Think on your Feet...

Episode 300: R-land B-nks

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for a very special investigator-specific episode to celebrate 300 episodes of Drawn to the Flame. Thank you to you, the listener,...

Episode 299: Visions of Futures Past XXV

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for Visions of Futures Past XXV, an occasional series in which we reveal cards, thanks to the generosity of Fantasy Flight Games....

Episode 298: Think on your Feet XLI

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank for Think on your Feet XLI, the start of a new campaign, with a new investigator, the newness shiny and, well, new. In Think on your Feet e...

Episode 297: Calling in Favors

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and special guest Jaya, who kindly steps up so that we can take a look at the new investigators of The Feast of Hemlock Vale Investigator E...

Episode 296: Failing Forwards

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as they continue their discussion of efficiency and build on it to look at the concept of failing forwards. What is failing forwa...

Episode 295: Efficiency or the Action Economy

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as they explore what's meant by 'action economy' in Arkham Horror, or, in other words, what it means to be 'efficient' in play. W...

Episode 294: Sizing up 5U-21

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as they attempt to grasp the scale and majesty of the latest investigator for Arkham Horror: Subject 5U-21, Maxine Newman's final...

Episode 293: Follow in Footsteps I

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank for Kal Iver's Beginner Ranger Guide, or 'Some Things We've Learned about Earthborne Rangers as We've Been Playing It'... we're t...

Episode 292: The Pallid Mask

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for a deep dive into a single scenario in our new series, our 'scenario tech' or 'scenario specific' sort of episodes. We hope yo...

Episode 291: A First Look at Dunwich Legacy V

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for a fifth first look at The Dunwich Legacy investigator expansion for players. With a class chosen at random!  Amazing logo co...

Episode 290: Trish Scarborough

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for a new investigator-specific episode, this one all about everyone's favourite spy, Trish Scarbados! Amazing logo courtesy of t...

Episode 289: Post UKGE Bits

12 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for a review of what they did at UKGE 2023, discussion of taking part in Arkham Horror events, and all sorts of bits. We talk Ear...

Episode 288: UKGE Bits

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for a preview of what they're doing at UKGE 2023, discussion of taking part in Arkham Horror events, and all sorts of bits. Amazi...

Episode 287: Darrell Simmons

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for a new investigator-specific episode, this one all about the photographer Darrell Simmons. Amazing logo courtesy of this guy J...

Episode 286: Undimensioned and Unseen

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for a deep dive into a single scenario in what we hope will be a new series, a 'scenario tech' or 'scenario specific' sort of end...

Episode 285: Think on your Feet XL

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

CONTENT WARNING: this is a face-check playthrough, so it may contain shocking content. Join Frank for Think on your Feet XL, in which Amanda Sharpe co...

Episode 284: A First Look at Dunwich Legacy IV

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for a fourth first look at The Dunwich Legacy investigator expansion for players. With a class chosen at random!  Amazing logo c...

Episode 283: Worn Wanderers

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for a first look at a game coming shortly to Kickstarter, Worn Wanderers, on 23rd March. Cleromancy Games were kind enough to sha...

Episode 282: A First Look at Dunwich Legacy III

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for a third first look at The Dunwich Legacy investigator expansion for players. With a class chosen at random!  Amazing logo co...

Episode 281: Streaming

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank as they announce a regular monthly stream over on Twitch and talk about what we are hoping to get out of it - and what you might ...

Episode 280: Think on your Feet XXXIX

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

CONTENT WARNING: this is a face-check playthrough, so it may contain shocking content. Join Frank for Think on your Feet XXXIX, in which Amanda Sharpe...

Episode 279: Concealed

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for a discussion of a new keyword introduced in The Scarlet Keys Campaign Expansion (for players), Concealed X. What does it do, ...

Episode 278: A First Look at the Dunwich Legacy II

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter for a second first look at The Dunwich Legacy investigator expansion for players. With a class chosen at random!  Amazing logo c...

Episode 277: Think on your Feet XXXVIII

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

CONTENT WARNING: this is a face-check playthrough, so it may contain shocking content. Join Frank for Think on your Feet XXXVIII, in which Amanda Shar...

Episode 276: Into the Mailbag

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank as they read a few questions from patrons - thanks for sending them in!  Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Fla...

Episode 275: What Have We Been Playing?

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank as they return to podcasting duties and reflect on what they've been playing as they await the UK release of The Scarlet Keys Cam...

Episode 274: Think on your Feet XXXVII

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

CONTENT WARNING: this is a face-check playthrough, so it may contain shocking content. Join Frank for Think on your Feet XXXVII, in which Amanda Sharp...

Episode 273: Azathoth’s Ice Capades

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as they speak to Maxine Newman, senior developer at Fantasy Flight Games, all about Edge of the Earth and then some about The Sca...

Episode 272: The Many Faces of Charlie Kane

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank and Peter as they take part in The Many Faces of Charlie Kane, a content creator collaboration event all about our new neutral investigator...

Episode 271: Secrets in Scarlet

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Aconyte Books kindly sent us a free copy of Secrets in Scarlet, a collection of short stories being published to tie in with the release of The Scarle...

Episode 270: IME

22 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank for a sixth and final first look at the player cards from one of the six classes in The Scarlet Keys investigator expansion (for players) (...

Episode 269: YST

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank for a fifth first look at the player cards from one of the six classes in The Scarlet Keys investigator expansion (for players) (tm).  Ama...

Episode 268: TKE

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank for a fourth first look at the player cards from one of the six classes in The Scarlet Keys investigator expansion (for players) (tm).  Am...

Episode 267: RLE

16 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank for a third first look at the player cards from one of the six classes in The Scarlet Keys investigator expansion (for players) (tm). This ...

Episode 266: SCA

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank for a second first look at the player cards from one of the six classes in The Scarlet Keys investigator expansion (for players) (tm).  Am...

Episode 265: IT’S

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join Frank for a first first look at the player cards from one of the six classes in The Scarlet Keys investigator expansion (for players) (tm).  Ama...

Episode 264: Some Early Impressions

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join Peter and Frank as they talk through some early impressions of two investigators from The Scarlet Keys investigator expansion for players, the la...