3.1 / 5
2–4 players
120 min
BGG 7.8(7.1)
Rank #359
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Cthulhu Wars is a strategy boardgame in which the players take the part of alien races and gods taken from the Cthulhu mythos created by H. P. Lovecraft. The game is physically large, and includes sixty-four figurines of the cultists, monsters, aliens, and Great Old Ones that range in height from approximately 20 mm to nearly 180 mm.
The game takes place on a map of Earth. Each player takes the part of one of four factions included in the base game. At the start of a turn, players Gather Power, then, during a series of Action Rounds, they spend this Power to accomplish various tasks, such as recruiting Cultists, moving units, engaging in battle, summoning monsters, building Gates, casting spells, and Awakening their Great Old One. When all players run out of Power, the Action phase ends and the next turn begins. Victory is determined by accumulating points on the Doom Track. The first player to 30 is the lone victor *if* they have unlocked all six of their spell books.
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Expansions and Integrates With
Cthulhu Wars: 6-8 Player Map Pack
Cthulhu Wars: Ancients
Cthulhu Wars: Astral Acolyte
Cthulhu Wars: Azathoth Expansion
Cthulhu Wars: Beyond Time and Space
Cthulhu Wars: Brown Jenkin
Cthulhu Wars: Bubastis
Cthulhu Wars: Buffthulhu
Cthulhu Wars: Cacodemon
Cthulhu Wars: Colour Out of Space Gate Pack
Cthulhu Wars: Cosmic Terrors Pack
Cthulhu Wars: Daemon Sultan
Cthulhu Wars: Dire Azathoth
Cthulhu Wars: Dire Cthulhu
Cthulhu Wars: Dreamlands Map Expansion
Cthulhu Wars: Giant Blind Albino Penguin