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Cthulhu: Death May Die
90m - 120m
1 - 5 Players
Ages 14+
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In Cthulhu: Death May Die, inspired by the writings of H.P. Lovecraft, you and your fellow players represent investigators in the 1920s who instead of trying to stop the coming of Elder Gods, want to summon those otherworldly beings so that you can put a stop to them permanently. You start the game insane, and while your long-term goal is to shoot Cthulhu in the face, so to speak, at some point during the game you’ll probably fail to mitigate your dice rolls properly and your insanity will cause you to do something terrible — or maybe advantageous. Hard to know for sure.
The game has multiple episodes, and each of them has a similar structure of two acts, those being before and after you summon whatever it is you happen to be summoning. If any character dies prior to the summoning, then the game ends and you lose; once the Elder One is on the board, as long as one of you is still alive, you still have a chance to win.
The episodes are all standalone and not contingent on being played in a certain order or with the same players.
| Ages | 14+ |
|---|---|
| Players | Solo, 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players, 5 Players |
| Play Time | 90m – 120m |
| Designer | Eric M. Lang, Rob Daviau |
| Mechanics | Action Points, Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers |
| Theme | Fighting, Fantasy, Horror |
| Publisher | BoardM Factory, Guillotine Games, Asmodee, CMON Limited, Edge Entertainment, Game Harbor, Hobby World, Portal Games |
azmonsoon1982
A light to medium light game that helps make playing a Cthulhu Mythos style game a much more reasonable possibility. The game is designed to play in 90 - 120 minutes, and it does pretty much that. The fact that the packaging makes for easy setup and tear down, while the rules are well written and concise, is one that caused my board game group to want to play this much more over Arkham or Eldritch Horrors. Strategy does exist, with 3 actions offered per round to determine how to pummel the monsters/cultists/GOO on the table. The fact that there is no running around hunting for clues to meet an objective elsewhere (e.g., fetch quests) was well received. The loss of 2 points comes from only having 5 Great Old Ones on an all-in pledge, the late game becoming a dice Chuck festival, and the theme being easily interchangeable with other dungeon crawl style games. Positives, aside from those mentioned earlier, include a very well made storage solution.
Atrael
Sleeved with FFS Orange Tarot Card size Games Plus Standard American Might need to resleeve Core box std American 2x loose larger sleeves in core box for scenario cards Unknown sleeves for boss cards but too long at top.
alueb82681
Easily one of my favorite board games ever. I know this got flack from the KS, but give it a try and play it. Played through everything from the KS except the big guy (don't own it) and it is truly an enjoyable experience. Winning by the skin of your teeth happens a lot, losing but only needing 1 or 2 more hits happens also. I highly recommend this game. It's pretty easy to set up with each episode having its own box, and each boss has their own box too.