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Fate of the Elder Gods
30m - 90m
1 - 4 Players
Ages 13+
Dice rolling in a game can be used for many things, randomness being the most obvious. Dice can also be used as counters. The dice themselves can be unique and different sizes, shapes and colors to represent different things.
Dice Rolling
Hand management games are games with cards in them that reward players for playing the cards in certain sequences or groups. The optimal sequence/grouping may vary, depending on board position, cards held and cards played by opponents. Managing your hand means gaining the most value out of available cards under given circumstances. Cards often have multiple uses in the game, further obfuscating an "optimal" sequence.
Hand Management
Maneuvers that directly attack an opposing player's strength, level, life points or do something else to impede their progress.
Take That
Variable Player Powers is a mechanic that grants different abilities and/or paths to victory to the players.
Variable Player Powers
This mechanism requires players to select individual actions from a set of actions available to all players. Players generally select actions one-at-a-time and in turn order. There is usually(*) a limit on the number of times a single action may be taken. Actions are commonly selected by the placement of game pieces or tokens on the selected actions. Each player usually has a limited number of pieces with which to participate in the process.
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ajewo
Card-driven area control game in the Cthulhu universe. Mix of a chaotic and strategic game. What makes the game special? * Intertwined game mechanics (multi-used cards, area movement, area majority, area effects, investigators) * Mean "Crossroad" curse cards + Artwork (nice looking game board) + Components (a lot of colored plastic minis) + Multiple-used spell cards: discounts / abilities / location movement + Players change the requirements to move to a location by playing spell cards + Different locations with changing movement requirements and different effects + Each elder god has a different ceremony effect (asymmetric, unique power) + Take-that by raids and conditional curse cards (similar to Crossroad cards in Dead of Winter). The take-that don't feel so mean than in other games, maybe because you always have options and all the negative actions balance each other out + Investigators as "NPC" player + Museum cards grant special abilities + Two different end game conditions (strategies) + Many paths to victory # Language dependent # Thematic but also rather abstract gameplay # Best with 3 players # Random die roll if you do not have control in a location (luck of the roll) # Random die roll for location "Other Worlds" (luck of the roll) # Overwhelming for beginners (convoluted, many locations with different effects) # Potential for analysis paralysis due to many available options and intertwined relation of cards, curses, locations, majorities, artifacts # “Oh, you triggered this curse a little while ago, can I read it now?” # A bit fiddly Similar games: * Games by Carl Chudyk (Glory to Rome, Innovation, Impulse)
elvis82566
In Fate of the Elder Gods, players take on the ever-maddening role of cults trying to summon ancient evil and herald the fall of mankind! Each cult is in competition to be first to summon their god, but they all must also repel intrepid investigators working to seal off the gate to beyond with Elder signs. Gather arcane artifacts, cast powerful spells, embrace the Dark Gift of your Elder God, and be first to hasten doom...before it's too late! During the game, players use a variable hand of spell cards to do one of two things to aid their cult in their mission: Use the spell's Astral Symbol to navigate the areas around Arkham on the unique Fate Clock board, or use the symbols in a location's Astral Column to ready a spell. Readied spells can be cast at any time, but while in a cult's Spell Reserve their primary Astral Symbol can aid in readying future spells, creating an engine for pumping out more potential power. As cults travel to the six locations on the Fate Clock, they activate specific powerful abilities, such as gaining useful artifacts at The Museum or enabling their Elder God's Dark Gift at The Ceremony. As cults send more and more cultists to a location, they may gain control there, adding even more powerful abilities. However, cults must be careful how they navigate Arkham as a location with lots of activity will attract pesky investigators. Tempt fate too many times and the investigators may raid your cult's lodge, placing Elder Signs, and generally getting in the way of summoning your Elder God. Gain too many Elder Signs and it's game over! If any cult can manage to raise their Summon Track to 9 before the investigators save humanity, their Elder God awakens and they win! Of course, "win" is a relative term as it will certainly herald the end of the world — but that's a small price to pay for eternal servitude to the Ancient Ones.
CoyPenguin
Really interesting, unique spell casting mechanic. Really sadistic trap mechanic. Although some of said traps are much worse than others, so luck of the draw is a thing. Game can drag on - I've played games over 2 hours.