# Cthulhu: A Deck Building Game

Cthulhu: A Deck Building Game is a board game for 1–6 players. It plays in 45–120 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 1. It is rated 6.2 out of 10 by 2 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–6 (best with 1)
- **Playing time:** 45–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 2.6 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2016
- **Categories:** Card Game, Horror
- **Mechanics:** Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.2 out of 10, from 2 reviews
- **Owned by:** 2 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 5
- **Unique players:** 4

**Designers:** Philip Loyer

**Artists:** Graham Sisk

**Publishers:** Wyvern Gaming

## Expansions

- [Cthulhu: A Deck Building Game – Chef & Sea Captain promos](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-a-deck-building-game-chef-and-sea-captain-promos)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-a-deck-building-game)
- [Cthulhu: A Deck Building Game in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/cthulhu-a-deck-building-game)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192116)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._