# Cthulhu Wars

Cthulhu Wars is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 90–120 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6 out of 10 by 32 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 90–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2015
- **Categories:** Fighting, Horror, Fantasy
- **Mechanics:** Action Points, Area Movement, Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, Area Majority / Influence
- **Ludoya rating:** 6 out of 10, from 32 reviews
- **Owned by:** 31 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 139
- **Unique players:** 183

**Designers:** Lincoln Petersen, Sandy Petersen

**Artists:** Neil McKenzie, Ian Brumby, Stephen May (II), Peter Bartholdy, Chaz Elliott, Jo Brumby, Rich Fleider, Richard Luong, Andrew May, Mark Evans (I), Kev Adams, Sonny Bundgaard

**Publishers:** Petersen Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Zatu Games | 131.55 £ | https://zatu.com/products/cthulhu-wars-2 |
| Alphaspel | 2250 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/76502-cthulhu-wars |

## Expansions

- [Cthulhu Wars: Opener of the Way Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-opener-of-the-way-expansion)
- [Cthulhu Wars: The Windwalker Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-the-windwalker-expansion)
- [Cthulhu Wars: The Sleeper Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-the-sleeper-expansion)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Azathoth Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-azathoth-expansion)
- [Cthulhu Wars: High Priest Expansion Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-high-priest-expansion-pack)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Great Old One Pack One](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-great-old-one-pack-one)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Tcho-Tcho](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-tcho-tcho)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Great Old One Pack Two](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-great-old-one-pack-two)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Ancients](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-ancients)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Six to Eight Player Earth Map](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-six-to-eight-player-earth-map)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Yuggoth Map Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-yuggoth-map-expansion)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Primeval Earth Map](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-primeval-earth-map)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Dreamlands Map Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-dreamlands-map-expansion)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Cosmic Terrors Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-cosmic-terrors-pack)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Great Old One Pack Three](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-great-old-one-pack-three)
- [Cthulhu Wars: The Dreamlands Underworld Monster Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-the-dreamlands-underworld-monster-pack)
- [Cthulhu Wars: The Dreamlands Surface Monster Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-the-dreamlands-surface-monster-pack)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Library at Celaeno Map](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-library-at-celaeno-map)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Masks of Nyarlathotep](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-masks-of-nyarlathotep)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Shaggai Map Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-shaggai-map-expansion)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Beyond Time and Space](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-beyond-time-and-space)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Daemon Sultan](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-daemon-sultan)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Great Old One Pack Four](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-great-old-one-pack-four)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Ramsey Campbell Horrors Pack 1](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-ramsey-campbell-horrors-pack-1)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Ramsey Campbell Horrors Pack 2](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-ramsey-campbell-horrors-pack-2)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Bubastis](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-bubastis)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Dire Cthulhu](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-dire-cthulhu)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Nodens](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-nodens)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Colour Out of Space Gate Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-colour-out-of-space-gate-pack)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Cacodemon](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-cacodemon)
- [Planet Apocalypse: The Void Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/planet-apocalypse-the-void-pack)
- [Planet Apocalypse: The Power Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/planet-apocalypse-the-power-pack)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Onslaught 3 Stretch Goal Box](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-onslaught-3-stretch-goal-box)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Dire Azathoth](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-dire-azathoth)
- [Planet Apocalypse: The Dragon Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/planet-apocalypse-the-dragon-pack)
- [Planet Apocalypse: The Pack of the Pit](https://www.ludoya.com/games/planet-apocalypse-the-pack-of-the-pit)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Brown Jenkin](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-brown-jenkin)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Six to Eight Player Shaggai Map](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-six-to-eight-player-shaggai-map)
- [Cthulhu Wars: The Elder Shoggoth](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-elder-shoggoth)
- [Cthulhu Wars: 6-8 Player Map Pack](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-6-8-player-map-pack)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Glow in the Dark Independent Great Old Ones](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-glow-in-the-dark-independent-great-old-ones)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Hound of Tindalos](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-hound-of-tindalos)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Giant Blind Albino Penguin](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-giant-blind-albino-penguins)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Tcho-Tcho Tribes](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-tcho-tcho-tribes)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Six to Eight Player Primeval Earth Map](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-six-to-eight-player-primeval-earth-map)
- [Glorantha: The Gods War – Empires](https://www.ludoya.com/games/glorantha-the-gods-war-empires)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Something About Cats](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-something-about-cats)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Six to Eight Player Yuggoth Map](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-six-to-eight-player-yuggoth-map)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Six to Eight Player Library at Celaeno Map](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-six-to-eight-player-library-at-celaeno-map)
- [Planet Apocalypse: Lord Great Cthulhu](https://www.ludoya.com/games/planet-apocalypse-lord-great-cthulhu)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Six to Eight Player Dreamlands Map](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-six-to-eight-player-dreamlands-map)
- [Planet Apocalypse: Lord Jabootu](https://www.ludoya.com/games/planet-apocalypse-lord-jabootu)
- [Planet Apocalypse: Lady Scylla](https://www.ludoya.com/games/planet-apocalypse-lady-scylla)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Investigators](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-investigators)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Unique High Priests](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-unique-high-priests)
- [Planet Apocalypse: Lord Asmod](https://www.ludoya.com/games/planet-apocalypse-lord-asmod)
- [Planet Apocalypse: Lord Pulgasaur](https://www.ludoya.com/games/planet-apocalypse-lord-pulgasaur)
- [Planet Apocalypse: Lord Procrustes](https://www.ludoya.com/games/planet-apocalypse-lord-procrustes)
- [Glorantha: The Gods War – Cosmic Monsters](https://www.ludoya.com/games/glorantha-the-gods-war-cosmic-monsters)
- [Glorantha: The Gods War – Elder Races](https://www.ludoya.com/games/glorantha-the-gods-war-elder-races)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Astral Acolyte](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-astral-acolyte)
- [Cthulhu Wars: The Dunwich Horror](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-the-dunwich-horror)
- [Glorantha: The Gods War – Dragons](https://www.ludoya.com/games/glorantha-the-gods-war-dragons)
- [Glorantha: The Gods War – Chaos Monsters](https://www.ludoya.com/games/glorantha-the-gods-war-chaos-monsters)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Glow in the Dark Cthulhu](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-glow-in-the-dark-cthulhu)
- [Cthulhu Wars: The Prophetess](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-the-prophetess)
- [Cthulhu Wars: The Eidolon miniature/card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-the-eidolon-miniaturecard)
- [Hastur Rising](https://www.ludoya.com/games/hastur-rising)
- [Cthulhu: The Harbinger](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-the-harbinger)
- [Cthulhu Wars: The Invasion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-the-invasion)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Nine to Eleven Player Earth Map](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-nine-to-eleven-player-earth-map)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Buffthulhu](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-buffthulhu)
- [Cthulhu Wars: Smell like a Monster](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars-smell-like-a-monster)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/cthulhu-wars)
- [Cthulhu Wars in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/cthulhu-wars)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/139976)

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