2015 · Horror

Wake up, Cthulhu!

Players take the role of rival cultists competing to accumulate the most Arcane Knowledge before an unspeakable horror awakens. Each turn players combine ingredient symbols from a hand to cast spells drawn from a shared Grimoire, gaining knowledge tokens, triggering special effects, or manipulating the board state. At the end of each round a curse card resolves, imposing penalties and sometimes advancing or hastening the awakening; some effects force temporary cooperation to avoid immediate doom. The game supports 2–4 players and balances hand management, set collection, and timing as players weigh short-term gains against escalating risks.

groupPlayers

1–4 best 4

schedulePlaying time

30 min

cakeAge

10+

psychologyComplexity

1.6 / 5