BGG rank #327 · 2015

Cthulhu Wars

Cthulhu Wars (2015) is #327 in the BoardGameGeek Top 1000: 2–4 players, 90–120 min, ages 14+. Designed by Sandy Petersen, Lincoln Petersen.

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Year: 2015
Players: 2–4
Play time: 90–120 min
Age: 14+

About the game

Cthulhu Wars is a strategy boardgame in which the players take the part of alien races and gods taken from the Cthulhu mythos created by H.

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Mechanics

Action Points Area Majority / Influence Area Movement Dice Rolling Variable Player Powers

Designers

Sandy PetersenLincoln Petersen

Artists

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

Publishers

Petersen Games, Arclight Games, BoardM Factory, Fabrika Igr, Green Eye Games, Last Level, MYBG Co., Ltd., Pegasus Spiele

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