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==Summary==
 
==Summary==
When the stars are right, the Great Old Ones will return. If the stars ''aren't'' right, it's up to you to move them around!
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''From the back of the box:''
  
In ''The Stars Are Right'', you take the role of a cultist, summoning Lovecraftian horrors from beyond time and space.
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The world is doomed, and you can help! Help doom it, that is.
  
You'll start small, bringing ghasts and ghouls back to our reality. Invoke minor creatures to flip over a tile or push a row, creating the correct patterns to summon more and more powerful ones. Eventually, you'll build a horde of Servitors who can chain flips, pushes, and swaps together, rearranging the entire grid to your whims. Change the skies, summon a Great Old One, and win!
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When the stars are right, the Great Old Ones will return. If the stars ''aren't'' right, move them!
  
''The Stars Are Right'' is a card game for two to four players, ages 12 and up, with a playing time of less than one hour. The cards are hilariously illustrated by Goomi (Munchkin Cthulhu 3 – The Unspeakable Vault).
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In ''The Stars Are Right'', you take the role of a cultist, summoning Lovecraftian horrors from beyond time and space. Invoke minor creatures to move the tiles that make up the sky, creating patterns to summon more and more powerful monsters. Eventually, you'll build a horde of Servitors who can make a chain of flips, pushes, and swaps, rearranging the entire sky. Make the stars right, summon a Great Old One, and win!
  
Summon the Great Old Ones, who will shower you with power beyond your dreams. Or perhaps they'll eat you. Or both.
 
  
 
==Comments / Trivia==
 
==Comments / Trivia==
This game was originally published in German by [[Pegasus Spiele]] in 2008.
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This game was originally published in German by [[Pegasus Press]] in 2008.
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Is it an official "Call of Cthulhu" product? Is it a Cthulhu edition of a non-Cthulhu game?
 
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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*[http://www.sjgames.com/starsareright/ The Stars Are Right at Steve Jackson Games]
 
*[http://www.sjgames.com/starsareright/ The Stars Are Right at Steve Jackson Games]
 
*[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37696/stars-are-right The Stars Are Right at BoardGameGeek]
 
*[https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37696/stars-are-right The Stars Are Right at BoardGameGeek]

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The Stars Are Right

This article is about the board game. For the Call of Cthulhu supplement, see The Stars Are Right!

Details

Publisher: Steve Jackson Games

Product Code/SKU: 1432

ISBN: ?

Year: 2009

Designer(s): Klaus Westerhoff

Artist(s): Goomi

Number of Players: 2 to 4 players

Estimated Playing Time: 60 minutes or less

Recommended Ages: Ages 12 +

Expansions: None

Other Editions: Die Sterne Stehen Richtig (German)

Summary

From the back of the box:

The world is doomed, and you can help! Help doom it, that is.

When the stars are right, the Great Old Ones will return. If the stars aren't right, move them!

In The Stars Are Right, you take the role of a cultist, summoning Lovecraftian horrors from beyond time and space. Invoke minor creatures to move the tiles that make up the sky, creating patterns to summon more and more powerful monsters. Eventually, you'll build a horde of Servitors who can make a chain of flips, pushes, and swaps, rearranging the entire sky. Make the stars right, summon a Great Old One, and win!


Comments / Trivia

This game was originally published in German by Pegasus Press in 2008.

Links