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'''Artist(s):''' [[Todd Remick]]
 
'''Artist(s):''' [[Todd Remick]]
  
'''Number of Players:''' 2 to 5 players
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'''Number of Players:''' 2 to 5 players (+1 with expansion)
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'''Estimated Playing Time:''' ?
  
 
'''Suggested Ages:''' 13 +
 
'''Suggested Ages:''' 13 +
 
'''Estimated Playing Time:''' ?
 
  
 
'''Expansions:''' [[Cthulhu Gloom: Unpleasant Dreams]]
 
'''Expansions:''' [[Cthulhu Gloom: Unpleasant Dreams]]
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==Summary==
 
==Summary==
When Cthulhu rises we're all doomed - but whose downfall will be the most entertaining? In ''Cthulhu Gloom'' you control the fate of your Lovecraftian protagonists, guiding them down a path of horror and madness to an untimely death. Meanwhile, you'll play positive cards on your opponents to keep them happy, healthy, and annoyingly alive. The transparent cards reveal or obscure the effects of cards below, and the totals showing thorough determine your score. When one group finally falls prey to the interdimensional doom that awaits us all, whoever has suffered the most terrifying tale wins!
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''From the back of the box:''
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When Cthulhu rises we're all doomed ... but whose downfall will be the most entertaining? In ''Cthulhu Gloom'' you control the fate of your Lovecraftian protagonists, guiding them down a path of horror and madness to an untimely death. Meanwhile, you'll play positive cards on your opponents to keep them happy, healthy, and annoyingly alive. The transparent cards reveal or obscure the effects of cards below, and the totals showing thorough determine your score. When one group finally falls prey to the interdimensional doom that awaits us all, whoever has suffered the most terrifying tale wins!
  
 
==Comments / Trivia==
 
==Comments / Trivia==
''Cthulhu Gloom'' is a variation on Atlas Games' ''Gloom''. It is not necessary to have ''Gloom'' to play ''Cthulhu Gloom''.
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''Cthulhu Gloom'' is a variation on Atlas Games' ''Gloom''. It is not necessary to have ''Gloom'' to play this game.
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==

Latest revision as of 06:37, 1 September 2016

Cthulhu Gloom

Details

Publisher: Atlas Games

Product Code/SKU: AG1330

ISBN: 1-58978-124-4

Year: 2011

Designer(s): Keith Baker

Artist(s): Todd Remick

Number of Players: 2 to 5 players (+1 with expansion)

Estimated Playing Time: ?

Suggested Ages: 13 +

Expansions: Cthulhu Gloom: Unpleasant Dreams

Other Editions: None

Summary

From the back of the box:

When Cthulhu rises we're all doomed ... but whose downfall will be the most entertaining? In Cthulhu Gloom you control the fate of your Lovecraftian protagonists, guiding them down a path of horror and madness to an untimely death. Meanwhile, you'll play positive cards on your opponents to keep them happy, healthy, and annoyingly alive. The transparent cards reveal or obscure the effects of cards below, and the totals showing thorough determine your score. When one group finally falls prey to the interdimensional doom that awaits us all, whoever has suffered the most terrifying tale wins!

Comments / Trivia

Cthulhu Gloom is a variation on Atlas Games' Gloom. It is not necessary to have Gloom to play this game.

Links