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The base game supports 2-4 players (the map supports 5 players), but with new factions and maps released as expansions it can support up to 8 players. + More - Less
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May 26, 2014 · 2-8 Players. The core game includes 4 playable Factions. However, the core map can support up to 5 players – If you have a playable Faction expansion. There are 9 total playable Factions for Cthulhu Wars, and we are offering a map of earth that supports form 6-8 players.
Oct 10, 2015 · The game is probably best at 5 players, as that gives decent room for faction variation (i.e. a game without Crawling Chaos plays VERY differently than one with him, same with Sleeper and Opener, and even Cthulhu and Yellow Sign).
Aug 12, 2023 · I'm under the impression that Greg plays with a lot of players. In my 120+ games, I've played once at 6 players and never above that. In my experience, Factions changes isn't needed per player count but rather with how many expansions you use.
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For the uninitiated, Cthulhu Warsis an asymmetric war game/dudes-on-a-map game, where each player controls a faction dedicated to one of Lovecraft’s various Great Old Ones* —monstrous immortal beings squabbling over annihilation rights to a doomed Earth. That’s right. In this game you’re not the investigators trying to stop otherworldly horrors fro...
This is where things get a little crazy, because Cthulhu Wars’“miniatures” are actually freakin’ HUGE, and are one of the main things that resound with folk even if they’ve never played the game. “Oh Cthulhu Wars. That’s the one with the stupidly huge figures, yeah?” Yup. That’s the one. Actually, most of the miniatures in the game are just in the ...
(Download the full Omega edition O3 rulebook here.) For such an asymmetric game where each faction literally has different rules that apply to each of them, Cthulhu Warsis relatively easy to teach and learn — just hard to master Whilst it looks like a Risk-style area-control game at a glance (and you can certainly con folk into playing it with you ...
Let’s just get this out of the way: I hugely enjoy Cthulhu Wars, and will never turn down an opportunity to play, regardless of the faction. It’s a game that I’ve seen have resounding success on the table with both experienced gamers and newcomers alike. The core rules are actually surprisingly light and players are usually gleeful about having the...
This review wouldn’t be complete without a word about the balance of the games highly asymmetric factions. I usually find games with the four core set’s factions are the most balanced, and the closest in terms of final scores. That said, some of the expansion factions (like Opener and Sleeper) require a little more finesse and experience in their u...
Probably the worst thing you can say about Cthulhu Warsbeyond the cost, is that the upgrade components you actually want to hand over fistfuls of money to Petersen Games for, are actually diabolically hard to get hold of. Mostly you’re looking at pledging on Kickstarter or getting gouged on ebay to get anything beyond basic expansions, and the stoc...
Apr 21, 2015 · Cthulhu Wars plays best with 3-4 players. Game Overview: In Cthulhu Wars, players each controls one of the game 4 factions: The Great Cthulhu, Crawling Chaos, Yellow Sign, and the Black Goat.
Jul 3, 2019 · 2-4 players, Competitive, Area Control. Designer: Sandy Petersen. Artwork: Kev Adams. Publisher: Petersen Games. Overview of Gameplay. Cthulhu Wars is played out round after round with each player taking a single action until either a player reaches 30 “Doom” points or the “Instant Death” section on the Ritual of Annihilation Track.
