2015 · Card Game

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