Cthulhu in Board Games
Cthulhu, originally created by writer H.P. Lovecraft, embodies the essence of cosmic horror and has been a popular motif in board games. These games often center around investigation, madness, and unspeakable horrors.
Popular Titles
- Arkham Horror: A cooperative adventure game set in H.P. Lovecraft's haunted city of Arkham.
- Eldritch Horror: Players travel worldwide to solve mysteries and thwart the Great Old Ones.
- Mansions of Madness: Combines role-playing and strategy while investigating eerie locations.
Gameplay Elements
- Cooperative Play: Players often work together to combat the encroaching darkness.
- Role-Playing: Many Cthulhu games encourage players to assume the roles of detectives, scholars, and other archetypes.
- Psychological Stress: A mechanic where characters accumulate madness, affecting their abilities and decisions.
Theme Integration
Cthulhu themes permeate these games with ancient tomes, eldritch creatures, and a pervasive sense of doom, reinforcing Lovecraft's mythos in a tangible way. Players enjoy the immersion into a world where humanity is not at the top of the food chain.
Cthulhu themed games published by Game Harbor
Cthulhu themed games illustrated by John Kovalic
Cthulhu themed Dice Rolling games
Cthulhu themed Strategy Game
Cthulhu themed games published by Edge Entertainment
Cthulhu themed Action Points games
Cthulhu themed Solo / Solitaire Game
Cthulhu themed games published by Fantasy Flight Games
"Machinations Through Time" is a scenario pack for the Arkham Horror card game, deeply embedded in horror, fantasy, Cthulhu mythos, and time travel themes. Players act as investigators in the eerie city of Arkham, jumping between the 1890s, 1920s, and...
Arkham Horror LCG: Machinations Through Time Scenario Pack
$21.99
$11.54
Bring the Mythos to horrific life by collecting the entire lines of these finely painted miniatures. Each includes a special base compatible with the Arkham Horror and Mansions of Madness board games.
Arkham Horror: Witch
$47.95
Cthulhu themed games published by Ludonova
Cthulhu themed games designed by Nicholas Kory
Cthulhu themed games published by Egmont Polska
King of Tokyo: Cthulhu Monster Pack
-18%
$10.99
$8.99
The return of the Ancient One promises to spread chaos across Tokyo and New York, where scenes of madness are already multiplying. Even the other Monsters in these places could succumb to the insanity...Will you be crazy enough to respond to his Call...
mostly positive, 78%
8 y/o +
2 to 6 players
30 minutes
Relaxed
Family Game
Cthulhu
Science Fiction
Cthulhu themed Variable Player Powers games
Cthulhu themed games illustrated by Anthony Devine
Cthulhu themed games illustrated by Magali Villeneuve
Cthulhu themed games designed by Klaus Westerhoff
Stars are Right, The
$15.00
$14.00
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!In The Stars Are Right, you take the role of a cultist, summoning Lovecraftian horrors from beyond time and space.The sky is represented...
mixed, 53%
13 y/o +
2 to 4 players
60 minutes
Relaxed
Card Game
Horror
Puzzle
Hand Management
Modular Board
Pattern Building
Pattern Recognition
Cthulhu themed Team-Based Game
Cthulhu themed games illustrated by Luís Brueh
Keep the Heroes Out: Great Dreamer Expansion, The
$59.95
This expansion brings Cthulhu as a playable Monster and Loot cards to be shuffled and played in all available scenarios!*Requires Keep the Heroes Out to be played*Components:Cthulhu Meeple 19 Cards 2 Rule Cards
very positive, 88%
14 y/o +
1 to 4 players
40 minutes
Relaxed
Cthulhu
Fantasy
