Cthulhu Wars Rises from the Waves of Kickstarter
June 9, 2013 by dracs
It's typical, I have been keeping a dutiful eye on Cthulhu Wars since its inception and the minute I spend a day on holiday the Kickstarter goes live. And it looks awesome!
For those of you who do not already know, Cthulhu Wars is an upcoming board game from Lovecraftian master Sandy Petersen in which 3-5 players take on the roles of Great Old Ones who have returned to claim the earth.
According to the Kickstarter, the game play will most resemble games such as Fantasy Flight's Chaos in the Old World. Players control various factions, creating groups of cultists, building gates, awakening Great Old Ones and using spellbooks to destroy their enemies.
The Kickstarter has already smashed through its funding goals and is currently working towards stretch goals which will bring even more Lovecraftian horrors to reality. With sculpts like these it is easy to see why it has proven so popular.
I am really excited for this game. The concept of playing through as the amorphous horrors of Lovecraft's imagination has such an appeal to it that I am surprised it has taken this long to be made such a reality.
If you want to bow before Cthulhu help his rise by supporting the Kickstarter.
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Hmmmm looks promising, chaos in the old world is one of my favourite board games, and lovecraft provided such a rich universe.
The postage pushes it just over the top for me, I appreciate its a heavy box and there’s a lot in it, so I’m not complaining, just a shame really.
Is it me or is the board a little small for the minis?
Yeah I thought that, and looking at the pledge postage just makes it too expensive for me atm. Still great too see them funded maybe pick this up when it is on shelves in the UK
Still could be a nice painting project at that scale.
top notch sculpting, but too keen on the designs for the most part – too many legged creatures, and not enough slithery/floaty horrors for my taste. I wish it the best of success though! 🙂
It’s so hard to believe that so much coverage and content has came from Lovecraft’s work. People are so inventive of the interpretation of his books.