Games That Could Use Less Cthulhu

Ⓦ Ⓢhubert

(wmshub)

United States
Portland
Oregon

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I like Cthulhu as much as the next person, but sometimes I'm not in the mood to have my sanity sucked out through my eyesockets as my soul is devoured.

This is for games that you would like more if there was less Cthulhu involved.

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Posted Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:16 am

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1. Board Game: Arkham Horror [Average Rating:7.61 Overall Rank:52]

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Ⓦ Ⓢhubert

(wmshub)

United States
Portland
Oregon

It's not the quantity of eldridtch evil that counts, it's the quality. Maybe a little less, but higher-quality, Cthulhu would improve this game.

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Posted Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:14 am

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2. Board Game: Unspeakable Words [Average Rating:6.33 Overall Rank:1335]

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Ⓦ Ⓢhubert

(wmshub)

United States
Portland
Oregon

Oh come on. Let's just play Boggle.

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Posted Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:14 am

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3. Board Game: Cthulhu Rising [Average Rating:4.86 Overall Rank:5149]

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Ⓦ Ⓢhubert

(wmshub)

United States
Portland
Oregon

We all know that Knizia's games all used pasted on themes. Couldn't this have been about fairies or butterflies instead of Cthulhu?

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Posted Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:16 am

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Peter Schott

(pethulhu)

Germany
Nürnberg
Franconia

I´m a real Cthulhu fan, but I think I won´t buy this game simply because Knizia designed it. I´m pretty sure that no cthuloid feeling whatsoever will be in this game. "Abstract strategy" bah!
Fhtagn. goo

Posted Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:26 pm

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Gláucio Reis

(GSReis)

Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro

Considering the crap that Twilight Creations usually puts out, I will not be seduced again by nice plastic miniatures and theme ("Dante's Inferno" was enough). Reiner Knizia is the reason that makes me very interested in this game. The cover art looks quite bland, though.

Posted Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:00 am

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4. Board Game: Busen Memo [Average Rating:5.01 Overall Rank:5294]

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Mike Young

(Buggy)

United States
Vienna
Virginia

If ever a geeklist needed this item added to it, it would be this one.

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Posted Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:58 pm

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Craig Brooks

(gilby123)

United States
Peabody
Massachusetts

Gee...I didn't ever picture Cthulhu had breasts. Goes to show what I know.

:gulp:

Posted Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:07 pm

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David Matchen

(Marlowe_PI)

United States
Baltimore
Maryland

gilby123 wrote:

Gee...I didn't ever picture Cthulhu had breasts. Goes to show what I know.

:gulp:

That...is a totally disturbing image. I think I need to watch "Wild Things" again to get rid of it.

Posted Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:53 pm

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João 'Finding a new way to make you WTF today' Marum

(MGBM)

Portugal
Loulé
Algarve

Why do I have a feeling that Buggy is, in fact, an avatar of Nyarlathotep spreading insanity amongst mankind?

Posted Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:50 am

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Marcin S

(MsbS)

Poland
Warszawa
EU

gilby123 wrote:

Gee...I didn't ever picture Cthulhu had breasts.

Yep. About 79 of'em I suppose.

Posted Mon Oct 6, 2008 9:27 pm

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5. Board Game: Cthulhu 500 [Average Rating:6.01 Overall Rank:2296]

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Patrick Twitchell

(Desiderata)

United States
Littleton
Massachusetts

Of course, even if you take out the Cthulhu theme, this game would suck.

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Posted Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:18 pm

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Donovan Loucks

(DonovanLoucks)

United States
Victoria
Minnesota

I don't know if I'd go quite so far as to say "suck". There are some interesting and clever mechanisms at the heart of the game. But the Cthulhu theme totally wrecked it.