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Atlas Games Cthulhu Gloom Strategy Game

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Age range (description) 180 months to 1188 months
Number of players 2, 4
Brand Atlas Games
Theme Card play
Material Plastic

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  • The Game of Unspeakable Incidentsand Squamous Consequences
  • Cthulhu Gloom is a stand-alone card game that's also fully compatible with Gloom and its expansions. It introduces Story cards and Transformation cards
  • Cthulhu Gloom is printed on transparent plastic cards. Multiple Modifier cards can be played on top of the same Character card; since the cards are transparent, elements from previously played Modifier cards either show through or are obscured by those played above them. You can immediately and easily see the point value of every character, no matter how many Modifiers they have piled on
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From Dunwich to Inns mouth, from the halls of Miskatonic University to the Charles Dexter Ward at Arkham Sanitarium, trouble is in the air. The stars are almost right, and terrors from beyond space and time are beginning to break through. When Cthulhu rises, we're all doomed -- but whose downfall will be the most entertaining? In Cthulhu Gloom, you control a group of Lovecraft Ian protagonists and guide them down a path of horror and madness to an untimely death, while keeping your opponents happy, healthy, and annoyingly alive. While your characters Gibber With Ghouls and Learn Loathsome Lore to earn negative points, you'll encourage your opponents to be Analyzed by Alienists and to Just Forget About the Fungus to pile on positive points. When one group finally falls prey to the interdimensional doom that awaits us all, the player whose characters have suffered the most wins.

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From Dunwich to Innsmouth from the halls of Miskatonic University to the Charles Dexter Ward at Arkham Asylum trouble is in the air. The stars are almost right and terrors from beyond space and time are beginning to break through. When Cthulhu rises we're all doomed - but whose downfall will be the most entertaining? In Cthulhu Gloom you control a group of Lovecraftian protagonists and guide them down a path of horror and madness to an untimely death - while keeping your opponents happy healthy and annoyingly alive. When one group finally falls prey to the interdimensional doom that awaits us all the player whose characters have suffered the most wins. Fully compatible with Gloom and its expansions Cthulhu Gloom features new Story and Transformation cards that introduce new mechanics and actions to the game.

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Sarah Neuner
5.0 out of 5 stars Gloom für LC Fans
Reviewed in Germany on 25 April 2024
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Wir haben das Cthulhu Gloom immer wieder zu den Spieleabenden auf dem Tisch. Die Grafiken sind nett gemacht, wie man es von den Gloom Spielen eben kennt.

Eine Empfehlung für Spieler, die noch nie Gloom gespielt haben: Am besten ein weißes Blatt Papier unterlegen, dann kann man noch besser erkennen, was auf den Karten geschrieben steht. Sonst ist es manchmal etwas klein und für Menschen mit Sehproblemen schwierig zu erkennen.

Ich würde es jedenfalls jederzeit wieder kaufen und habe es auch schon ein paar Mal verschenkt. Kam immer gut an!
Fátima
5.0 out of 5 stars Divertidísimo
Reviewed in Mexico on 14 August 2018
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Lo compré como regalo y me arrepiento de no haberme comprado uno para mí cuando estaba barato. Lo único "malo" es que requiere un conocimiento bastante amplio de la obra de Lovecraft, no sólo haber leído un par de cuentos o novelas de las más famosas, sino prácticamente todo, para que las bromas en las cartas tengan sentido. Si no lo tienes, igual se puede jugar con él, pero definitivamente no te sacará muchas risas.
Las cartas son de plástico transparente y liso, así que puede ser una odisea mezclarlas sin que salgan volando con cualquier brisa, y se puede volver a jugar 2 o 3 veces más sin que se repitan las tiradas (evidentemente, entre más jugadores mejor).
SimplySunshine
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent game for anyoen who has played Cthulu or to get someone into Cthulu, very intuitive set up.
Reviewed in Canada on 3 January 2016
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This game is AWESOME. The cards are really, really stinky. Wish that wasn't the case. But the game is incredibly fun and a really great addition for anyone who plays Cthulu. Gives excellent ideas for your next encounter, too. We love coming up with stories for the characters. Made the perfect stocking stuffer.
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Door
5.0 out of 5 stars Friends with Fungi
Reviewed in the United States on 11 March 2013
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Can I play this game with different types of people? Is it easy to teach/learn?

Gloom is not a hard game to pick up and play, but it has a lot of shifting elements to keep track of, so it becomes quite intricate. I believe this poses as much or as little a problem as you choose to make of it. Some players are going to be better at keeping track of the layers of effects, both cancelled and persistent under stacks of cards. Others are going to feel like they are constantly losing track of what's going on, even within their own family. My feeling is: live in the moment, build a story, toy with your opponents, and if a few things slip through the cracks, so much the better. It is the world of H.P. Lovecraft, after all. Some chaos, deception, and mislaid fragments are only fitting.

Sometimes it's confusing what the card wants you to do. It's best to have a relaxed attitude about this, too. The longer you play, the less confused you will feel. But in the beginning, don't get too hung up on playing flawlessly.

Do you have to have to know who H.P. Lovecraft is to play this game?

No. Here's how it is. If you don't know anything about H.P. Lovecraft, not only will you not get the jokes, but some words will be complete gobbledegook. For instance, say you played the card "Said 'Hastur' Thrice" or "Matriculated at Miskatonic." What story would you make up about Hastur or Miskatonic, if you had no idea of their Lovecraftian significance? Well, all kinds of things, really. If you have a high enough vocabulary to make some logical inferences*, the stories you come up with are going to be even more amusing than those of the H.P. Lovecraft fans, who might feel enslaved by a duty to be 'correct.' If your knowledge of Lovecraft lore is very good, every card will make you grin, and it will be easier to invent stories than when playing regular Gloom, because you get to build upon a framework of stories that already exists. And the completely inappropriate improvised yarns of the non-Lovecraftian gamers, will make you giggle even more. So, it's actually quite a lot of fun to play with a mix of people. Which, is presumably the way everyone plays, as I'm sure the percentage of the population who only hangs out with others who worship Cthulhu is pretty rare.

*If you don't have sufficient vocabulary to infer or invent an appropriate meaning for the gobbledegook words, you will end up making up some pretty silly sounding story contributions. But you're still going to be able to master gameplay, so it will be fine.

Will boring people tolerate this super fun game?

Yes. You will be surprised by the creative sides of your non-heavy-gamer friends. There's something about this game that makes people feel like they are on a fun adventure, loosening them up and inspiring them to be experimental. It's a deck of cards, versus a complicated board, and there are so many intriguing words and cunning drawings, you just can't help but want to be a good sport. Maybe give them a beer, if necessary.
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Tomaso Munari
5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice game!
Reviewed in Italy on 13 April 2014
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Intriguing and fascinating game with a peculiar mechanic of see-trough transparent cards.
With the added bonus of a Cthulhu setting.