Cluethulhu

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Cluethulhu™  is a social deduction party game for up to 20 players which draws inspiration from the famous Mafia and Werewolf games*. It’s quite different though, in that the Cultists (ostensible "bad guys") are the majority, and it is the Investigators (the "good guys") who must conceal their identity to destroy the Cult before their evil plan reaches fruition.

What’s the cultist plan? Could it be helping the rise of Cthulhu and destroying the world? They're definitely up to no good... but the game is tons of fun and intrigue for a crowd of up to 20 people!

Components

♦ 1 Wooden Box with Hinged Lid:
   
   • Quick to assemble from flat-packed laser-cut wood sheets

♦ 2 Wooden Tokens:

   • 1 High Priest (gets 2 votes)
   • 1 Haunted doll (if you die while holding it, the Evil Child wins if she’s alive and
is not the one holding it)

♦ 20 Wooden Character Tablets:

   • 4 Investigator-loyal Tablets
     → 2 Core Investigators
     → 1 Detective (detains one cultist for questioning, who can’t talk or vote or
use special powers tomorrow; Detective can only do this before the High
Priest declares a Ritual of Annihilation)
     → 1 Psychiatrist (cures 1 cultist, turning him into a normal cultist)

   • 13 Cultist-loyal Tablets
     → 9 Core Cultists
     → 1 Shoggoth (when it’s murdered, it can choose someone to die in its
place, but if it kills an Investigator, it dies)
     → 1 Wizard (saves 1 person)
     → 1 Tcho-Tcho (detective; peeks once per night)
     → 1 Mother (chooses Blood Siblings)

   • 3 Ambiguous-loyalty Tablets
     → 1 Traitor (starts as a cultist, but once during the game can switch to
Investigator)
     → 1 Yithian (can choose a target and steal his identity once)
     → 1 Evil Child (hands out the Haunted Doll token, which must be transferred each
night – the doll can be shown to others)

Winning the Game

The Cultists win if they murder all of the Investigators.
The Investigators win if their number equals or exceeds the total Cultists left.

The Evil Child wins if the player holding the Haunted doll dies while the Evil Child is still in the game and is NOT holding the Haunted doll! When this happens, she immediately declares victory.

The Yithian automatically loses if he has not yet used his ability before the Ritual of Annihilation is declared. Players who are given the Yithian card stay Cultists or Investigators (whatever they were before, but lose any other power).

If the Blood Siblings are on different teams (i.e., one is an Investigator and the other a Cultist), then they only win if they can arrest or murder every other player and be the last two remaining. If they are on the same team, they win normally. If the Evil Child is a Blood Sibling and wins the game, her sibling wins along with her – unless the Blood Sibling is the one who died, in which case the Evil Child also dies and loses!  

Cluethulhu™ is Made in the USA using North American-sourced wooden components printed in full-color with eco-friendly inks. 

Special Edition Note: There are a limited number available of this pre-mass production edition of Cluethulhu™.  This special edition comes flat-packed with laser-cut punch-out components, including the box and a few bonus surprises :O) It does not include a printed copy of the rulebook- instead a QR Code is provided which links to the latest version of the game rules which are being updated based on ongoing playtesting and YOUR feedback.  The current rules have been play-tested many times with fun results and when the final rules are completed, they will be available at the same link using the same QR Code.  

PS- Many more photos coming soon!

* Werewolf and Mafia are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners and are not affiliated with Quimbley's, Inc.