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	Cthulhu Wars Please allow 2-3 days for dispatch; 2 - 4 players, ages 12+, 90+ minutes Published by: Petersen Games Cthulhu Wars is a strategy boardgame in which the players take the part of alien races and gods taken from the Cthulhu mythos created by H. P. Lovecraft. The game is physically large, and includes sixty-four figurines of the cultists, monsters, aliens, and Great Old Ones that range in height from approximately 20mm to nearly 180mm.   The game takes place on a map of Earth. Each player takes the part of one of four factions incuded in the base game. At the start of a turn, players Gather Power, then, during a series of Action Rounds, they spend this Power to accomplish various tasks, such as moving units, engaging in battle, summoning monsters, building Gates, casting spells, and Awakening their Great Old One. When all players run out of Power, the Action phase ends and the next turn begins. Victory is determined by accumulating points on the Doom Track. The first player to 30 is the lone victor.   Driving the strategy are a player's wish to expand his power base, and his need to accomplish six tasks to acquire his faction's spellbooks. Each faction has a unique set of monsters, spellbooks, and special abilities, and has different requirements to acquire its spellbooks. All factions have multiple strategies open to them.   RRP: £199.99 We will next be posting orders out Monday 29th December

Read my review on the Geek, but the short version is this: if you are concerned about whether this is a game or just a gimmick, then the answer is that is a great game. The interactions between the asymmetric factions are interesting, fun and serious. I think it is a better multi-player experience than Chaos in the Old World, but tighter and shorter.