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Cthulhu 500 box art
2004 Ranked #10,820

Cthulhu 500

This mythos-themed racing game has drivers compete in customized cars while gaining special crews and enhancements. Strange upgrades alter each vehicle over the race, giving the contest an increasingly bizarre character.

Party Games Card Game Horror Sports: Auto Racing Theme: Cthulhu Mythos

Players

3-8

Play time

Not listed

Age

13+

Complexity

1.71/5

Rating

5.84

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.8/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

As the name suggests, Cthulhu 500 is a racing game with a Cthulhu Mythos theme. Each player chooses a car for the race, and as the game goes on can pick up special drivers/pit crews (such as "The Fungi from Detroit"), and car enhancements (such as "Rats in the Whitewalls").

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
3–8
Best with
4–8
Play time
60 min
Age
13+
Complexity
1.7/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Jeff Tidball

Artists

1
J. Scott Reeves

Publishers

1
Atlas Games

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