2014Mike Elliott, Eric M. Lang
- Videos
- 286
- Creators
- 6
2 players15 - 35 minMedium weight

2019Rob Daviau, Eric M. Lang
Mostly playthroughs and reviews. Cthulhu: Death May Die is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 42 reviews, 27 how-to-play guides, 70 recorded sessions, 11 unboxings, and 21 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
In Cthulhu: Death May Die, inspired by the writings of H.P. Lovecraft, you and your fellow players represent investigators in the 1920s who instead of trying to stop the coming of Elder Gods, want to summon those otherworldly beings so that you can put a stop to them permanently. You start the game insane, and while your long-term goal is to shoot Cthulhu in the face, so to speak, at some point during the game you'll probably fail to mitigate your dice rolls properly and your insanity will cause you to do something terrible - or maybe advantageous. Hard to know for sure. The game has multiple episodes, and each of them has a similar structure of two acts, those being before and after you summon whatever it is you happen to be summoning. If any character dies prior to the summoning, then the game ends and you lose; once the Elder One is on the board, as long as one of you is still alive, you still have a chance to win. The episodes are all standalone and not contingent on being played in a certain order or with the same players.
Learn to play
Cthulhu: Death May Die has 171 videos from 85 creators: 42 reviews, 27 how-to-play guides, 70 playthroughs, 11 unboxings and 21 other videos. They date from 2018 to October 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "Set Up and Basics of Game Play for the CTHULHU DEATH MAY DIE Board Game" by Dale the Casual Gamer, which runs 22 min. For a quicker teach, "Replacing Miniature Bases with Clear Acrylic" by Table Top Never Stop runs 10 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Cthulhu Death May Die Review with Zee Garcia" by The Dice Tower. 31 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "CTHULHU DEATH MAY DIE - Play Through of Sister Beth and Rasputin vs Cthulhu in Blasphemous Alchemy." by Dale the Casual Gamer, one of 70 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Dice Masters, Marvel United, Marvel United: X-Men and Ankh: Gods of Egypt, also by Eric M. Lang.
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2014Mike Elliott, Eric M. Lang
2 players15 - 35 minMedium weight
2020Andrea Chiarvesio, Eric M. Lang
1 - 4 players40 minLight weight
2021Andrea Chiarvesio, Eric M. Lang, Francesco Rugerfred Sedda
1 - 5 players40 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
In Cthulhu: Death May Die, inspired by the writings of H.P. Lovecraft, you and your fellow players represent investigators in the 1920s who instead of trying to stop the coming of Elder Gods, want to summon those otherworldly beings so that you can put a stop to them permanently. You start the game insane, and while your long-term goal is to shoot Cthulhu in the face, so to speak, at some point during the game you'll probably fail to mitigate your dice rolls properly and your insanity will cause you to do something terrible - or maybe advantageous. Hard to know for sure. The game has multiple episodes, and each of them has a similar structure of two acts, those being before and after you summon whatever it is you happen to be summoning. If any character dies prior to the summoning, then the game ends and you lose; once the Elder One is on the board, as long as one of you is still alive, you still have a chance to win. The episodes are all standalone and not contingent on being played in a certain order or with the same players.
Designers
Rob Daviau, Eric M. Lang
Artists
Nicolas Fructus, Karl Kopinski, Thierry Masson, Adrian Smith, Richard Wright
Publisher
CMON Global Limited
Categories
Mechanics