2020Tristan Hall
- Videos
- 30
- Creators
- 18
Mainly reviews and playthroughs
1 - 2 players30 - 40 minMedium weight
Hand of Cthulhu
2025Simon Filice
1 - 2 players
15 - 45 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
The Elder Gods are coming and the only way to stop them is to destroy all 4 Gates by using every resource at your disposal! You will only succeed by skillfully deciding which items to keep and discard along your adventure. In Hand of Cthulhu, players fight through an onslaught of monsters until they reach a Gate to worlds beyond our own. There are 12-16 cards between you and each Gate. Each card is an Encounter that is either a Bane (Monster) or Boon (Event). To fight Monsters, you must use your Items wisely and decide which Items to keep and which ones to discard. Once you get to a Gate, you will attack it and exploit its fractures to destroy it. Once you destroy the fourth gate you have successfully saved our world. But if you ever lose all of your health, you die, and if you lose all of your sanity, you go insane and lose the game! -description from the designer
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Which Hand of Cthulhu video should I watch?
Hand of Cthulhu has 2 videos from 2 creators: 1 review and 1 how-to-play guide. They date from 2025 to May 2026.
To learn the rules, start with "How to Play Hand of Cthulhu" by Happy Rooster Games, which runs 6 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Hand of Cthulhu play and review (review copy provided)" by One Stop Co-op Shop.
If you like it, try 1565: St. Elmo's Pay – The Great Siege of Malta, 52 Realms: Adventures, SpellBook or Neon Reign, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Hand of Cthulhu
From BoardGameGeek:
The Elder Gods are coming and the only way to stop them is to destroy all 4 Gates by using every resource at your disposal! You will only succeed by skillfully deciding which items to keep and discard along your adventure. In Hand of Cthulhu, players fight through an onslaught of monsters until they reach a Gate to worlds beyond our own. There are 12-16 cards between you and each Gate. Each card is an Encounter that is either a Bane (Monster) or Boon (Event). To fight Monsters, you must use your Items wisely and decide which Items to keep and which ones to discard. Once you get to a Gate, you will attack it and exploit its fractures to destroy it. Once you destroy the fourth gate you have successfully saved our world. But if you ever lose all of your health, you die, and if you lose all of your sanity, you go insane and lose the game! -description from the designer
Designer
Simon Filice
Mechanics