PETERSEN GAMES
Orcs Must Die! Unchained Edition
THEY'RE AT THE GATES. SET THE TRAPS. SAVE THE FORTRESS!The hit tower defense video game comes to your table! Work together to defend fortresses from waves of orcs using traps, spells, and hero abilities. Features the humor and action that made the video game a sensation.Authentic Video Game Experience:We've captured the addictive gameplay of Orcs Must Die! in tabletop form. Build trap combinations, manage resources, and frantically defend against increasingly difficult waves!Fortress Defense Kit:Modular fortress tiles for varied layouts4 unique hero miniatures with special abilities60+ detailed orc miniaturesTrap tokens and upgrade cardsWave deck for escalating challenge3D door and barricade pieces
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The Old Ones have risen. Monsters walk the Earth. Humanity is finished, but the struggle continues. Which Great Old One will rule the ruins of Earth?
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Cthulhu Wars is Highly Strategic
Every round in Cthulhu Wars you make key decisions. Every move your opponents make is of interest. When you unlock a Spellbook, move a unit, or launch an attack, there are always ramifications. The interplay between players is vigorous and decisive - you are always confronting and fighting against the other players, not the game system itself. The player must keep track of his own faction's abilities and how to win, but must also look to the competing strategies of his rivals.
Cthulhu Wars is Fast
Despite the depth, Cthulhu Wars is fast for a miniature heavy strategy game – interesting decisions can be made from the very beginning. For a four player game, it usually takes about 90 minutes, including setup. The game also ramps up quickly - it is common to see the massive Great Old One figures summoned during the very second Action Phase!
Play all the way to 12 at your table!
The Cthulhu Wars core game includes four playable Factions, and so is only 2-4 players. However, the map of earth contained therein can support up to 5 players - if you have a playable Faction expansion. There are 12 total playable Factions for Cthulhu Wars. Every expansion map has versions going up to 8 players, and an earth map that can play 9 to 12!
Drenched in Theme
Cthulhu Wars is designed by Sandy Petersen, the author of the first ever Lovecraft game, the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game. Cthulhu Wars includes the most famous and canonical Lovecraftian entities in 28mm scale (so you can use them for role-playing games!). The abilities and powers of each Faction and unit recall key elements of the Cthulhu Mythos. However, you don’t need to know anything about Cthulhu in order to have a blast playing this strategy game!
Highly Asymmetrical
Cthulhu Wars is groundbreaking in its level of asymmetry. No two Factions have the same Monsters, Great Old Ones or Abilities at their disposal so each plays incredibly different. The game has been balanced over years of playtest so that despite the magnitude of differences between Factions any combination or matchup is a fair game.
Choose Your Faction
Endless Replayability
Not only is each Faction very different from all the others, but each presents a multitude of tactical options by itself! Every Faction has unique spellbooks representing new abilities and actions they can perform. These are gained like video game achievements in which you must meet a requirement first. However, requirements are not tied to any particular Spellbook. This means that your strategy is highly variable and dependent on which order you fulfill the requirements as well as which order you choose to take each Spellbook. As a result, playing the same Faction twice can be a very different experience!
The Summoning Circle
Need Cthulhu to Tell You Where to Start?
Start with the core game (any Onslaught edition), and follow the tentacles...
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