Cthulhu 500
Cthulhu 500 is a
motor racing-themed card game designed by Jeff Tidball based on H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. The game was released by Atlas Games at Gen Con
2004.
Object of the game
Players compete by racing
checkered flag
card is drawn wins; in case of a tie, the front-most of the tying vehicles wins. The last-place finisher is the loser.
Reception
The reviewer from the online second volume of Pyramid stated that "Attention, racing fans. Roll down your tailgates, break out the Space Mead, and get ready for high-speed thrills. Atlas Games is waving the green flag -- at least, it looks like a flag -- and the Cthulhu 500 is underway."[1]
The game won the
Origins Awards for Best Traditional Card Game of 2004 and Gamers' Choice 2004.[2]
References
- ^ "Pyramid: Pyramid Review: Cthulhu 500". www.sjgames.com.
- ^ "Origins Award Winners (2004)". Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design. Archived from the original on June 3, 2008. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
External links
- Cthulhu 500 official page at Atlas Games
- Cthulhu 500 at BoardGameGeek
- Game review at RPGnet