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DPH Games Inc  |  SKU: 12907738333235

The Gate of R'lyeh

€27.04 EUR
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Description
Designer Dan Hundycz
Publisher DPH Games Inc
Players 4-8
Playtime 45-60 mins
Suggested Age 12 and up

The clock is ticking. Your team of Investigators have been sent to R’lyeh for the purpose of reinforcing the failing gate, trapping Cthulhu in his prison forever. The Investigators have two enemies. The clock and the cultists hidden among their numbers.

Triggering the four needed incantations will take all of the skill your team can muster and you don’t have the luxury of time to search for the traitors in your midst.

The odds are slim, but the fate of the world rests in your hands.

The game is played in rounds starting with the player holding the pocket watch and proceeding clockwise so that each player takes a turn. The clock advances one hour after each round.

WHY IS THIS GAME DIFFERENT?
- Each player will have a choice of Five actions during their turn.
- The Cultists are not the main enemy, the clock is.
- The Cultists don't know each other.
- Revealing a Cultist does not eliminate them from the game.
- Players lose sanity in different ways.

INVESTIGATOR/CULTIST ACTIONS

CONTRIBUTE:
Play a card into the incantation pool.

RESEARCH:
Discard (0-3 cards) and refill your hand to 3 cards .

GAMBLE:
Draw 2 cards. You must play one into the incantation pool immediately. Discard the unplayed card.

INVESTIGATE
Shuffle and look at all but 1 of the cards in the Incantation Pool. You may swap 1 card with 1 card from your hand.


MAKE AN ACCUSATION
A player may make an accusation during their turn in order to accuse another player of being a cultist. A majority of the players must vote in agreement with the accusation for the accused to reveal their Secret Nature card. If the accused is an Investigator subtract two hours off the clock.

THE NECRONOMICON
If time is running short and the investigators are desperate, they may vote to consult the Necronomicon. There will be advantages but failure is an instantaneous and brutal end to the game.

EQUIPMENT
Character will each get a piece of equipment to aid them in their quest. Usage of equipment may aid the Investigators or the Cultists... it just depends whose side you are on.

There is no player elimination and the cultists are unaware of the other cultist's identity. If a cultist is discovered their powers are reduced and changed. Be wary, they can still wreak havoc.

Customer Reviews

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Dana Olson
Second-best traitor type game!

What's the first-best, you're asking? That honour falls to Battlestar Galactica. But that is a very, very different beast. If you want something that is simpler and plays much quicker, this is your game!The gameplay in The Gate of R'lyeh is great - everyone who has played it with me so far has seemed to really enjoy it. Personally, I would choose this over The Resistance, Room 25, Secrets, Secret Hitler, Hail Hydra, Who Goes There?, Doppelganger, Crossfire, etc. at least 9 times out of 10.This is in a similar vein to some of the other games I mentioned, but it takes roughly an hour to play, and while easy to teach and understand, it feels like it has just the right amount of meat on the bone, and a nice cajun dry rub on the outside... The actions are listed on the player boards, the goal is clear, and it's just fun!It does almost everything right. The issues I have are the bad graphic design - it ain't pretty to look at (set your expectation level at "original Concordia boxart") and the theme seems a little off (why isn't it the Cultists that are trying to do Incantations, rather than the Investigators?). The gameplay doesn't suffer from this at all, in my opinion, but still bears mentioning.I feel it's a good 4.5 stars. Since I can't give half-stars here, I have given it a full 5! If you like social deduction games, try this one. For the asking price, you could do significantly worse, in my opinion. Check out a playthrough video at BoardGameGeek!
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