After having read a few of H.P. Lovecraft's longer and most popular stories and having started board gaming, this one immediately caught my eye. I had watched a number of the Table Top shows on the GeekandSundry channel on YouTube and the game that interested me the most was Elder Sign.
In the game you choose a character and along with the others in this co-operative game, try to keep a chosen Elder God from rising in the museum.
Plays:
I have played this game twice so far and had a decent time both times. However, both times we won pretty handily. In the first game, we rolled Hastur and in the second game we jabbed Azathoth in the eyes (all of them).
Pros:
The theme here is really good bringing Lovecraft to life.
There are a number of Elder Gods and a surprising number of characters to play with their own special abilities.
The dice are cool with their game specific mechanics. Along with this, having three types of dice being used in strategy for the cool fighting mechanic is fun.
Cons:
So far, both games have been really easy victories. I would eventually like to get a game in where it gets to be a bit of a nail biter. I hope I'm not dooming myself on future plays.
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