Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Danger: Sticky Cthulhu

 

This Halloween we played Iello's new release, Sticky Cthulhu!
No. It's not a Japanese tentacle-porn thing.
Mostly not, but it does have sticky tentacles. Oh yes. 

(Sorry for the lack of pictures, but my camera has given up, and I haven't gotten a new one yet.) 

Two to Six Players compete for Mighty Cthulhu's favor by eliminating various creatures that are bothering the Big C. This is done in a fun and very chaotic way: Flinging your sticky tentacle at the target and pulling it back to your clutches without nabbing a pesky Investor.


The target is determined by rolling two dice, one picks the target, the other its color. Then everyone is cleared to fling. You may try and steal from another player, but you may only use the tentacle to do so.


 Herein lays the danger: In our game we had six people flinging wildly at the little cardboard pieces, causing them to fly off the table if not hit squarely. 

And by flying I mean across the room. One made it into the kitchen. Some are still missing.

When two tentacles meet...the players naturally pull back, putting great tension on said tentacles.

One will pull off and snap back at the player with great force. Seriously, someone almost did lose an eye.

The other problem with the game is the target die has the kind of monster on it, but not the shape of piece. Which makes ID'ing the target troublesome. 

So, personal danger, parts that will be lost, kinda confusing gameplay. But it does have sticky tentacles!

Yes, it's fun, but it is a play a few times and done type of game. I can't even sell it on eBay because of the now missing parts...

 

Go Roll Some Dice

With Eye Protection


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