Elder Sign
Sep. 20th, 2013 07:59 amI've been playing my newest board game, Elder Sign, which I got a couple of days ago. It was a toss up between buying this game and Pandemic. In the end I decided it would be more fun getting eaten by Cthulhu than dying of a terminal disease. But I will also get Pandemic eventually.
I think I had waaay too much fun playing this. XD
It's based on H. P. Lovecraft's short horror stories/novellas about creatures from other dimensions, known as Ancient Ones, who like to devour people. You don't need to have read Lovecraft to enjoy the game, but it adds familiarity if you have because of all the names and places you recognise. I for one quite enjoy the stories. Perfect bedtime reading. (And if you do want to read Lovecraft's stories, his works are all in the public domain so you can find them easily online.)
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This is going to be a tough game to beat, I can tell. But it suits the mythos.
Wil Wheaton (Star Trek) did an episode of Table Top (the web series) where Elder Sign was played if you want to watch a bunch of actors and creatives playing it.
I think I had waaay too much fun playing this. XD
It's based on H. P. Lovecraft's short horror stories/novellas about creatures from other dimensions, known as Ancient Ones, who like to devour people. You don't need to have read Lovecraft to enjoy the game, but it adds familiarity if you have because of all the names and places you recognise. I for one quite enjoy the stories. Perfect bedtime reading. (And if you do want to read Lovecraft's stories, his works are all in the public domain so you can find them easily online.)
( 2 photos )
This is going to be a tough game to beat, I can tell. But it suits the mythos.
Wil Wheaton (Star Trek) did an episode of Table Top (the web series) where Elder Sign was played if you want to watch a bunch of actors and creatives playing it.