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Cthulhu 500 Racing Card Game Revs Up For Action

Posted by simoniker on from the unspeakable-nascar-evil dept.

Thanks to OgreCave for pointing to a Yog Sothoth story discussing the announcement of the Cthulhu 500 card game, which is billed as "a racing [card] game with a [Cthulhu] Mythos theme." According to the president of the creators, Atlas Games: "Each player chooses a car for the race, and as the game goes on can to pick up special drivers/pit crew (such as 'The Fungi from Detroit'), and car enhancements (such as 'Rats in the Whitewalls'). And, you know, summon Elder Gods to step on your opponents' cars, and the like."

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  1. Wow by Lowtekium · · Score: 5, Funny

    This card game almost makes me want to appreciate Pokemon and Yu-gi-oh cards...

  2. Copyrights? by AtariAmarok · · Score: 4, Interesting

    What is the current status anyway on Lovecraft copyrights and characters? Last time I recalled, they had gone into public domain due to the author having died long ago, and then the copyright laws changed and they were protected again.

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    Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
    1. Re:Copyrights? by curtisk · · Score: 4, Informative
      good question, but Bethesda is working on a game as well, so I'd guess its probably open to public domain since neither tried to get exclusive rights on games derived from the Cthulhu mythos

      Call of Cthulhu

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      Sehr geehrter Toilettenbenutzer!

  3. Gotta catch you all! by Lord+Graga · · Score: 5, Funny

    Here's the missing link between the RPG and the cardgame!

  4. See kids... by GypC · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... behold the dangers of marijuana!

  5. Other possible cards: by AtariAmarok · · Score: 4, Funny

    'The Fungi from Detroit'), and car enhancements (such as 'Rats in the Whitewalls')."

    How about:

    Pickman's Motor
    The Car of Cthulhu
    The "VW Thing" on the Doorstep
    The Silver Ignition Key
    The Dream-Quest of Unknown Cardeath
    The Dunwich Humvee
    Imprisoned with the Fords
    The Moon-Buggy
    The Doom that Came to Sebring
    Herbert West, Mechanic

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    Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
  6. That reminds me... CoC by MegatronUK · · Score: 4, Informative

    Anyone else waiting on the imminent release of the 6th edition of Call of Cthulhu? Supposedly due out on the 22nd of this month.

  7. Wow! Finally! by Lane.exe · · Score: 4, Funny
    A use for old DeLoreans!

    "My God, Marty! It's hideous... squamous... even gibbous!"

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    IAALS.