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Author Topic: Searching for Unknown Lovecraftian War Game  (Read 2527 times)

Offline TheRook

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Searching for Unknown Lovecraftian War Game
« on: October 15, 2018, 04:18:30 AM »
I have been searching for a miniature wargame that has to do with Lovecraftian overtones. I can't remember the name of the game, but I remember setting premise.


The setting was a story where Cthulhu finally arose from the briny depths and caused an apocalypse. Mankind is now in a state of anarchy, not exactly sure how, I believe most of them went insane and caused chaos, but not all of mankind went insane. Many live among the mad like how people survivors live in a zombie apocalypse setting. Scrounging for food, fighting for their lives, avoiding the really horrific monsters that live among the insane.

You take control of a group of survivors fighting off other survivors or mythos or whatever else in order for your group to survive.

If this rings a bell to anyone please let me know.

Offline tnjrp

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Re: Searching for Unknown Lovecraftian War Game
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2018, 06:12:12 AM »
That's pretty much the the game I was planning on running for conventions in the early years of the 21st century o_o

Nothing came of that and I can't recall the rules the idea was based on (I was thinking of using either our own version of Necromunda -- with alternating activations -- or a bit later on, Infinity as the base set). It definitely wasn't Mythos Miniatures which does sounds like it might fit, aside of the fact that it doesn't seem to have the post-Cthulhupocalypse back story.
http://www.island-of-wak-wak.com/downloads/index.html

Offline wellender

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Re: Searching for Unknown Lovecraftian War Game
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2018, 05:52:09 PM »
That does sound familiar.  I found this, but I don't think it is what I am remembering.

http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/tag/cthulhu-apocalypse/

http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/cthulhu-apocalypse-2/

Offline tnjrp

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Re: Searching for Unknown Lovecraftian War Game
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2018, 08:01:59 AM »
That wasn't the one I read back when either, unless it was some sort of lightweight early freeware version.

Offline TheRook

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Re: Searching for Unknown Lovecraftian War Game
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2018, 02:54:22 AM »
I looked at those. Not the ones.
The game has a bunch of gangs, i think the city is partly flooded, the cities wrecked and filled with shanty towns, and I think it takes place in the 1940's or 20's
From pictures I recall the setting looks very dreary with dark rain clouds and the dominant color being blue like it's always cold there.

Is there a post of a list of all known Cthulhu war miniature games?

Offline wellender

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Re: Searching for Unknown Lovecraftian War Game
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2018, 03:59:52 PM »
All of that sounds really familiar, I just can't place the name or where I saw it.

Offline tnjrp

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Re: Searching for Unknown Lovecraftian War Game
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2018, 05:43:14 AM »
Is there a post of a list of all known Cthulhu war miniature games?
Not that I'm aware of. Some might be found among various board games lists, 4X: http://www.hplovecraft.com/popcult/games/board.aspx

Description about gaming in partly flooded cities doesn't sound familiar so the ruleset in question probably isn't something I've actually ever perused.

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Offline wellender

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Re: Searching for Unknown Lovecraftian War Game
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2018, 06:24:31 PM »
Could it actually be the video game Sunken City you are thinking of?

http://frogwares.com/games/

Offline twrchtrwyth

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Re: Searching for Unknown Lovecraftian War Game
« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2018, 07:39:34 AM »
Could it have been a variation of Strange Aeons or USEME Eldritch Horror.
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Offline Parkaboy

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Re: Searching for Unknown Lovecraftian War Game
« Reply #10 on: November 19, 2018, 12:17:18 AM »
Sounds a bit like Cthulhu City for Trail of Cthulhu, but that's an RPG supplement.

Offline Parkaboy

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Re: Searching for Unknown Lovecraftian War Game
« Reply #11 on: November 19, 2018, 01:04:51 AM »

Offline Manchu

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Re: Searching for Unknown Lovecraftian War Game
« Reply #12 on: November 19, 2018, 07:32:03 PM »
It sounds pretty compelling, whatever it was.

What was the timeframe in which you remember seeing it?

Did it have a dedicated miniatures line or was it just a ruleset?

Was the ruleset published in hardcover or was it only PDF/POD?

Was it funded via Kickstarter?