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The stars are almost right, and terrors from beyond space and time are struggling to break through. When Cthulhu rises we’re all doomed   but whose downfall will be the most entertaining?  \nOBJECTIVE  \nIn Cthulhu Gloom, you control a \"family\" of Lovecraftian protagonists, guiding them down a path of horror and madness to an untimely death. The goal of the game is frighteningly simple: you want your characters to suffer the most horrifying stories possible before succumbing to the oblivion of death, while keeping your opponents' characters happy, healthy, and annoyingly alive. By playing Modifiers and Events on top of Character cards, you devise a terrifying tale for each of your characters, which will eventually end with his Untimely Death. Then he and all the chilling circumstances that led to his demise are set aside until the game's end.  \nThe game ends when an entire family is eliminated, finally falling prey to the interdimensional doom that awaits us all. You then add up the visible Pathos points on your dead characters, along with points from Story cards you control. The player whose characters have been tormented the most—the one with the lowest total Family Value — wins the game.  \nCOMPONENTS  \nCthulhu Gloom is a card game for 2 to 5 players, ages 13 years and up. Gameplay takes about 1 hour. In addition to this rules sheet, Cthulhu Gloom includes 20 Character cards, 54 Modifier cards, 11 Event cards, 20 Untimely Death cards, and 5 Story cards.  \nSETUP  \nBefore play begins, separate the Character cards and Story cards from the deck, then do the following:  \nSelect Stories  \nSelect two Story cards and place them face up in the center of the table.  \nChoose Characters  \nEach player chooses a family, and takes the 5 Character cards with that family's symbol below the illustrations.  \nFAMILY SYMBOLS  \nMiskatonic The Village of Arkham University Whateleys Innsmouth Sanitarium  \nPlace your Character cards face up in front of you on the table. Families that aren’t chosen by a player are set to the side for the duration of the game.  \nIn a 4-player game, each player should choose 1 Character to discard; families of 4 keep the game from running long. To play with 5 players, give the fifth player these extra Characters to make anew misfit family.  \nDraw Your Hand  \nThe rest of the cards in the deck are shuffled and placed face down at the center of the table to form the draw pile. Each player then draws 5 cards from it to make up his starting hand.  \nA discard pile will form face up next to the draw pile during the game. If the draw pile ever runs out, reshuffle the discard pile to create a new one. Now you’re ready to torment your characters! The player who's had the most insane day goes first; if there's debate, the owner of the game decides. Play then continues clockwise around the table.  \nGAME PLAY When it’s your turn, you make 2 plays then draw back up to your hand limit, in that order.  \nMake 2 Plays  \nFirst, make 2 of the following plays; it's fine to make the same play twice (except Untimely Deaths) .  \nPlay a Modifier: As either play, place a Modifier from your hand on any living Character, even if it's not your own. Modifiers contribute the Pathos points along their left edge to the Character's Self-Worth score, add a story icon, or give an effect.  \nPlay an Event: As either play, follow the instructions on an Event card in your hand, then discard it. Events have an effect that's triggered when played.  \nPlay an Untimely Death: As your first play, place an Untimely Death card from your hand on any living Character with a negative Self-Worth score, even if it's not yours. This secures those Pathos points until they’re counted at the end. 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