The Cards of Cthulhu is a card game that pits you against the forces of The Great Cthulhu and other Elder Gods. You will battle Cultists, slay Minions, banish Horrors, seal the Gates, and protect our world from the enveloping insanity that threatens to consume us all!
When you play, you get to choose from 1 of 8 different Investigator character cards. Each Investigator comes with his or her own unique ability to give them that special edge needed to save the world. Will you be the Soldier, skilled at slaying Minions, the Psychic, who can see the future, or the Psychiatrist whose mental fortitude can resist the otherworldly assaults on his mind?
There are Minion cards, which are the foot soldiers of the Elder Gods. While they are not individually powerful, when enough of them gather on a Cult Board, they are able to summon their Elder God, and that ends the game.
There are also Horrors. These are powerful creatures from beyond the stars. Each Horror will batter away at your sanity and require special efforts to defeat.