Eldritch Horror board game
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Eldritch Horror is a cooperative, globe-trotting board game in which players investigate mysteries, battle monsters, and prevent the awakening of ancient cosmic horrors inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eldritch Horror board game canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Eldritch Horror board game Context triple: [Cthulhu Mythos, influenced, Eldritch Horror board game]
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Arkham Horror board game
Arkham Horror is a cooperative horror board game in which players investigate and battle eldritch threats in the fictional town of Arkham, drawing heavily on the themes and creatures of H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.
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Call of Cthulhu role-playing game
The Call of Cthulhu role-playing game is a tabletop horror RPG, published by Chaosium, in which players investigate cosmic terrors inspired by H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos using a sanity-fraying, mystery-focused rules system.
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The Call of Cthulhu
The Call of Cthulhu is a seminal 1928 horror short story that introduced the cosmic entity Cthulhu and became a cornerstone of H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.
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World of Darkness
The World of Darkness in Mandaeism is a primordial, chaotic realm of darkness and evil that stands in opposition to the divine World of Light.
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La Veillée des Abysses
La Veillée des Abysses is a surreal, dreamlike stage production by James Thierrée that blends physical theatre, circus arts, mime, and music into a poetic, visually inventive performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Eldritch Horror board game Target entity description: Eldritch Horror is a cooperative, globe-trotting board game in which players investigate mysteries, battle monsters, and prevent the awakening of ancient cosmic horrors inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.
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A.
Arkham Horror board game
Arkham Horror is a cooperative horror board game in which players investigate and battle eldritch threats in the fictional town of Arkham, drawing heavily on the themes and creatures of H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.
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B.
Call of Cthulhu role-playing game
The Call of Cthulhu role-playing game is a tabletop horror RPG, published by Chaosium, in which players investigate cosmic terrors inspired by H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos using a sanity-fraying, mystery-focused rules system.
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C.
The Call of Cthulhu
The Call of Cthulhu is a seminal 1928 horror short story that introduced the cosmic entity Cthulhu and became a cornerstone of H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos.
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D.
World of Darkness
The World of Darkness in Mandaeism is a primordial, chaotic realm of darkness and evil that stands in opposition to the divine World of Light.
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E.
La Veillée des Abysses
La Veillée des Abysses is a surreal, dreamlike stage production by James Thierrée that blends physical theatre, circus arts, mime, and music into a poetic, visually inventive performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
board game
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cooperative board game ⓘ horror board game ⓘ |
| averagePlayingTimeMinutes | 180 ⓘ |
| awardsAndHonors | Golden Geek Best Thematic Board Game Nominee 2014 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer |
Corey Konieczka
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Nikki Valens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
high difficulty
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multiple Ancient Ones ⓘ narrative encounters ⓘ unique investigator abilities ⓘ |
| gameMode | fully cooperative ⓘ |
| genre |
Lovecraftian horror
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adventure board game ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Ancient One sheets
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asset cards ⓘ clue tokens ⓘ condition cards ⓘ doom token ⓘ encounter cards ⓘ investigator cards ⓘ monster tokens ⓘ mystery cards ⓘ mythos cards ⓘ spell cards ⓘ world map game board ⓘ |
| hasExpansion |
Cities in Ruin
NERFINISHED
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Forsaken Lore NERFINISHED ⓘ Mountains of Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ Signs of Carcosa NERFINISHED ⓘ Strange Remnants NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dreamlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Under the Pyramids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| objective |
defeat awakened Ancient One
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prevent Ancient One awakening ⓘ solve mysteries ⓘ |
| players | 1–8 ⓘ |
| primaryMechanic |
cooperative play
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dice rolling ⓘ hand management ⓘ point-to-point movement ⓘ variable player powers ⓘ |
| publisher | Fantasy Flight Games NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recommendedMinimumAge | 14+ ⓘ |
| relatedGame |
Arkham Horror
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Mansions of Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setupTimeMinutes | 15–30 ⓘ |
| theme |
cosmic horror
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global investigation ⓘ |
| yearPublished | 2013 ⓘ |
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