The time has come. All signs and portents point to this momentous night, and you and your siblings of shadow stand ready. Your cult has sacrificed much - and many - to prepare the ceremony to awaken the dread god whose name twists your tongue and whose dark purpose twists your mind. But this night is one of great power, and your lodge is not the only one who seeks to harness that power. Other cultists prepare similar yet horribly different ceremonies, and investigators roam the streets and locales of Arkham, seeking to stop the inevitable annihilation. You must strike now, before a cult of a different old one ushers in their own maddening end times. In your hands lies the Fate of the Elder Gods!

In Fate of the Elder Gods, 1-4 players take on the ever-maddening role of cults trying to summon ancient evil and herald the fall of mankind! Each cult is competing to be first to summon their god, but they must also repel intrepid investigators working to seal off the gate to beyond with Elder Signs. Gather arcane artifacts, cast powerful spells, embrace the Dark Gift of your Elder God, and be first to awaken your dread master... before it's too late!

During the game, players use a variable hand of spell cards to do one of two things to aid their cult in their mission: Use the spell's Astral Symbol to navigate the areas around Arkham on the unique Fate Clock board, or use the symbols in a location's Astral Column to ready a spell. Readied spells can be cast at any time, but while in a cult's Spell Reserve their primary Astral Symbol can aid in readying future spells, creating an engine for pumping out more potential power.

As cults travel to the six locations on the Fate Clock, they activate specific powerful abilities, such as gaining useful artifacts at The Museum or enabling their Elder God's Dark Gift at The Ceremony. As cults send more and more cultists to a location, they may gain control there, adding even more powerful abilities. However, cults must be careful how they navigate Arkham as a location with lots of activity will attract pesky investigators. Tempt fate too many times and the investigators may raid your cult's lodge, placing Elder Signs, and generally getting in the way of summoning your Elder God. Gain too many Elder Signs and it's game over!

If any cult can manage to raise their Summon Track to 9 before the investigators save humanity, their Elder God awakens and they win! Of course, "win" is a relative term as it will certainly herald the end of the world — but that's a small price to pay for eternal servitude to the Ancient Ones.

Components

Rulebook (16 pages)
Altar Game Board, more or less hexagonal, folds in four (54×48 cm deployed)
8 Lodge player mats (23,5×15 cm)
8 Reference Cards (4 each of Turn Order and Fate Location) (70×120 mm)
8 Elder God Cards (70×120 mm)
65 Spell cards (67×44 mm)
20 Curse cards (67×44 mm)
15 Gate cards (all identical) (67×44 mm)
20 Arcane Artifact cards (70×70 mm)
10 Fate dice
40 Elder Sign tokens (annular)
8 Winter Squall tokens
4 Summon Track tokens
25 Investigator miniatures (grey)
80 Cultist miniatures (20 each in purple, yellow, green, red)
2 Fate Piece minatures (green and grey)

1 to 4 Players
30 to 90 Min Playing Time
Age: 13+

It may not be possible to ship very heavy items outside of the Mainland UK.
Released: 12 September 2017