Smash Up · Expansion

The Obligatory Cthulhu Set

Most groups can skip

Our take
BGG forum posters, including an AEG playtester, said it is the set they would drop or hesitate to play because Madness slows games, and Assorted Meeples warns its factions rarely work with other sets.
What you need first
Playable alone for 2 players (each player mixes 2 factions); 3-4 players need a second Smash Up set or the base game. Mixes with any other Smash Up set.
What it adds
Four factions (Cthulhu Cultists, Elder Things, Innsmouth, Miskatonic University) and 8 bases, with a Madness card type that costs end-game VP.
What it fixes
Adds a risk-and-reward Madness layer for experienced groups.

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