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product_id: 49935492
title: "Pandemic Reign of Cthulhu | Board Game | Ages 14+ | For 2 to 4 Players | 40 Minutes Playing Time"
brand: "z-man games"
price: "$133.03"
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# 40 min intense gameplay 2-4 players co-op strategy Compact 30x22.4 cm board Pandemic Reign of Cthulhu | Board Game | Ages 14+ | For 2 to 4 Players | 40 Minutes Playing Time

**Brand:** z-man games
**Price:** $133.03
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🧠 Outsmart the Old Ones or lose your sanity – the ultimate co-op thriller awaits!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Pandemic Reign of Cthulhu | Board Game | Ages 14+ | For 2 to 4 Players | 40 Minutes Playing Time by z-man games
- **How much does it cost?** $133.03 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/49935492-pandemic-reign-of-cthulhu-board-game-ages-14-for-2)

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## Key Features

- • **Dynamic Investigator Roles:** Choose from unique characters with special abilities that shape every playthrough, ensuring no two games feel the same.
- • **Master the Madness Together:** Engage in a high-stakes cooperative battle against ancient cosmic horrors where teamwork is your only hope.
- • **Lovecraftian Horror Immersion:** Traverse iconic cities like Arkham and Innsmouth, battling cultists and shoggoths to prevent the awakening of Cthulhu.
- • **Top-Tier Quality & Replayability:** Robust components and a clear rulebook deliver a premium tactile experience with a 9/10 replay score to keep you hooked.
- • **Strategic Depth Meets Fast-Paced Fun:** Experience a perfectly balanced 40-minute game that challenges your planning and adaptability without dragging on.

## Overview

Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu is a 2-4 player cooperative board game by Z-Man Games, blending strategic teamwork with Lovecraftian horror. Designed for ages 14+, it offers a compact 40-minute gameplay where players act as investigators working to seal gates and stop ancient cosmic threats. With unique character abilities, high-quality components, and a dynamic challenge that rewards planning and collaboration, it’s a must-have for strategy enthusiasts craving immersive, replayable experiences.

## Description

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Review: Simple to learn, hard to win Lovecraftian Co-op. - This standalone game is set in the Lovcraftian universe of other worldly ancient ones trying to break through into reality with the help of cultists, casting madness before them. Having played ‘Pandemic’ or any of the spin-offs is not necessary to enjoy this romp around Arkham, Dunwich, Kingsport and Innsmouth. Each town is connected by both traditional transport and a gate network through which the ancient ones are trying to break. The players take the role of investigators, each with a different ability to aid the team defeat cultists and prevent the shoggoths reaching the gates. Each turn consists of three phases: action, where each investigator may travel, trade cards or possibly use their special ability; draw cards which may be either location, mystical power or one of the four nasty evil stirs cards; and finally the summoning phase where cultists are added to the board and shoggoths may move closer to the gates. The aim of the game is to close all of the gates before all of the six ancient ones waken (which happens when evil stirs or a shoggoth reaches a gate and bad things usually ensue) or the game runs out of further cultists to place. It is a difficult game to win. My wife and I play two players each and it is still difficult to win. The key is co-operation between the investigators and planning ahead so that a player with four location cards can get to that location’s gate and close it. We often play our ‘no sanity’ house rule to make the game easier – investigators don’t lose sanity (when they become insane they are distinctly less useful) and to balance it we don’t have gate travel. After many games playing the house rules we now win more often than lose but it is still not easy and depends a lot on the four investigator characters in play. We have never won playing the ‘proper’ rules. The rulebook is very good with no ambiguities, the board is not enormous and the quality components are detailed and robust. The mechanics are easy to learn and the game flows at a decent pace. A fun game to play but difficult to win. With the range of investigators and the randomness of the card draws, no two games are the same although due to the relative simplicity of the gameplay, it can start to feel a bit ‘samey’ if played too much. Having said that, we do have quite a good collection of two player co-op games so we always have a variety from which to choose and ‘Reign of Cthulu’ does get played quite a lot. Rulebook: 10/10 Complexity: 5/10 Component quality: 10/10 Replayability: 9/10 Gameplay pace: 9/10
Review: Good game - Good game, still to beat it!

## Features

- Warning:Not suitable for children under 3 years. For use under adult supervision
- Warning:To be used under the direct supervision of an adult
- STRATEGY GAME: Players are investigators who must work together to seal four gates, thereby keeping the area from being overrun with cultists or Shoggoths, and hopefully preventing Cthulhu from awakening
- COOPERATIVE BOARD GAME: Only through teamwork will you have a chance to win. Players must work together, using unique character abilities and planning their strategy. A truly cooperative game where you win or lose together
- A THREAT FROM BEYOND THIS WORLD: The Old Ones, ancient beings of bizarre intelligence, stir within their vast cosmic prisons. Should they awaken into our world, it will unleash an age of madness, chaos, and destruction
- FIGHT THE DARKNESS: Players work to shut down cults and ward off monsters while attempting to seal the gates. Travel between key locations in four cities central to the Cthulhu Mythos as you make use of your investigator’s unique ability to stem the tide of evil
- YOU ARE CURSED WITH KNOWLEDGE: Evil exists and must be stopped at all costs! You contend with twelve Old Ones who threaten the world with their unique powers. Keep your wits about you, ward off insanity, and save humanity

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B01DN2BM9O |
| Age Range Description | 14 years to 18 years |
| Are Batteries Required | No |
| Best Sellers Rank | 4,291 in Toys & Games ( See Top 100 in Toys & Games ) 126 in Board Games (Toys & Games) |
| Brand | Z-Man Games |
| Brand Name | Z-Man Games |
| CPSIA Cautionary Statement | Choking Hazard - Small Parts, No Warning Applicable |
| Colour | Multi-color |
| Customer Package Type | FFP |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,262 Reviews |
| Edition | Reign Of Cthulhu |
| Educational Objective | Develop and improve teamwork, strategic thinking and problem solving skills in a fun and engaging way. |
| Estimated Playing Time | 40 Minutes |
| Expansion For | Pandemic |
| Game Mechanics | cooperative |
| Genre | Strategy |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00681706711409 |
| Included Components | Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu |
| Indoor Outdoor Usage | Indoor |
| Is Assembly Required | No |
| Item Dimensions | 5.6 x 22.4 x 30 centimetres |
| Item Dimensions L x W | 30L x 22.4W centimetres |
| Item Type Name | Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu |
| Item Weight | 1.04 Kilograms |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Z Man Games |
| Manufacturer Part Number | ZM7114 |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 14 - 18 years |
| Material | Cardboard Plastic |
| Material Type | Cardboard Plastic |
| Minimum Age Recomendation | 14 |
| Model Number | ZM7114 |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Packs | 1 |
| Number of Players | 2 to 4 players |
| Number of players | 2 to 4 players |
| Operation Mode | manual |
| Product dimensions | 30L x 22.4W centimetres |
| Rulebook Availability | Printed Included |
| Set Name | Pandemic: Reign of Cthulhu |
| Size | Standalone Game |
| Sub Brand | The Call of Cthulhu |
| Subject Character | Cthulhu |
| Supported Battery Types | No batteries required |
| Theme | Horror |
| UPC | 681706711409 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 count |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Z-Man Games
- **Genre:** Strategy
- **Material:** Cardboard Plastic
- **Number of players:** 2 to 4 players
- **Theme:** Horror

## Images

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Size, Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Whats this game like with just 2 people?**
A: Great! My 13 yr old son and I play this regularly, working together to try not to get wiped out.

**Q: Has anyone ordered this and received a fake ?**
A: Yes! We got a fake copy of this and played it without realising. there was definitely really obvious issues with it and had I known about counterfeit board games at the time I would have spotted it easily. the main thing is the disease cubes are square with sharp corners rather than rounded, the box has a very heavy texture to it and the colouring is a bit off, the bottle tokens have damaged texture on the underside and the printing is off Centre etc etc. Complaining to Amazon and I'm also reporting it to Trading Standards

**Q: hi so is this the uk edition or not? looking at other questions it appears you sell both uk and German.**
A: BEWARE! I got the German version Feb 2017. Said they only do German, had to return for refund. Why don't they state its German or have picture etc in German language. Complete pain as wanted for birthday present now have to return and await a refund.

**Q: I have the 2013 version of pandemic, is this expansion the updated version or 2009 original manufacturing?  also will i get an english version?**
A: This is the current version of the expansion, for the 2013 edition of Pandemic. All our stock is English. Enjoy!

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Simple to learn, hard to win Lovecraftian Co-op.
*by W***E on 7 January 2025*

This standalone game is set in the Lovcraftian universe of other worldly ancient ones trying to break through into reality with the help of cultists, casting madness before them. Having played ‘Pandemic’ or any of the spin-offs is not necessary to enjoy this romp around Arkham, Dunwich, Kingsport and Innsmouth. Each town is connected by both traditional transport and a gate network through which the ancient ones are trying to break. The players take the role of investigators, each with a different ability to aid the team defeat cultists and prevent the shoggoths reaching the gates. Each turn consists of three phases: action, where each investigator may travel, trade cards or possibly use their special ability; draw cards which may be either location, mystical power or one of the four nasty evil stirs cards; and finally the summoning phase where cultists are added to the board and shoggoths may move closer to the gates. The aim of the game is to close all of the gates before all of the six ancient ones waken (which happens when evil stirs or a shoggoth reaches a gate and bad things usually ensue) or the game runs out of further cultists to place. It is a difficult game to win. My wife and I play two players each and it is still difficult to win. The key is co-operation between the investigators and planning ahead so that a player with four location cards can get to that location’s gate and close it. We often play our ‘no sanity’ house rule to make the game easier – investigators don’t lose sanity (when they become insane they are distinctly less useful) and to balance it we don’t have gate travel. After many games playing the house rules we now win more often than lose but it is still not easy and depends a lot on the four investigator characters in play. We have never won playing the ‘proper’ rules. The rulebook is very good with no ambiguities, the board is not enormous and the quality components are detailed and robust. The mechanics are easy to learn and the game flows at a decent pace. A fun game to play but difficult to win. With the range of investigators and the randomness of the card draws, no two games are the same although due to the relative simplicity of the gameplay, it can start to feel a bit ‘samey’ if played too much. Having said that, we do have quite a good collection of two player co-op games so we always have a variety from which to choose and ‘Reign of Cthulu’ does get played quite a lot. Rulebook: 10/10 Complexity: 5/10 Component quality: 10/10 Replayability: 9/10 Gameplay pace: 9/10

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good game
*by R***Z on 28 August 2026*

Good game, still to beat it!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Stars are right for Reign of Cthulhu
*by W***M on 12 January 2018*

Simply a fantastic game - like pandemic ? Excellent variation. Like Cthulhu Mythos Games ? Excellent theme and feel to appease the old gods in you. Components are of a very good quality board art is very evocative of the theme. The miniatures are decent quality and detail considering they are not utterly essential - but they do add to the look and feel. The mechanics of game play differ slightly from pandemic , so while it will be familiar to such players it does offer a different experience. A very enjoyable game especially with 3-4 players , good replayability with the selection of Old ones available and the manner in which they are used in the game creates a different flow and effect each time. Was dispatched and arrived very well packaged and very quickly.

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*Last updated: 2026-09-28*