Tiny Epic Cthulhu

Frequently Asked Questions

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Can I translate a face-down Page Card?
No.
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Do I reveal Page Cards in locations I move through?
No
You only reveal a page card after finishing your movement at the location where you stopped.
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If the Assistant has rerolls and is banishing a Shambler, can I choose how many times the Assistant rerolls?
No
The Assistant rerolls only when they fail to banish a Shambler (because they don't have enough tentacles). If the Assistant rolls successfully, you cannot choose to reroll (trying to reduce the banishing cost).
If I collect Greed Tentacles during the collect action, does this increase the number of tentacles I draw for this action?
No
The number of tentacles to draw is determined based on the number of Greed Tentacles you had at the start of the action, so collecting Greed Tentacles would strengthen your future collect actions only.
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Can I refuse to banish a Shambler after rolling the dice, even if I have enough tentacles (because I decide it's too expensive)?
Yes
You don't have to banish a Shambler even if you've rolled the dice. However, rolling the dice uses up 1 of your actions for the turn.
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When banishing Shamblers, do I need to choose a Shambler I'm trying to banish before rolling dice, or can I roll dice and then choose any Shambler on my Town Card to banish?
Choose after rolling
You may roll the Cthulhu Dice and only then choose a Shambler you are able to banish.
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When the Delirium Track allows me to reroll a certain number of dice, can I reroll UP TO this number of dice?
Yes
You don't have to reroll the maximum number of dice allowed by your Delirium Track. However, you must choose how many dice you will reroll before doing so - you cannot reroll 1 die, wait for the result, and then reroll another die.
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When playing with an Assistant, do I need to spin the Wheel of Madness before both mine and the Assistant's turns?
Yes
Each turn has 2 steps, regardless if its a human player or the Assistant.
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Do I lose the game if the Assistant's Brain Token reaches the top of the Delirium Track?
Yes
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If I spend a Chaos Tentacle to move the Assistant, can I choose the direction the Assistant moves?
Yes
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If I spend a Chaos Tentacle to take an action with the Assistant, does this count as 1 of the 3 actions of my turn?
No
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If I share the same location as the Assistant, can I use the Assistant's Chaos Tentacles?
No, only Madness
You can use the Madness Tentacles on the Assistant's Player Mat while sharing the same location, but you cannot use the Assistant's Chaos Tentacles.
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Can I skip any of the Assistant's actions if I wish?
Only translating
All of the Assistant's actions are mandatory, except translating a Page Card, which you may skip whenever you want to.
Can the Assistant move into a Town Card with The Great Old One during Phase One?
Yes
The Assistant can move through The Great Old One and can share the location with The Great Old One during both phases of the game.
Can the Assistant accurse their Temperament Tracks when performing the Collect Tentacles action?
Is the Assistant considered to be another player?
Yes
The Assistant is treated as another player when resolving any special actions or affects that are triggered.
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Can I use my special player ability multiple times per turn?
Yes
You can use your player ability any number of times per turn, as long as you meet any conditions described on your Player Mat. Using your abilities don't count as 1 of the 3 actions of your turn.
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How many tentacles do I have to spend to seal a portal?
1
If your dice roll is successful, you always need to spend only 1 tentacle to seal a portal.
Can I seal multiple portals during a single action, if I have enough tentacles?
No
You can only seal 1 portal per action.
Can I close portals from any Town Card?
No
In order to close a portal, you must be on the same Town Card as the Great Old One.
If a translated Page Card indicates a number of a completely translated row, can I place the page token on another row?
No
If the indicated row is completely full, you skip placing this Page Token (while placing tokens in other rows, as indicated on the Page Card)..
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Can I translate Page Cards in Phase Two of the game?
Yes
You can keep on Translating Page cards during Phase Two in order to gain more runes, however you don't place Page Tokens anymore.
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Can I place Page Tokens on any column in the row of the indicated number?
No, start from left
You must place Page Tokens on each row from left to right (on the leftmost empty space).
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Can I take the same town action multiple times per turn?
No, unless different
You can take each town action only once per turn, however the same town action, you can perform actions on different Town Cards on the same turn, by moving in-between the actions.
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Where do I place Chaos tentacles that I spend on my turn?
General supply
Don't place the spent Chaos Tentacles on the Discard Mat - only spent Madness Tentacles go there.
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If I spend Rage Tentacles when banishing a Shambler, will I move fewer Tentacles to the Discard Mat?
No
When you Banish a Shambler, you move Madness Tentacles from the Shambler Mat to the Discard Mat, based on the number of Rage Tentacles that were on the player’s Rage Track when the banishment STARTED.
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Which color tentacles do I need to spend when banishing a Shambler?
Shambler's or Chaos
The tentacles spent must match the color of the Shambler being banished, or you may spend Chaos Tentacles as wild tentacles.
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When banishing a Shambler, do I need to add all of the rolled tentacles to calculate the action's cost?
No, just highest die
When the Cthulhu Dice are rolled, the highest number of tentacles shown on a single die is the number of Madness Tentacles that must be spent from your Player Mat.
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When I stop on a Town Card with multiple Shamblers, can I choose to draw fewer Tentacles than the number of Shamblers on the Town Card?
No
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Where do I place Madness and Chaos Tentacles I draw on my turn?
On your player mat
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Can I split my movement in-between other actions?
No
Your full movement must be taken consecutively.
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Can I repeat the same action multiple times per turn?
Yes
You can take the same action more than once on your turn, except performing the same town action (but you can use different town cards on the same turn by moving in-between the actions).
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How can I take more than 3 actions on my turn?
Use chaos tentacles
Players may also spend Chaos Tentacles from their Chaos Track to take additional actions on their turn. Each additional action costs 1 Chaos Tentacle.
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What happens if the spinner stops directly on a line?
Proceed clockwise
If the spinner stops directly on a line, then consider that it points to the next clockwise location.
Do all players need to reach the top of their Delirium Track for us to lose the game, or just 1 player?
Any 1 player
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Do I keep on drawing tentacles after a tentacle track has been accursed?
Yes
You draw and resolve tentacles one by one, so, after resolving the accursed track, keep on drawing the remaining tentacles you had to draw.
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