The Great Old One Mat has three sections that players must be mindful of:

• Energy Track – This track will have Eldritch Tentacles placed on it periodically throughout the game. Whenever this track becomes accursed (see Accursed), the Eldritch Tentacles are removed, and the Great Old One’s strength increases by one.

• Strength Track – The Great Old One’s strength is tracked here by the Strength Token. This shows not only the current strength level, but will also determine how many Madness Tentacles are drawn when the Wheel of Madness is spun.

• Powers of the Great Old One – Each Great Old One has three powers that it can unleash onto the town. These powers are activated whenever one of a Town Card’s Madness Tracks is completely filled and therefore accursed (see Accursed) or is triggered by the Wheel of Madness (Spin the Wheel of Madness).

These symbols are located on the Wheel of Madness and on The Great Old Ones Powers section of the The Great Old One Mat.

This icon means all players will be affected. This could include the whole town OR it could include a smaller area. The power will dictate which players will be affected.

This icon represents the Span of Control of the Great Old One. The card it is located on and one card to the left and right. Any players in this Span of Control may be affected.