Call of Madness

About this board game

Call of Madness is a tower defense game for 1–4 players, with play lasting about 80 minutes. You take the role of a priest of a Cthulhu cult, working to summon the Great Ancient One while investigators and rival cults stand in your way.

Other cults are pursuing the same goal, turning the struggle for summoning into a contest of power and survival. To advance your cause, you must make difficult use of your own followers: cultists can be sacrificed to gain the powers of the Ancient Ones and obtain their blessing.

The investigators bring another danger to the battlefield. Each one is possessed by madness, and that madness strengthens their abilities, making them threats that must be confronted. Defeating an investigator is more than a victory against an enemy; it also provides an important resource for strengthening your actions.

• Sacrifice cultists to access the powers of the Ancient Ones.
• Seek the Ancient Ones’ blessing as you pursue the summoning.
• Face investigators whose madness enhances their abilities.
• Defeat investigators to gain their essence and strengthen your actions.
• Compete against other cults striving toward the same objective.

Every decision brings you closer to—or further from—the honor of summoning Cthulhu, the most famous god associated with the works of H. P. Lovecraft. Released in 2022, Call of Madness combines tower defense, sacrifice, enemy destruction, and supernatural power in a focused battle among competing cults.