The Bad Karmas and the Curse of Cthulhu

About this board game

The Bad Karmas and the Curse of Cthulhu is a cooperative tactical boss-battle board game for 1–5 players, with sessions lasting around 90 minutes. Set in the 1920s, it challenges heroes to defend humanity against Cthulhu and other Great Old Ones as obscure cults spread and ancient powers awaken.

This standalone fourth volume in The Bad Karmas series introduces a dangerous new concern: sanity. As madness rises during the battle, heroes can unlock special “last resort” actions that may help turn the fight in their favor. However, reaching a hero’s madness limit causes major setbacks for the remainder of the battle.

Players must work together to defeat powerful enemies that evolve and respond in real time to their actions. The game’s integration with the Teburu system automatically handles rules, effects, and story developments, allowing players to focus on tactical decisions, cooperation, and narrative choices without slowing the flow of play.

The Bad Karmas and the Curse of Cthulhu brings a cosmic-horror setting to the series with three unique Great Old Ones and four new Golden Age Heroes. Each confrontation takes place across atmospheric board maps featuring environmental elements.

• Three Great Old Ones: Cthulhu, Hastur, and Ithaqua
• Four Golden Age Heroes: the Gangster, Explorer, Detective, and Mystic
• Two double-sided board maps
• Environmental elements standees
• Teburu integration for automated rules, effects, and story developments

Released in 2025, this volume offers an immersive cooperative battle in which managing madness is as important as confronting the horrors themselves.