Obligatory Cthulu Expansion For Smash Up!

When Alderac Entertainment Group announced their shuffle-building card game Smash Up, they sold out right there in GenCon.  In Smash Up, players draft two factions from the eight 20-card faction decks and shuffle them together and start competing to smash up bases.  The included factions are "Aliens", "Dinosaurs", "Ninjas", "Pirates", "Robots", "Tricksters", "Wizards", and "Zombies".  The combination of the factions is what provides the fun and challenge in this game.  For example, a Ninjas/Zombies deck must be played differently than a Ninja/Dinosaurs deck, or a Pirates/Aliens deck.

AEG just announced plans for an expansion to Smash Up.  It will be called The Obligatory Cthulu Set.  Set in the Cthulu universe, The Obligatory Cthulu Set adds a new "madness" mechanic to the shuffle building game.  It also includes recurrent Cthulu Mythos groups and themes, such as the Miskatonic University, the fishmen of Innsmouth, Elder Things, and Cthulu cultists.  Like the original Smash Up, each faction in The Obligatory Cthulu Set is composed of a 20-card deck.  The expansion also includes eight new bases, 30 madness cards, victory point tokens and game rules.  It is expected to retail at $19.99.