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Builders of R'lyeh

(Web published)
2012
Builders of R'lyeh
0
BGG Overall Ranking
1-5 players
Best: 5+,0
1.0 / 5
Complexity
15 min
Playing Time

About Builders of R'lyeh

The antediluvian city of R'lyeh was constructed of cyclopean stones by extraterrestrial intelligences. Players are the shoggoth minions laying the pyramidal cornerstones of dread Cthulhu's great water...Read More

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Reviews

7
Carthoris

The competitive element here is not the essence. Build that wacky thing!

7.5
HarryPouncer

Dicey randomness with a bit of hmm...where should I put this? And then you should try to get rid of your opponents pieces until you suddenly realize you need to keep the game going and they only have two pieces of their color left!

6.7
kataclysm

A good dexterity/stacking game for Looney Pyramids. I made my set of platforms out of many recycled food containers.

8
lsamadi

PnP - Simple dexterity game. Great filler. Home made die.

8
NerdXCrewWill

This is the best dexterity game available for Icehouse/Looney pyramids. I made my pieces from plastic sheets used for modeling. They work very well, although some careful planning needs to be done to ensure proper sizing (i.e. use paper as a rough draft). Although this looks like a zany try-not-to-knock-over-the-tower game--and that is one of the end conditions--such an outcome is unlikely. There are some fun decisions to make here. Everyone can play any color of pieces. Sometimes you have to force your oppenents' hand with clever use of their own pieces or neutral pieces. Sometimes you will need to cooperate to avoid your own demise.

Also, did I mention it looks really, REALLY cool. Worth the 2 hours it took to outline and cut the pieces, plus the 2 more hours after I decided to redo everything with plastic to make it sturdier.