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Expansion for Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game
Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game – The Wailer Below Asylum Pack
2010
Rules assistance for Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game – The Wailer Below Asylum Pack
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 30 min
- 13+
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game – The Wailer Below Asylum Pack
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Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game – The Wailer Below Asylum Pack is an expansion for Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game released in 2010 for 2 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Eric M. Lang and Nate French and its main mechanics are Hand Management and Open Drafting.
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About the game
Erin Moirai, a shy Miskatonic student, has been betrayed by a disarmingly charismatic stranger... and it’s little consolation that he was in turn betrayed as well. Now, trapped in a horrific laboratory where not even her thoughts are safe from intrusion, she’s forced to perform dark experiments. The worst, however, is yet to come. Fantasy Flight Games is pleased to announce the fourth Asylum Pack in The Yuggoth Contract cycle for Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game! The Wailer Below continues the story of Erin Moirai and Tyler Scindere, while introducing exciting new cards like Sam Archer: Private Investigator, the Degenerate Serpent Cultist, and the vile Feasting Ghouls. And in part four of the serial short story by Nate French, Erin Moirai is forced to perform a series of alien dissections, as her jailors intrude upon her thoughts. She has no way of knowing how long she’s been in captivity. Will she find an opportunity to escape, or be trapped forever? The Wailer Below is a fixed 60 card Asylum Pack that contains 20 different never-before-seen cards based on the dark mythos of master horror writer H.P. Lovecraft, designed to augment existing decks and add variety to the Call of Cthulhu metagame. Keep checking back for more information, and look for The Wailer Below at your local retailer this summer!
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Edge Entertainment
- Fantasy Flight Games
Questions and answers
Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game – The Wailer Below Asylum Pack supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game – The Wailer Below Asylum Pack is 30 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game – The Wailer Below Asylum Pack for ages 13 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game – The Wailer Below Asylum Pack has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game – The Wailer Below Asylum Pack belongs to these categories: Card Game, Horror, and Novel-based. Its main mechanics are Hand Management and Open Drafting. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game – The Wailer Below Asylum Pack are: Eric M. Lang and Nate French. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game – The Wailer Below Asylum Pack as an expansion for Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game to use it. Check that your edition of Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.