
- BGG rank
- BGG #27,357
- BGG rating
- 5.6
Professor Pugnacious
- 2–4 players
- 20–45 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2013

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Cultists of Cthulhu: Character Pack is an expansion for Cultists of Cthulhu released in 2018 for 1–6 players. It was designed by Thomas Eliot (II) and its main mechanics are Cooperative Game.
Four extra characters: the hobo who hangs out on campus, the groundskeeper, a townie who tends bar at the local watering hole, and one secret character!
Cultists of Cthulhu: Character Pack supports 1–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
Cultists of Cthulhu: Character Pack belongs to these categories: Horror, Novel-based, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Cooperative Game. 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 Cultists of Cthulhu: Character Pack are: Thomas Eliot (II). 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 Cultists of Cthulhu: Character Pack as an expansion for Cultists of Cthulhu. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Cultists of Cthulhu to use it. Check that your edition of Cultists of Cthulhu is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.