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The Necronomicon Gamebook: Dagon
2018
Rules assistance for The Necronomicon Gamebook: Dagon
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1 player
- 60–180 min
- 12+
- Complexity 1.0/5
Rules assistant for The Necronomicon Gamebook: Dagon
For 1 player
What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
The Necronomicon Gamebook: Dagon is a board game released in 2018 for 1 player, 60–180 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by H. P. Lovecraft and Valentino Sergi and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, and Storytelling.
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About the game
A Gamebook where you can face firsthand the horrors told by H. P. Lovecraft among the most famous classic stories of The Cthulhu Mythos: Dagon, The Festival and The Hound (you'll also find a Dreamlands' section, with some striking extracts from The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath). The stories were adapted with the utmost fidelity to the original text, in order to allow you an interactive immersion in the style of the Master of the Supernatural, by using a narration with paths, where, armed with a die and a pencil, you will travel through the streets of Kingsport facing monstrous creatures, exploring nightmarish territories and crossing the border that divides dream from reality. Will you be able to prevent the Yule ritual from taking place, saving humanity from a gruesome fate, or will you just go crazy? —description from the publisher
Designers
Publishers
- Mytago
- Officina Meningi
Questions and answers
The Necronomicon Gamebook: Dagon supports 1 player 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 The Necronomicon Gamebook: Dagon is 60–180 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 The Necronomicon Gamebook: Dagon for ages 12 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.
The Necronomicon Gamebook: Dagon has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light 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.
The Necronomicon Gamebook: Dagon belongs to these categories: Dice, Horror, and Adventure. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, and Storytelling. 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 The Necronomicon Gamebook: Dagon are: H. P. Lovecraft and Valentino Sergi. 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 The Necronomicon Gamebook: Dagon as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.