In this story-telling game players work together to craft a story in the horror mythos universe of H P Lovecraft During the first Mystery Stage each player takes turn telling the story using over-sized story cards full of rich artwork to inspire your own unique & fantastic tale As the story is told the players acquire investigator & cultist tokens to determine which player will awaken & become the Ancient One Once the Ancient One is awoken by one of the players the second & final Epic Battle Stage begins during which all other players will assume the role of an Investigator & must work together to defeat the Great Old One For 3 to 6 players ages 10 & up with average play time of 30 to 45 minutes For card sleeving use 3 packs of Tarot sized (teal label) & 2 packs of Standard sized (white label) sleeves Players 3-6 Playing time 45 minutes Ages 10