Don&8217;t Mess with Cthulhu is a social deduction game with secret identities Players are either Investigators trying to keep Cthulhu from waking & controlling the world or Cultists that want to bring the world to a disturbing end The game takes place over four rounds The Investigators must uncover all the Elder Signs to win; the Cultists win when Cthulhu is revealed or if the game ends before all the Elder Signs are discovered Before each round players receive a number of Investigation cards which they look at but then shuffle & put in front of themselves so they know what cards they have but they don't know which card is which Each round has a number of actions equal to the number of players in the game Players take actions to reveal Investigation cards & gather all unrevealed cards are shuffled an redistributed evenly among the players Reveal Cthulhu & the Cultists win instantly Reveal all the Elder Signs & the Investigators win If you want to play multiple rounds (it's highly recommended) the losers in each game get Insanity tokens Get three tokens & the night is over with the winner (s) being those most sane Don&8217;t Mess with Cthulhu Deluxe is a new edition of this game with the Necronomicon & Objects of Power that allows for play with 4-8 players Players 4-8 Playing time 1-30 mins Ages 10