Designer	Jeff Tidball
Artist	J. Scott Reeves
Publisher	Atlas Games
Year Published	2004
# of Players	3 − 8
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 5 players Recommended with 5 players (1 voter) [poll]
Playing Time	60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	12 and up (1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence	Extensive use of text - massive conversion needed to be playable (3 voters) [poll]
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Subdomain	Party Games Thematic Games (5 voters) [vote]
Category	Card Game Horror Racing
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Family	Cthulhu Mythos Fantasy Sports
Primary Name	Cthulhu 500
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As the name suggests, Cthulhu 500 is a racing game with a Cthulhu Mythos theme. Each player chooses a car for the race, and as the game goes on can to pick up special drivers/pit crew (such as "The Fungi from Detroit"), and car enhancements (such as "Rats in the Whitewalls").

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2004 Origins Awards Winner, Best Traditional Card Game.

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Year: 2004

Size: 5.31 x 3.54 x 0.79 inches

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3	Rules FAQ?	2010-08-23	Neo42	5
2	Rules Rule Clarification - Discarding order	2010-04-13	Quelin	1
4	Variants 2 Player Variant	2009-02-21	voynix	1
5	Reviews A brief review of a really neat game	2009-02-16	voynix	1
0	Rules Human Sacrifice	2007-10-28	hammo	7
7	Reviews What Lap and Dimension are We In???	2007-10-22	El Hidalgo	2
1	Rules Tires, are they a mod or not	2007-09-25	\|=KFF=\|FNG	3
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0	Rules Fungi from Yuggoth crew card question	2005-10-19	SteveFirth	2

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Cthulhu 500 card-sized English Language Player Aid sheet

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2005-01-18

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189	It's time for another game ... How well do you know your game rules? Go on, have a go. You know you want to.	2008-11-19
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German review - LORP.de	http://www.lorp.de/rezensionen/show.asp?id=1111	2012-04-27
Review on Westpark Gamers	http://www.westpark-gamers.de/index.html?/Reviews/...	2012-04-27
Official Spanish Rules [pdf]	http://www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/Cthulhu500R...	2009-11-24
Official Wager Tokens [pdf]	http://www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/C500WagerTo...	2009-11-24
Official Promo Vehicle Cards [pdf]	http://www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/C500CarCard...	2009-11-24
Official Card List [rtf]	http://www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/C500%20Card...	2009-11-24
Official Rules [pdf]	http://www.atlas-games.com/pdf_storage/C500%20Rule...	2009-11-24
Official Website (Atlas Games)	http://www.atlas-games.com/product_tables/AG1260.p...	2009-11-24
Promo expansion from Game Trade Magazine (2004) - two new vehicles, optional wagering rules	http://tinyurl.com/9ysqog	2009-01-12
Cthulhu 500 en Charlas desde Mecatol Rex (Spanish Tekelili Review)	http://charlasdesdemecatolrex.blogspot.com/search/...	2008-03-21