Lovecraft & Poe

Boston. Present Day. An evil has taken over the city, spreading fear and driving people to the very brink of insanity. You feel how it manifests, catch fleeting glances of shadowy devotees, and speculate about its mysterious origin. You and your associate are descendants of two architects of the science fiction genre: Edgar Allan Poe and HP Lovecraft. Two incredibly different men, but each with their share of darkness. Were they just wildly creative or did they see things no one else did? The answer is: Both. And you can sense evil too. What’s more: You can conquer it by eliminating all three of its aspects. This is Lovecraft & Poe. Each game you face a new evil. Each evil has different powers based on its origin, manifestation and devotee, and you will pull three evil cards to reflect that. Each time you face evil, you must do so in your current condition; which may be sickly or drunk or… On your turn, you will first roll to see how many actions you can take. From there, it's up to you how to spend those actions: gaining the knowledge you will need to remove fear, conquer devotees, and switch alley tiles. You will move around the twisting streets of Boston, shifting the alley tiles into a puzzle that best suits your purpose. And you'll secure rooms and alleys to make sure evil can twist them no more! To win, you'll have to meet the conquer conditions unique to the 3 evil cards you have pulled for the game. But watch out - because each evil card also has a unique lose condition - and if you meet even one of those, the evil takes over and you lose! Will you have the fortitude to root out the evil and conquer it? Or will you succumb to it, as your ancestors did? Let’s find out!