Cthulhu Poker Cards

These new Casino R'lyeh cards, courtesy of Arkham Bazaar, offer an eldritch flavor for the poker table. I'll leave the cross-pollinating jokes about tactical bluffing and cosmic blasphemies aside for now. This 54 card deck is definitely one of the more unique items to propagate the Lovecraftian this year. Moreover, they offer a chance for gamers to enjoy poker and many other traditional card games under Cthulhu's malevolent gaze, an alternative to arguably more complicated games incorporating Mythos elements. A Cthulhuvian poker deck is also something H.P. Lovecraft would quickly recognize, were he mysteriously resurrected.

Though Lovecraftian themes are far from simple, adapting them as old favorites may be a hit. There will always be Call of Cthulhu RPG cultists and video gamers. Yet, in the end, Cthulhu cards may extend their Lovecraftian tentacles further than other pursuits into gaming land.

-Grim Blogger