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Opening The Way
by Opening the Way
A podcast for fans of the Cthulhu Wars boardgame by Petersen Games. We will be deep diving on all aspects of the CW to help others learn to play better! We will also indulge in the rich history of stories on which the pieces of the game are based.
Episodes
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Season 1 Finale: A Multitude of Monstrosities
We are tackling the rest of the Neutral Units for Cthulhu wars! Will there be a cliffhanger ending? Only time will tell... Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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Talking a Whole Load About the Toad
All he does is eat and sleep... and occasionally fight and steal gates. The Sleeper is the final* faction guide from Opening the Way! EDITOR'S NOTE: my aging laptop was really running the fan, I tried my best to make this less audible. Promise it gets a lot less noticeable a few minutes in.…
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This Map is Pretty Chill
This map may be cold, but the pacing is anything but glacial! Join us for another map-specific episode on the Primeval Earth Map! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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Great Cold Ones
This faction rolls deep and its effects can be downright chilling for the opponents... Join us for another faction guide, this time on Windwalker! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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This Map is Blowing Up Right Now
Time is of the essence and the worms are getting hungry.... we discuss the Shaggai Map expansion! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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Consider This Veil Rended
Learn about Hot Potato, the Way of the Worm and the Buddy System as we discuss the Ramsey Campell Horrors 2 neutral expansion! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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Slugs and Bugs
Mind control & parasites & Elder Signs, oh my! Acolytes are NOT safe as we discuss the Ramsey Campell Horrors 1 neutral expansion! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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A Family Affair
You think your family is dysfunctional? You obviously haven't met the Whateleys... Join us as we break down the Dunwich Horror neutral expansion! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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Gateway Drug
They have mutants among their ranks and an insatiable thirst to build (~10 or 12) gates. Join us for another faction guide, this time on Opener of the Way! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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Seeing Double
Catch up to your opponents, don't move, and think twice as we break down Great Old One Pack 4! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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Foightin’ ’Round the World
Become well-traveled and build "gifts" for your "friends" in another faction guide, this time on The Ancients! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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You Can Yuggoth If You Don’t Like This Episode Title
We discuss the Yuggoth Map expansion for Cthulhu Wars! Lobotomies await, as do slimes and a very mean Watcher... Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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Waste Not Wamp Not
Join us as we discuss the Beyond Time and Space neutral expansion! The Hound will chase your enemies to the ends of the earth! And Wamps are here, too. Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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Out of Body Experience
Dhole out punishment to your enemies and capture right under Azathoth's nose, we discuss the Cosmic Terrors neutral expansion! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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Reading the Room
In our second map-specific episode we will be discussing the Library at Celeano! Read up on powerful tomes and keep your voice down so you don't call the Librarian to your location. Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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Sign Me the Hell Up
Join us as we (finally) complete the base game factions with a Yellow Sign Guide! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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Don’t Sleep On This Map
Join us for our first alternate map discussion in the Dreamlands! Understand the local fauna and keep your eyes peeled for naughty players who are tired of winning CW in the traditional way. Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS:...
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The Land Down Under
Join us as we break down the Underworld Monsters expansion for Cthulhu Wars! Create an instant entourage for your GOOs with Ghasts, Choose violence with Gugs, and turn pains into gains with Leng Spiders. Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS:...
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A Surface Level Discussion
Join as as we break down the Dreamlands Surface Monsters expansion for Cthulhu Wars! Travel long distances on the Shantak express, use the buddy system and keep your Gnorri safe, and hold the salt as Moonbeasts inconvenience and frustrate your enemies. Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars...
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Weaving a Worldwide Web
Join us for a breakdown of the Independent Great Old One Pack 2! We will be spinning webs, giving "gifts", living the life aquatic, and then wrap things up. Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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The Thorough Threefold Tribal Tcho Tcho Thesis
Feed your Doom addiction in another faction guide on the Tcho Tcho Tribes! EDITOR'S NOTE, regarding games with Tchos and HP expansion: at 25 min in there is a mistake, enemies get an HP at their gates ONLY when you earn Hierophants SB and at no other time afterward. Sorry for the confusion :)...
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Stop Faugn With My Elder Signs
We discuss the menace of Chaugnar Faugn and his friends in our breakdown of the Independent Great Old One Pack 1! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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Threat Assessment and the Power of Friendship
You can't consistently win CW by skill alone! In this episode we discuss two important factors in every CW game: threat assessment and politics. Put down your battle dice for a moment and use your words to help you achieve victory! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games...
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Look Who’s Talking Meow
Moar cats from our galaxy appear as we break down the Something About Cats neutral expansion in Cthulhu Wars! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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Fly Me to the Moon
See what Spring is like on Jupiter and Mars with our Bubasis Faction guide from Opening the Way! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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You Masked For It
There's 1000 ways to explain the Masks of Nyarlathotep expansion in a sentence but I chose this one.
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Chaos Theory
Charm and infuriate your foes before driving them to madness in our faction guide on Crawling Chaos!
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Fifty Shades of Graey
They'll help you destroy your enemies, for a small fee. Join as as we discuss the madness contained within the Azathoth expansion in our first foray into neutral units in CW! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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Schaemin’ with the Daemon
Oh, did you think I was releasing these in chronological order? Join us as we subvert expectations and discuss Daemon Sultan in our third faction guide! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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Getting High For the First Time
Join us as we discuss the physical and psychological benefits that the High Priest expansion can bring to your games of Cthulhu Wars! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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G.O.A.T.
We're expanding and contracting to understand the puzzling faction known as Black Goat in our second faction guide! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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The Deepest of Dives
We've submerged to our lowest point in the South Pacific and are choosing violence in the first faction guide covering Great Cthulhu! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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Intermediate/Advanced Tactics
In this episode we cover some more advanced ideas and tactics in CW. It's time to ride the pain train to victory! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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The Basics of Cthulhu Wars
Obligatory how to play episode. Can't win a game of CW without knowing the rules! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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Introductions are in Order
Who are you? Who am I? What is Cthulhu Wars? One or more of these questions may be answered in the pilot episode of Opening the Way! Thanks for Listening! Join the Cthulhu Wars Discord to play games online via TTS: https://discord.gg/2h9fQ52rF8
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast for fans of the Cthulhu Wars boardgame by Petersen Games. We will be deep diving on all aspects of the CW to help others learn to play better! We will also indulge in the rich history of stories on which the pieces of the game are based.
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A podcast for fans of the Cthulhu Wars boardgame by Petersen Games. We will be deep diving on all aspects of the CW to help others learn to play better! We will also indulge in the rich history of stories on which the pieces of the game are based.
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