Kingsport Festival

Play cult leaders in Lovecraft's Kingsport, place dice as workers and summon horrors while investigators close in.

Designers: Gianluca Santopietro, Andrea Chiarvesio
Published by: Black Monk
Editions by: IELLO, Devir, Hobby Japan, Hobby World, KOSMOS, Giochi Uniti, Stratelibri, Passport Game Studios, Sir Chester Cobblepot

Kingsport Festival drops you into H. P. Lovecraft's fog-bound town as the bad guys. You are the high priest of a shadowy cult, and your job is to dominate the city, call up cosmic creatures and unholy gods for their gifts, and shake off the pesky investigators who try to stop you. You will need to guard your sanity too, because cosmic horror is not free. The engine is dice-based worker placement, where each die is a cultist you send to a place, so every roll shapes your plans. It plays for three to five in about ninety minutes, with a dark sense of humor and a fine excuse to chant dramatically at the table.

You are the cult, not the investigatorsDice double as workersInvoke creatures and gods for gifts

Who it's for

You like Lovecraft and worker placement, and fancy playing the villains for once, with a group of three to five.

Not for you if…

You want a cooperative horror game or a spooky mood. It is a competitive dice-placement game with a gothic costume.

Vibe's take

Dark, clever and a bit cheeky. Every roll sets the shape of your turn, and the dread is more playful than frightening.