Talk:Cthulhu Britannica

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Hi @Cunard, this is last game I'm asking about from Cubicle 7 for now if you can please help out, thank you. Cthulhu Britannica was actually a series of game supplements (not a "puzzle book" as the nominator of these AFDs claimed) as outlined on this version of the article: [1] the most notable of which would appear to be the award winning Shadows over Scotland, but I imagine the series as a whole must have generated some reception. For more info: [2][3] BOZ (talk) 18:53, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Hi BOZ (talk · contribs). Here are some sources about the subject:

1. ONeill, John (2014-03-23). "New Treasures: Cthulhu Britannica: Shadows Over Scotland by Stuart Boon". Black Gate. Archived from the original on 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2024-03-23.

   The article notes: "Take the new Cthulhu Britannica line from Cubicle Seven, for example, which transplants Lovecraft’s horrors to the green and pleasant land of England. So far, there have been four volumes: the Cthulhu Britannica core book by Mike Mason (2009); Avalon: The Somerset Sourcebook by Paul Wade-Williams (2010); Folklore by Stuart Boon, James Desborough, and Gareth Hanrahan (December 2012); and the first hardcover volume, Stuart Boon’s Shadows over Scotland."

2. S, Antonios (2016-04-08). "Review of Cthulhu Britannica". RPGnet. Archived from the original on 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2024-03-23.

   The review notes: "The strong points: Cthulhu Britannica is the first product with this name that came about in 2009 and which recently got to new heights with the boxed set of Cthulhu Britannica London. It became successful pretty much immediately, something that is rather easy to explain. The writing is clear, imaginative and at times visceral. Cthulhu scenarios share particular tropes and are based on similar foundations, yet there are no obvious repetitions ..."

3. Babb, Shelby (2010-06-28). "Review of Cthulhu Britannica". RPGnet. Archived from the original on 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2024-03-23.

   The review notes: "Cthulhu Britannica (or CB for short) is a collection of five adventures, using the Call of Cthulhu rules, and set in various time periods of British history. ... We start with Bad Company, a sordid tale set in Victorian London. The characters are members of upper class society, requested by an upstanding (and very influential) gentleman to investigate the disappearance of his son, but they must do discreetly as the social backlash could be damaging to all involved."

4. Jarvis, Matt (2021-08-23). "Call of Cthulhu studio acquires Cthulhu Britannica and World War Cthulhu, confirms re-releases and new titles". Dicebreaker. Archived from the original on 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2024-03-23.

   The article notes: "Cthulhu Britannica spanned a dozen titles set across the British Isles, with scenarios and setting material based on locations from London and Somerset to Scotland, as well as delves into British folklore and handouts for use in the series’ 1920s-set adventures."

5. "'Cthulhu Britannica London Boxed Set'". ICv2. 2015-01-13. Archived from the original on 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2024-03-23.

   The article notes: "Cthulhu Britannica is a licensed historical setting in the British Isles for Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu role playing game (Cubicle 7's November Releases”), and the company used Kickstarter to fund the box set in late 2013. The campaign raised £90,412 ($130,595) from 753 backers ($173.43/backer average)."

6. Horvath, Stu (2023). Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground, Deluxe Edition: A Guide to Tabletop Roleplaying Games from D&D to Mothership. Cambridge: MIT Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-262-04822-4. Retrieved 2024-03-23 – via Google Books.

   The book notes: "Beyond Chaosium, Call of Cthulhu has inspired plenty of other RPG makers. Pagan Publishing's Delta Green (1997) is a novel take, mixing modern-day Call of Cthulhu with a sort of paramilitary version of The X-Files. Before renovating Call of Cthulhu proper, Mike Mason and Paul Fricker did interesting work at the helm of Cthulhu Britannica for Cubicle 7 (2009), which also produced an odd fusion of war story and cosmic horror with their World War Cthulhu line (2013)."

Cunard (talk) 07:51, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Nice, thank you @Cunard, I can work with that. :) It might be just barely enough for GNG, or at least I'm going to try it and see what happens. The user who sent these three to AFD was just getting started with these, and sent dozens of game articles to AFD after them. Many of them got deleted, but some we were able to save (like Cubicle 7 itself, although just barely). I wish we had someone like you around in those days, we probably could have saved even more. I'll probably want to look at more of his deletions if you want to help out, now that I know there are more sources on the first three we looked at, but I want to go back and focus on BLP drafts for a while first. Thanks again. :) BOZ (talk) 15:38, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Thank you so much for restoring and expanding the article and for the kind words! I'd be happy to help with revisiting those articles. Cunard (talk) 08:15, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

@Cunard, you're welcome and I'm glad to hear that. :) I'll probably go back to that sometime in April, after we make more progress with the BLP drafts. Incidentally, I have a very long list at User:BOZ/Games deletions which keeps track of not just deletions but also redirections. I think it's likely that TPH did BLAR on some game articles as well, so would you find it helpful for me to go through that list to find examples when I have the time? BOZ (talk) 13:51, 24 March 2024 (UTC)

That's a very long list! I'd be happy to help with those that have been blanked-and-redirected as well. :) Cunard (talk) 00:49, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

@Cunard, thanks, I will see if any of these were BLARred by TPH and report back to you on your talk page if I find any. BOZ (talk) 00:52, 25 March 2024 (UTC)