Cthulhu Dice - Tips & Strategies

Cthulhu Dice, another game where while you can play it two player, you would never want to. Thanks, again Steve. Here’s a variant I use for two people.
Objective~ The last player with marbles left wins.
SetUp~ Distribute 9 marbles to each player.
Gameplay~ Determine first player by any means.
First player rolls a Cthulhu Die and modifies number of marbles as determined by chart below unless he/she wishes to roll again and go for a two die result on the chart. If a second roll is made, consult the chart and modify marbles as listed.
Die is passed to next player and he/she does as listed above. Play goes back and forth until someone has lost all their marbles.
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Die results (1 die)
yellow sign = opponent loses 1 marble
tentacle = roller loses 1 marble
elder sign = roller gains 1 marble (never to exceed 9 marbles)
cthulhu = both players lose 2 marbles
eye (wild) sign = roller chooses any 1 die effect
Die results (2 dice)
2 yellow signs = opponent loses 2 marbles
2 tentacles = roller loses 2 marbles
2 elder signs = roller gains 2 marbles (never to exceed 9 marbles)
2 cthulhu = both players lose 4 marbles
2 eye (wild) signs = roller chooses any 2 die effect(except eye +’s)
1 yellow sign + 1 tentacle = both players lose 1 marble
1 yellow + 1 elder sign = roller gains 1 marble, opponent loses 1
1 yellow sign + 1 cthulhu = roller loses 2 marbles
1 tentacle + 1 elder sign = no effect
1 tentacle + 1 cthulhu = roller loses 2 marbles
1 elder sign + 1 cthulhu = opponent loses 2 marbles
1 wild + 1 yellow sign = opponent loses 1 marble
1 wild + 1 tentacle = roller loses 1 marble
1 wild + 1 elder sign = roller ignores next marble loss
1 wild + 1 cthulhu = roller loses the game
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You can play this with one set of the game but it’s cool to have two dice and two different colored sets of marbles. The dice are so gorgeous this gave me an excuse to buy my two favorite. I have an advanced variant of this variant but I am tired of typing.

The only way to make this game interesting might be to play it outdoors in the dark. Each time the die is rolled, that player has to advance the story. So by the end of the game, you hopefully have a creepy alien story told in the darkness.

If you play multiple times, have everyone choose a winner based on what they added to the story. They start with 1 more sanity.