> Anyway, I'm interested in any game running hints or material that
> might be useful for me, as I've not played before. The con is in late
> May, and I'm hoping to run a game or two beforehand with friends to
> get better acquainted with it, but beyond that, I've not the foggiest
> on what I could do to make the game as enjoyable as possible.

Well I turned to the card game (well it's near equivalent, Pokemon) for
help. As well as trainer cards (as given in the rules) I made up cards
for each of the thulhu, following the size and shape of Pokemon cards.
You can draw your own pictures for these or, if you have enough cards
(I do) then it's not hard to find Pokemon images that look suspiciously
like some thulhu. There is enough space available for stats and
attacks. During combat you can use the cards along with glass damage
counters to help as play aids (it will be familiar to anyone who has
played the CCG), it certainly made a difference for me.

I *did* have to make up a lot of my own thulhu (to match the setting I
used), but that seemed fine to people.

I have a copy of the only scenario I have run, plus optional rules I
found very useful (and details of the thulhu I invented) online at

http://www.teuton.org/~stranger/GAMES/pokethulhu/index.html

Hopefully that may be of some use?

> Does anyone know where I can find images of the pokethulu listed in
> the 3rd ed book? The images at the back of the book don't seem to
> match the descriptions given in the game. Thanks!

My only advice, as above, is to get hold of Pokemon cards, a lot of the
weirder images (of Dark and Water pokemon especially) are usable just
as they are.

David