Call of Cthulhu: New edition coming out??

[Biohazard]

I just tried to order Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu (i.e. not the d20 version) and was told it is out of print!?! Then I was told I could "preorder" the "sixth edition".

Can anyone help out here? Is there a new CoC coming? If so, when?

 

[MattyHelms]

I just tried to order Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu (i.e. not the d20 version) and was told it is out of print!?! Then I was told I could "preorder" the "sixth edition".

Can anyone help out here? Is there a new CoC coming? If so, when?

Yup, details here:
http://www.chaosium.com/catalog/new...d=199&osCsid=b6622b9168b0429ee70f59e6eb39a93f

It won't be a major rules upgrade or anything, but will use the incredible layout of the 20th anniversary edition.

Later,
Matt

 

[Wraith Form]

Exactly--nothing new, aside from layout & design. If you have the 5th edition or the 5.5/5.6th edition, you're straight.

 

[trancejeremy]

Hopefully it will sell enough so they can afford to put out Pulp Cthulhu, instead of just reprinting stuff.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

I just tried to order Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu (i.e. not the d20 version) and was told it is out of print!?! Then I was told I could "preorder" the "sixth edition".

Can anyone help out here? Is there a new CoC coming? If so, when?

As others have said, the 6th edition is just a layout change, not really a new edition of the game.

Chaosium does have copies of editions 5.6 & 5.5 available in their "Boo-Boo Books" section of the catalog at a reduced price. These are mostly books that have been returned to Chaosium from trade booksellers, may have some shipping wear on them, or have been sitting in a warehouse for a long time. I've ordered many boo-boo books from them, and never received a "bad" copy, the worst I ever got was a cover that had been folded. Nothing more than a well used book would get in a few weeks, and they are cheaper too.
Here is the link to the "Boo-Boo Books": http://www.chaosium.com/catalog/default.php?cPath=28
Here is the hardcover 5.6.1 edition: http://www.chaosium.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=125
And here is the softcover 5.5 edition: http://www.chaosium.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=141

 

[WayneLigon]

That's what's always pleased me about CoC. If I wanted to, I could take my first edition rule book, join a 6 ED game, and hardly miss a beat.