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Saboteur

The Lost Mines

Based on Saboteur the Card Game, we are dwarfs in two clans, hunting treasures. A clan can comprise up to three loyal dwarfs working for the clan, one egotistical dwarf who keeps his treasures, and a saboteur working for the other clan. Roles are assigned randomly and secretly, surplus role(s) are set aside unchecked.

Four face-down mine cards are randomly placed on their cases and two starting cases are laid out; players hold path and action cards. During the game paths are laid out with cards - new cards are added to starting card, path cards or mines with corresponding edges. Action cards are used to overcome obstacles like dead ends, traps, blockades, trolls and so on, or give you information on player loyalties or mines.

You must play a path or action card from your hand or discard 1-2 cards: then you may move your dwarf up to three cases = steps = cards; if he starts at the camp, he can move up to five steps. If you move onto a mine card, you turn it over and place it so that you can enter it. The card remains open-faced. Then you take the corresponding treasure; if it is the dragon mine, you take the dragon tile for two penalty points, then the card is a normal path card. Finally, you must draw 1-2 cards. When draw pile and all hand cards are used or all treasures are collected, treasures are revealed and scored and distributed according to loyalties. After two such rounds you win with most points.

A very well-done transformation from card game to board game; the bluff element of the secret or missing roles is thrilling and challenging. Pure fun, especially for large groups.

Players: 3-9

Age: 10+

Time: 45+

Designer: Frederic Moyersoen

Artist: Alexander Jung

Price: ca. 20 Euro

Publisher: Amigo Spiele 2019

Web: www.amigo-spiele.de

Genre: Path placing, collecting treasures

Users: For families

Special: Many players

Version: de

Rules: de en es et fr gr hu it lt lv nl pl pt ro

In-game text: no

Comments:

Board game version of Saboteur

Core elements well transformed

Secret roles provide bluff and challenge

Compares to:

Saboteur, path placement games with obstacles

Other editions:

999 Games (nl), Amigo (en), Brain Games (et lt lv), G3 (pl), Gigamic (fr), Giochi Uniti (it), Kaissa (gr), Mercurio (es pt), Piatnik (hu ro)

Chance (pink): 2

Tactic (turquoise): 3

Strategy (blue): 0

Creativity (dark blue): 0

Knowledge (yellow): 0

Memory (orange): 0

Communication (red): 0

Interaction (brown): 2

Dexterity (green): 0

Action (dark green): 0