Sanctorvm: The Board Game (2021)

Overview

Sanctorvm is a cooperative SF horror game for 1 and up to 6 players with a massive campaign, blending aspects of roleplaying and Choose Your Own Adventure books. Develop your character, find the best weapons, and work together to survive the colony menaces and advance in the Overlord’s plot. Also has a Mission Mode (1-5) without Overlod. There are two ways to play Sanctorvm:

Adventure Mode (1 to 6 players): This mode has a massive RPG campaign (15 sessions, minimum of 4 hours per session) with narrative and action missions. One player will play as the Overlord, while the others play as La Familia, our heroes. Develop your character, find the best weapons, and work together to survive the colony menaces as you advance in the Overlord’s plot. Mission Mode (1 to 6 players): This mode only has action missions (1 hour per mission) to be played in a single session without need for an Overlord.

Type: Thematic, Adventure, Science Fiction, Horror, and Co-op Number of players: 1-6 The time required: 3-4 Hours per session (Adventure Mode) & 1 Hour per mission (Mission Mode) Recommended ages: 18+

The players will embody La Familia, six superhumans on Colony 401, experiments of an old fanatic named Dr Rabidus. You have to overcome the challenges and trials of the abyss, survive hellish creatures born of a mysterious virus, and escape the yoke of four powerful factions. Cooperate with your friends and other allies, evolve your Homo Superbe, and overcome the narrative challenges that could decide your path and end of the story.

Welcome to Sanctorvm, or not…

HOW TO PLAY Sanctorvm is a board game in which one player gets to be the master and Overlord of the adventure while up to five players assume five characters (Homo Superbe/La Familia). During every game, the players must fight dangerous creatures and make choices that may change the story. They will also acquire gear, upgrade abilities, and try to survive through the story that the Overlord develops. Sanctorvm uses a unique dice-based system. Every character gets a number of action dice based on the required ability and their homo superbe powers which they use to get through battles and struggles in the narrative. With double-sided tokens, different card combinations, and an immersive lore-rich adventure with countless options, Sanctorvm teleports players to a frenetic, violent kingdom where La Familia must fight together to survive. The goal of the game is basic survival, along with developing your character and creating strategies alongside your partners to succeed in different missions. In the Adventure Mode, there are different scenes where the players will have to choose sides, changing the game and making every session unique.

—description from the publisher