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Catacombs (2010)

Average Rating: 7.38/10
Board Game Rank: 291
Thematic Rank: 45
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Year Published
2010
# of Players
2 − 5
User Suggested # of Players
Best with 5 players
Recommended with 2, 3, 4, 5 players
(27 voters) [poll]
Playing Time
30 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages
12 and up
User Suggested Ages
8 and up
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Language Dependence
Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups
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Subdomain
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Catacombs is an action/dexterity based adventure board game. One player controls the Overseer, controlling the monsters of the catacombs. The other player(s) control the four heroes who cooperatively try to defeat the monsters and eventually the Catacomb Lord. Each of the heroes have special abilities that must also be used effectively if they are to prevail.

The main mechanic of Catacombs is for the players to flick wooden discs representing the monsters and the heroes. Contact with an opposing piece inflicts damage but missiles, spells, and other special abilities can cause other effects. When all of the monsters of a room have been cleared, the heroes can move further into the catacomb. Items and equipment upgrades can be purchased from the Merchant with gold taken from fallen monsters. The Catacomb Lord is the final danger that the heroes must defeat to win the game. Conversely, the Overseer wins if all of the heroes are defeated. The game is designed for quick setup and fast play within 30 to 60 minutes.

Catacombs was released in March 2010.

Direct link: http://www.sandsoftimegames.com/catacombs.html

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Awards

2010: BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Best Innovative
2010: The Dice Tower Gaming Award Best Innovative
2011: Wired GeekDad Blog Game of the Year

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21 Domain of the Queen - A Catacombs Adventure
A series of eight quests designed for the 'labyrinth' variant of Catacombs and using the Caverns Of Soloth and Dark Passageways expansions
2011-10-21
64 Kwanchai's Catacombs Stickers
A different set of stickers for your Catacombs discs.
2011-09-01
4 Catacombs Scoreblad Nederlands
Scoreblad Nederlands voor "Catacombs" om gemakkelijker de score bij te houden, ook voor latere rondes en sessies.
2011-06-02
7 Catacombs Sticker Instructions
Instructions for applying the stickers in Catacombs.
2010-11-25
23 Catacombs MONSTER REFERENCE SHEET
MONSTER REFERENCE SHEET for Catacombs. Sized for 8.5 x 11 paper (but easily adjusted for A4). Print and keep near the board for easy player reference. Eliminates the need for the Overseer to search through the monster deck and extract the appropriate cards every time the heroes enter a new room. Reduces clutter too.
2010-10-14
8 Tuckboxes for Catacombs Cards
3 tuckboxes for all Catacombs Cards Dimensions generated with http://tuckbox.gameupdates.com/
2010-08-19
22 Labyrinth variant
Expanded rules for the labyrinth variant posted by Ryan Amos. This variant is posted with his gracious permission.
2010-05-14
23 Sticker Sheet
Sticker Sheet scan as requested
2010-04-10
10 Deutsche Referenz: zusätzliche Texte
The text of player mats, item cards, sticker aid sheet, room cards, etc., published by permission.
2010-04-04
74 Catacombs Supplemental Rules
Catacombs Extras: Alternate Exploration, Set-up and Battle Phase Rules (low ink version)
2010-03-31
Statistics
Board Game Rank: 291
Thematic Rank: 45
Num Ratings: 987
Average Rating: 7.38
Standard Deviation: 1.30
Num Views: 176252
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Avg. Game Weight: 2.0
Fans: 76
Personal Comments: 402
Users Owning: 1278
Users Wanting: 403
Users Trading: 33 [find trade matches]
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