Saboteur (card game)
| Designed by | Frederic Moyersoen |
|---|---|
| Players | 3–10 |
| Setup time | <5 minutes |
| Playing time | 30 minutes |
| Random chance | Medium |
How do you win at the saboteur?
You are a gold digger Always help the other players. Check out the players who are discarding cards often at the beginning of the game. Never build too many crossroad paths so you are not blocked when a tunnel collapses (by a saboteur). Never block players as long as you are not sure it are saboteurs.
How does saboteur win?
The gold miners win the round if there is an uninterrupted path from the start card to the goal card that shows the treasure. If there were 2 or 3 saboteurs, they each get 3 nuggets worth of gold. If there were 4 saboteurs, each gets 2 nuggets. All players keep their gold nugget cards secret until the end of the game!
How many saboteur cards do you need for a 3 player game?
The decks of cards are separated, and the miners and saboteur deck will need to be made. The number of miners and saboteurs depends on the number of players. For a 3-player game, you will need 3 miners and 1 saboteur card. For a 4-player game, you will need 4 miners and 1 saboteur card.
Where do you put the goal cards in Saboteur?
Find the one start card (showing a ladder) and three goal cards (one with the gold treasure and two with mere stones) from among the 44 path cards. Shuffle the goal cards and place them face down on the table, together with the start card (face up), as shown in the illustration below.
How are gold miner and saboteur cards separate?
Separate the cards into path, action, nugget, and dwarf cards. The number of gold miner and saboteur cards used depends on the number of players (put the remaining dwarf cards back in the box-they will not be needed for the rest of the game):
What happens if there are 2 saboteurs in a round?
The saboteurs have won the round if the goal card with the treasure wasn’t reached. If there was only 1 saboteur, he gets gold nugget cards from the deck worth a total of four nuggets. If there were 2 or 3 saboteurs, they each get 3 nuggets worth of gold. If there were 4 saboteurs, each gets 2 nuggets.
