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1978 Ranked #7,072

The Sorcerer's Cave

A fantasy exploration game in which bands navigate a card-built underground lair, defeat monsters, and collect treasure. The changing dungeon layout creates a different story each time players compete or cooperate.

Family Games Card Game Exploration Modular Board Category: Dungeon Crawler

Players

1-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

1.78/5

Rating

6.48

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.6/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

A fantasy-based game, using cards to create an underground lair that players explore -– cooperatively or competitively -- using bands of characters, in an attempt to leave with the highest score (monsters defeated and treasure).

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A fantasy-based game, using cards to create an underground lair that players explore -– cooperatively or competitively -- using bands of characters, in an attempt to leave with the highest score (monsters defeated and treasure). Gaming decisions are relatively limited, but the fascination of the game lies in the changing setup and the 'story' that is created on each occasion. The game shares its basic mechanics with The Mystic Wood by the same author.

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Play and group

Players
1–4
Best with
1–4
Play time
60 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.8/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Terence Peter Donnelly

Artists

1
Polly Wilson

Publishers

3
Ariel Productions Ltd Gibsons Philmar

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