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2017 Ranked #434

Sword & Sorcery

Cooperative fantasy campaign game where revived heroes battle system-controlled enemies through story-driven quests and reclaim their strength. Victories restore souls and unlock powers, equipment, and abilities that reshape the party across the adventure.

Thematic Games Adventure Fantasy Action Points Area Movement

Players

1-5

Play time

60-90 min

Age

12+

Complexity

4.11/5

Rating

7.91

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

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Description from the publisher: Sword & Sorcery is an epic-fantasy cooperative board game in which 1-5 players fight together against the forces of evil, which are controlled by the game system itself.

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Description from the publisher: Sword & Sorcery is an epic-fantasy cooperative board game in which 1-5 players fight together against the forces of evil, which are controlled by the game system itself. Each player controls one or more heroes – legendary characters brought back to life by powerful sorcery. Weakened by the resurrection, they grow stronger during their story-driven quests. By acquiring soul points during battles, the heroes' souls regenerate, restoring their legendary status with multiple powers, magic and soul weapons, and powerful artifacts. Designed by Gremlin Project (the same team who created Galaxy Defenders), the game system in Sword & Sorcery represents the perfect evolution of its forerunner. Gameplay is faster and dynamic, thanks to an innovative area movement and area control system, with new features never seen before in a game of this category. Key features of Galaxy Defenders are also preserved in Sword & Sorcery, such as the advanced AI system for monsters, a high degree of character customization, and the multiple tactical options during battles. Sword & Sorcery packs, in a top-quality board game format, all the excitement of the best MMORPGs and action RPGs, to provide the ultimate heroic fantasy board game adventure. This base game contains ACT I of II.

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Play and group

Players
1–5
Best with
1–4
Play time
60–90 min
Age
12+
Complexity
4.1/5
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Credits

Designers

2
Simone Romano Nunzio Surace

Artists

4
Mario Barbati Fabrizio Fiorentino Phroilan Gardner Fausto Gutierrez

Publishers

2
Ares Games Gremlin Project

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