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Saboteur

Game ID: GID0402296
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Year
2004
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Sentiment: pos 0 · mix 1 · neu 0 · neg 1
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Video M3T-gjnmkqg All You Can Board Discussion at 1:06:07 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • fun social deduction energy
  • table talk and misdirections are entertaining
Cons
  • can feel shallow on repeat plays
  • first-time play can be confusing
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • social deduction — players try to deduce who is sabotaging while managing hand cards and routes
  • social deduction / sabotage — players try to deduce who is sabotaging while managing hand cards and routes
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  • I really liked it first of all I had a really good time with the White Castle
  • I was blown away by Scout
  • Earth is my favorite out of all four of those games so far
  • it's pure Mayhem
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Video 3dGZTX_OyGE Chairman of the Board Discussion at 12:33 sentiment: negative
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Overall sentiment (raw)
negative to mixed
Pros
  • Fun in large groups with deception elements
Cons
  • Can feel punitive as saboteur effects may frustrate
Thematic elements
  • Hidden roles and sabotage
  • Underground tunnels and treasure routes
  • Social deduction in a medium party game
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Card Play — distribute and reveal cards to determine routes
  • hidden roles — some players are saboteurs sabotaging others
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Quotes (from this video)
  • mandala still utterly fantastic
  • one of the best two player games i've made
  • it's so so good and repeated plays are not changing that at all
  • my god is this game fantastic even better than i remembered it
  • it's got that real novelty factor and that physicality to a party game that does make people remember it
  • the scoring does feel a bit too tight
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