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The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary

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  1. 6.5 out of 10

    The core gameplay here is effective and unique. It's all about managing a somewhat obtuse economy of selecting an action card from your hand versus parameters laid about by the event card the leader chooses. Going off plan and utilizing a different type of card causes the leader stress. What's pretty interesting about this system is that it ties player choices of defying a laid out plan to in-game negative consequences, ones that are not terribly punishing but can get unruly if left to fester. This is Walking Dead the series in a nutshell. Fascinating what the Sadlers have accomplished regarding this. So, why not a higher rating? The game is brutal to set up and put away. Prime offenders are building event and search decks from multiple smaller decks, requiring sorting and shuffling. Both of these could simply be a larger pool that you always draw from, giving up the personality and balance tied to scenarios for smoother playability. Also, the production is laughable. I don't use that word lightly, I literally laughed when I saw the morale and threat tokens. They're the smallest tokens in a game I've ever seen. The miniatures aren't horrible and I don't hold that against the game too much, but there's just a general sense of cheapness permeating the whole thing which broods in the background of the experience. When you look at the round leader token which simply says, "Leader", or you handle one of those paper scenario sheets putting a large crease in it from standard usage, you can't help but mumble vile nothings into an imagined Cryptozoic ear.

  2. 7.5 out of 10

    Coop with interesting decisions to take (leader). True to the theme. Artwork on the maps are on the simpler side, but ok. Preliminary rating after one game, can change with further plays.

  3. 4 out of 10

    Backed it for the minis, they were pretty cheap quality like everything else in the box and I didn't end up using them much, and the game is pretty meh.

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Hope is fading as the dead drive out the living. There’s nowhere left to run, and all that’s left is survival. There is no rescue party waiting, no help from kind strangers…in the world of The Walking Dead, there is no sanctuary…

The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary is a cooperative board game of desperate survival set in the world of the popular AMC television series. Designed by Adam and Brady Sadler (Warhammer Quest: The Adventure Card Game), No Sanctuary puts players in the roles of iconic survivors from The Walking Dead, working together against desperate odds as they navigate a variety of scenarios. Whether the survivors are scavenging for supplies, fighting off waves of the dead, or even standing toe-to-toe with the living, the group must find a way to work together even when its members’ interests may be at odds.

No Sanctuary features a unique leadership mechanic in which players take turns assuming the role of the group’s leader. Each turn, the leader must choose the group’s approach by drawing two event cards and choosing one. Since players cannot discuss this decision, the pressure is on the leader, and the leader alone will pay the price if the group is unable to follow the approach for the turn. Make enough bad decisions, and the leader may have to relinquish his role and let the next survivor take charge of the group.

Each survivor in No Sanctuary comes with a unique deck of cards to represent their special actions and abilities, as well as their flaws. This deck not only drives each survivor’s playstyle, but it also serves their health, so hand management is crucial to surviving each scenario. Equally important as staying alive, group morale is an essential part of the game. Many game effects will cause morale to drop, and if it reaches zero, the players lose the game. Maintaining the group’s tenuous psychological stability is just as important as staying alive!

With its unique gameplay and innovative leadership mechanic, No Sanctuary offers players a deep and engaging way to experience their favorite episodes of The Walking Dead, and even explore beyond the show’s storylines!

Ages

15+
Players

Solo, 2 Players, 3 Players, 4 Players
Play Time

45m – 120m
Designer

Adam Sadler, Brady Sadler
Publisher

Cryptozoic Entertainment
Theme

Miniatures, Zombies, Horror, Movies / TV / Radio theme, Post Apocalyptic
Mechanics

Cooperative Play, Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, Hand Management, Miniatures, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers
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