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- BGG rating
- 6.7
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Rules assistance for NewSpeak: Sabotage
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 6–8 players
- 30–60 min
- 14+
Rules assistant for NewSpeak: Sabotage
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NewSpeak: Sabotage is an expansion for NewSpeak released in 2019 for 6–8 players, 30–60 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Mark Stockton-Pitt, Fiona Jackson, and Rose Atkinson and its main mechanics are Area Majority / Influence, Simultaneous Action Selection, and Cooperative Game.
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About the game
Expand your Dissident team to incorporate up to 8 players in each game of Newspeak. While your Dissident team may be larger, there may be traitors amongst you - seeking to secretly communicate with the Moderators to undermine your revolutionary efforts. Sabotage includes materials to extend your games of NewSpeak to 8 players from up to 6 in the core set, with an additional set of 'loyalty' cards for up to 6 dissident players, allowing for an extra layer of subterfuge, assigning up to 2 dissident players a secret identity as a moderator mole. While traitors can be outed by majority vote of the remaining dissident players, an incorrect accusation will cost them dearly. —description from the publisher
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- Inside the Box Board Games LLP (ITB)
Questions and answers
NewSpeak: Sabotage supports 6–8 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for NewSpeak: Sabotage is 30–60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists NewSpeak: Sabotage for ages 14 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
NewSpeak: Sabotage belongs to these categories: Party Game, Deduction, and Bluffing. Its main mechanics are Area Majority / Influence, Simultaneous Action Selection, and Cooperative Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of NewSpeak: Sabotage are: Mark Stockton-Pitt, Fiona Jackson, and Rose Atkinson. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists NewSpeak: Sabotage as an expansion for NewSpeak. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need NewSpeak to use it. Check that your edition of NewSpeak is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.