Saboteur 2 (expansion-only editions)
BGG rating
6.9

Expansion for Saboteur

Saboteur 2 (expansion-only editions)

2011

Rules assistance for Saboteur 2 (expansion-only editions)

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–12 players
  • 45 min
  • 8+
  • Complexity 1.5/5

Rules assistant for Saboteur 2 (expansion-only editions)

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Saboteur 2 (expansion-only editions) is an expansion for Saboteur released in 2011 for 2–12 players, 45 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Fréderic Moyersoen and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Take That, and Network and Route Building.

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About the game

(Note: This listing covers only the expansion-only versions of Saboteur 2; for the Saboteur 2 listing that includes both the base game and the expansion, go to Saboteur Gold.) In Saboteur, each player takes on the role of a gold-digging dwarf or a saboteur who wants to hinder exploration of the gold mines — but each player knows only his own role, so the digging may or may not go as planned! Each turn, a player either lays down a tunnel card to dig from the start card toward one of the goal cards (or potentially away, if a saboteur) or plays an action card to help or hinder someone. If the diggers manage to find the gold hidden under one of the goal cards, then the diggers share the loot found there; if the gold can't be reached before the deck runs out, the saboteurs profit instead. After three rounds, the player with the most gold wins. The Saboteur 2 expansion adds new role cards (the boss, profiteers, geologists) to the base game, new action cards (steal gold, change your role), and new tunnel cards featuring doors, ladders and bridges. What's more, the gold seekers can now be divided into teams — blue vs. green — and only those on the team that finds the gold score anything — assuming that anyone finds the gold at all, of course...

Publishers

  • Kaissa Chess & Games
  • asmodee
  • Rebel Sp. z o.o.
  • Piatnik
  • AMIGO
  • Swan Panasia Co., Ltd.
  • G3
  • Ігромаг

Questions and answers

Saboteur 2 (expansion-only editions) supports 2–12 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.