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Rules assistance for The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary – Better Angels
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 45–120 min
- 15+
Rules assistant for The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary – Better Angels
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The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary – Better Angels is an expansion for The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary released in 2018 for 2 players, 45–120 minutes per game, and ages 15 and up. It was designed by Adam Sadler and Brady Sadler and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Dice Rolling.
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About the game
The expansion's Player vs Player Scenario recreates Rick and Shane's fight to the death in the classic episode "Better Angels." From the Kickstarter summary page: In the “Better Angels” Scenario, Rick and Shane start out on opposite sides of a typical 2x2 board, which includes the special Misty Forest Tile. Shane begins the game wounded, with 2 Survivor Cards in his discard pile and a hand of only 3 cards. However, Shane is hiding something from Rick: his Shotgun! The Shotgun Survivor Card is set aside and the player controlling Shane has a Map Card that only he or she can look at. If Shane ever gets to the secret Space indicated on the Map Card, he gets to add the Shotgun directly to his hand, swinging the odds wildly in his favor. But Rick has some advantages of his own in this one-on-one battle to the death! Rick starts the Scenario with more health and is considered the Leader during the entire Scenario (which may be one of the reasons Shane has such a problem with him!). Just like any regular Scenario of THE WALKING DEAD: NO SANCTUARY, the Leaders draws 2 Event Cards, choosing 1 card to become the Active Event and discarding the other card, causing a penalty for all players. The difference when playing PvP is that a character who is Defiant to the Approach set by the Active Event only hurts his own cause, since he is the only one who earns the resulting Stress. The Scenario ends when either Rick or Shane is killed by his opponent. However, since this is the world of The Walking Dead, when Shane is “killed” he rises again as a Walker one turn later, with the regular Shane figure replaced by the Walker Shane figure. The player controlling Shane will also have control of all the other Walkers on the board. Rick will need to put down his former friend a second time to win!
Designers
Publishers
- Cryptozoic Entertainment
Questions and answers
The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary – Better Angels supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary – Better Angels is 45–120 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 The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary – Better Angels for ages 15 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.
The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary – Better Angels belongs to these categories: Movies / TV / Radio theme, Zombies, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Dice Rolling. 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 The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary – Better Angels are: Adam Sadler and Brady Sadler. 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 The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary – Better Angels as an expansion for The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary to use it. Check that your edition of The Walking Dead: No Sanctuary is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.