Sanctuary: The Thieves' World Boardgame [BOX SET]

by Mayfair Games Inc. (MGI)

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• Item Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• ASIN: 0425066169
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #475,878 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars If your willing to fight for it, this game will work., May 26, 2005

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John D. Culbertson (Shippensburg, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sanctuary: The Thieves' World Boardgame [BOX SET] (Toy)

Sanctuary is a 1982 board game based upon the anthology series Thieves World. The production values are rather low and the rules horribly written. If you take the time to really, really sift through the rules you can enjoy this game.
The neat thing is that the game comes in many forms. You can play it solitaire. Your goal is to clean up crime in Sanctuary. Or you can play the basic design for two to five players or an advanced version of the same game. Finally, you can try a six player version (just so you don't leave anyone out. I found the advanced game the most satisfying.
You goal is to commit thefts so that you gain and secure 300 silver pieces. Along the way you may luck into 10 or 20 silver pieces here or there. Of course you will lose money as you get thrown in the dungeon, mugged by other players, have bad luck, or choose to buy weapons, thugs, or magic to assist you.
In a neat convention, players move their characters and the guards during their turn. Two six sided dice and one ten sided die are rolled and the player uses two to move his/her character with the remaining die used to move the guard. In this way players can choose to move the guards away from them, toward their competiton, or hopefully both. After moving to the designated area players burgle, mug, or pick pocket their way to wealth and retirement. Fortune smiles on the players in the liberal mecca of Sanctuary as even the worst of thefts results in only a temporary setback - no death or dismemberment here.
Overall this is a decent game, but it will take you awhile to find this out. Readers of the books will enjoy the game for nostagic reasons.