Today’s spotlight shines on a game that is up-and-coming
amongst board gamers and is one that I must admit I am totally hooked on:
Sentinels of the Multiverse. This is a deeply thematic, fully cooperative card
game for 2-5 players from Greater Than Games.
Debuted in 2011, this game has already warranted three full expansions (with
another in the works!) and was one of the top 10 board/card games funded on
Kickstarter. The most recent expansion, Infernal Relics, boasts contributions
from Richard Launius of Arkham Horror fame. Needless to say, it’s getting big.
What really attracted me to this game at first was the
theme. I am an enormous comic book nerd, and I have already had a lot of
personal success with other cooperative board games (e.g.Pandemic, Castle Panic, and Forbidden Island… even
Shadows over Camelot and Battlestar Galactica if I had to). When I saw this
box, the art and theme immediately jumped out at me. The gorgeous aesthetics
conceal an incredible easy game mechanic system. It’s accessible to the point
of learning how to play in five minutes!
