Saboteur

Name: Saboteur
Brand: Fractal Juegos
Rating: 6.40969 (36840 reviews)

A tunnel-digging card game where one of your friends secretly wants the whole dig to collapse.

👥 3–10 players⏱ approx. 30 min🪄 Rules in 5 min8+

★ 6.4 · BGG #1,570

Who it's for

Big groups looking for a fast, social party game with a hidden-traitor twist, perfect alongside Werewolf or The Resistance fans.

Not for you if…

You take being sabotaged personally, or you want a game with real strategic depth beyond bluffing and card luck.

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Vibe's take

sneaky, quick, social, light, tense

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About this game

Somewhere underground, a band of dwarves is racing to reach the gold before their tools give out, except one or two of them secretly want the dig to fail. Each turn you play a tunnel card to extend the path, sabotage a rival's pickaxe or lantern, or repair your own, all while side-eyeing the table for who is stalling the group. Nobody knows who the traitors are until the gold is finally reached, or the deck runs dry, and only then do the cards turn over and the real payout begins. It plays in under half an hour and comfortably seats up to ten, which makes it a go-to whenever your group is bigger than your usual game night.

Hidden saboteur roleTunnel-building card playSeats up to 10 players

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Mechanics

Hidden Victory Points Hidden Roles Take That Score-and-Reset Game Network and Route Building Map Addition Traitor Game Hand Management

Occasions

Game night with friendsParty & big groups

Moods

Fast & energeticCutthroat

By the numbers

Players

Best at 7–8 playersWorks with 5–10

Duration

30 min

Ages 8+

Complexity

1.3 / 5 — Very Light

BGG Rating

6.4/10

Rank #1,570

37k ratings

Published

2004

Fréderic Moyersoen

Published by

Fractal Juegos, Dr. Wood Challenge Centre, Buró, Corfix, Dal Negro, Paradigm Infinitum Pte Ltd, PaperGames (III), Möbius Games, MIPL, Mercurio, Meeples Cafe, Mayfair Games, Piatnik Distribution, Lifestyle Boardgames Ltd, Lautapelit.fi, Land of Beautiful Mind (سرزمین ذهن زیبا), AMIGO, 999 Games, Albi, asmodee, Boardgame Space, Korea Boardgames, Rebel Sp. z o.o., Sun Team Day Hobby Company, Swan Panasia Co., Ltd., VR Distribution, Z-Man Games, Взрослые дети, Piatnik, Kikigagne?, Kaissa Chess & Games, Igroljub, HaKubia, Brain Games, Giochi Uniti, Bureau de Juegos, Ігромаг, Gigamic, G3