Sentinels of the Multiverse
Cooperative card game of comic book heroes battling villains.
Sentinels of the Multiverse is a cooperative card game published by Greater Than Games and released at Gen Con 2011. Players control a team of comic book-style heroes battling a villain, with each player controlling one or more heroes while a villain and environment deck run themselves. The game has been made into a video game and has seen multiple editions and expansions.
Quick Facts
- Designer
- Christopher Badell
- Adam Rebottaro
- Paul Bender
- Publisher
- Greater Than Games
- Players
- 3 to 5
- Setup time
- 5 minutes
- Playing time
- 45–60 minutes
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Background
Sentinels of the Multiverse was conceived by Christopher Badell, who wanted a game about people with different abilities and outlooks gathering to beat an overwhelming threat in a weird environment. Badell teamed up with artist Adam Rebottaro to craft the first set, creating a fictional comic-book universe inspired by the long histories of DC and Marvel Comics. The initial set featured five heroes inspired by the Avengers, with characters like Legacy blending aspects of Superman and Captain America.
Badell crafted a timeline of stories for the fictional 'Sentinel Comics' imprint, enabling him to develop characters and write flavor text for each card. Expansions generally include characters inspired by side plots from the main storyline, and Badell considered comic book publishing history when developing characters, such as Chrono Ranger, a sheriff with time-manipulation powers conceived as a result of Sentinel Comics starting as a cowboy-story publisher.
Did You Know?
- The core game comes with 10 heroes, 4 villains, and 4 environments.
- The Enhanced Edition in 2012 did not include tokens; tokens were introduced in later printings or accessories.
- The Shattered Timelines expansion did not feature the winning fan-created villain; that villain, The Matriarch, was in the Rook City expansion.
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