Battle For Souls

2013
Robert Burke
BGG Geek Rating
5.8
based on 675 ratings
BGG Average Rating
6.9
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BGG Ranking
#4995
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Players
1-4
Weight
2.37/5.00
Playtime
60 min
Age
14+
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TableTop Simulator Mod (TTS) Tabletopia

⚙️ Game Mechanics

How this game works - core systems and player actions

Team-Based Game Set Collection Hand Management Push Your Luck Deck, Bag, and Pool Building

đź“‚ Categories

Card Game Religious

🎨 Artists

Caravaggio Niklaus Manuel Vasily Grigorevich Perov Sir Peter Paul Rubens Guido Reni Hans Baldung Limbourg Brothers William Bouguereau Hieronymus Bosch William Blake Fra Angelico Annibale Carracci Luis Francisco Claudio Coello Rembrandt van Rijn Raphael (I) Miguel Cabrera Svilen Kostadinov Peder Severin Krøyer Andrea Mantegna Quentin Matsys Hans Memling François-Guillaume Ménageot Michelangelo Bartolomé Esteban Murillo Michael Pacher Pietro Perugino James Powell (II) Nicolas Poussin Dante Gabriel Rossetti Christian Reuter Martin Schongauer Esther Baker Steele Joel Dorman Steele Michiel Van Coxie George F. Watts Maria Wiik Anders Leonard Zorn Viktor Vasnetsov Gustave Doré Ilya Repin Pieter Bruegel the Elder Henry Fuseli François Gérard Jean Benner Richard Bergh Arnold Böcklin Ford Madox Brown Albrecht Dürer Juan Correa Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato Pietro de Cortona Evelyn De Morgan Alonso Miguel de Tovar Francisco de Zurbarán Francesco del Cossa Taddeo di Bartolo Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt Luis Ricardo Falero Jean-Léon Gérôme John William Godward William Holman Hunt Ernst Josephson Carl Larsson Frans Luycx Johannes Vermeer Titian

🏢 Publishers

Robert Burke Games

đź“– About This Game

Battle For Souls is a card game pitting the seven archangels of heaven versus the seven princes of hell in a fight for the eternal souls of humankind. In the game, 1, 2, or 4 players choose the side of heaven or the side of hell. Each side will battle for 28 souls, which are worth victory points. Players add holy or unholy points on the souls in play based on how they use temptation, virtue, sin, intercession, holy relic, unholy relic, angel and devil cards. Earn enough holy points, and when the soul is reaped it goes to heaven, earning the side of good victory points; earn enough unholy points, and when the soul is reaped it goes to hell, earning the side of evil victory points. If a soul does not earn enough holy or unholy points and is reaped, it goes to purgatory where its victory points are not counted. Guiding a soul to complete purity or complete darkness before death and final judgment adds a new archangel or prince of hell to a player's arsenal. Influence on souls can be spent for more powerful cards that have special abilities, and allow a player to gain souls more quickly. Many strategic decisions impact play. Strategies include focusing on gaining more help from heaven or hell to increase your power, working to reap souls quickly from the start with little intervention from the angelic and demonic hordes, or balancing your play to ensure victory. Sin, Intercession, and Relic cards can be purchased for beneficial effects at the cost of holy and unholy points. These help to make for deep gameplay and excellent risk-reward scenarios. Invest in these cards to strengthen your position.