
2024 · Fantasy
Slay the Spire: The Board Game
Players take on distinct characters with small starting decks and develop them by adding and removing cards between encounters. The game combines cooperative deck-building with a rogue-like campaign structure: play through a series of Acts filled with enemies, hazards, and relics that alter strategies, and restart from the beginning when the party is defeated. Each Act culminates in a boss fight; the group can choose how many Acts to attempt and may stop after any Act. Players manage health and resources—if any player is reduced to 0 HP the party loses.
- Players
- 1–4 best 2
- Playing time
- 30–150 min
- Age
- 12+
- Complexity
- 2.9 / 5
About the game
Expansions
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Full stats in Ludoya- 728
- Plays logged
- 312
- Players
- 1h 43m
- Average play
- 141
- In collections
- 58
- On wishlists
- 5
- Pre-ordered
8.9/10
from 62 Ludoya reviews
gcasasf10.0 El millor joc cooperatiu de la meva ludoteca, àgil, fàcil d’aprendre i molt entretingut.
First impressions · 2 plays
Keep for the foreseeable future
First impressions · 2 plays
beqs the 1st9.0 A perfect boardgame adaption of the videogame. Playing StS with other people works really well and a nice addition. 3-4 players only recommended if everyone already knows the game really well.
Played it 17 times
Rules questions
Answered from the rulebook by Ludoya's rules assistant.
Do I reset to 3 Energy and 0 Block at the start of my turn?
Yes — at the start of your turn reset your Energy to 3 and your Block to 0 before drawing and taking actions. (page 12)
When do enemies act, and in what order do their actions resolve?
During the Enemy Phase you resolve enemy actions by row from left to right, with bosses resolving last; follow any cube or special action timing on the enemy cards. (page 13)
If a card 'Exhausts', does it go to my discard or is it removed for the combat?
Exhausted cards go to the Exhaust pile and are removed from play for the rest of the combat unless a specific effect returns or moves them. (pages 6, 24)
If an attack says it hits a row or 'all enemies', who exactly takes damage?
A row-targeted effect affects every enemy and summon in that specific row; an 'all enemies' or boss-wide effect hits every enemy across all rows (apply boss mode rules where noted). (page 15)
Do I draw 5 cards at the start of my turn, and what happens if my deck runs out while drawing?
You draw up to 5 cards at the start of your turn; if your draw pile runs out, reshuffle your discard into the draw pile and continue drawing until you have drawn your full hand. (page 12)
Where do summons go and who can they attack or be attacked by?
Place enemies and summons into the player rows indicated during encounter setup; summons occupy a specific row/player and are targeted and act from that position just like other enemies. (pages 10, 15)
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