# 1985: Sacred Oil

1985: Sacred Oil is a board game for 1–6 players. It plays in 300–3000 minutes and is meant for ages 16 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2.

- **Players:** 1–6 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 300–3000 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 16+
- **Complexity:** 3.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2021
- **Categories:** Wargame, Modern Warfare
- **Mechanics:** Grid Movement, Simulation, Movement Points, Dice Rolling, Hexagon Grid, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Variable Set-up, Ratio / Combat Results Table, Zone of Control
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 15
- **Unique players:** 1

**Designers:** Fabrizio Vianello

**Artists:** Fabrizio Vianello

**Publishers:** Thin Red Line Games

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/1985-sacred-oil)
- [1985: Sacred Oil in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/1985-sacred-oil)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/349692)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._