# Rifts: Game Master's Handbook

Rifts: Game Master's Handbook is a board game.

- **Year published:** 2016
- **Categories:** Sourcebook (rules/options to enhance play)
- **Mechanics:** Point Based (allocate points to get skills, powers, etc), Skill Based (buy or gain skills), Grid-based (uses square terrain for move/combat), Attribute/Stat Based (STR, CON, PER, etc), Dice (Various), Level Based (Earn XP and level up), Cards (Standard French-suited deck), Dice Step (variable dice vs. static target), Exploding Dice (Die may 'explode' into a second roll)

**Designers:** Sean Patrick Fannon, Clint Black, Ross Watson, Shane Lacy Hensley

**Artists:** Timothy Terrenal, Chris Malidore, Alida Saxon, Dennis Darmody, Brian Valeza, Donald Crank, Martin de Diego Sádaba, Justine Cruz, Will Nunes, Oliver Morit, Aaron J. Riley, Matheus Calza, Jon Taylor, Aaron Acevedo, Tyler Clark

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/rifts-game-masters-handbook)
- [Rifts: Game Master's Handbook in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/rifts-game-masters-handbook)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/205091)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-11-11. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._