# Sleeping Gods

Sleeping Gods is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 60–1200 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 7.7 out of 10 by 72 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $82.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 60–1200 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 3.3 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2021
- **Categories:** Adventure, Fantasy, Fighting, Exploration, Nautical
- **Mechanics:** Storytelling, Push Your Luck, Narrative Choice / Paragraph, Events, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Solo / Solitaire Game, Cooperative Game, Hand Management, Action Points
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.7 out of 10, from 72 reviews
- **Owned by:** 243 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 579
- **Unique players:** 226

**Designers:** Ryan Laukat

**Artists:** Ryan Laukat

**Publishers:** Red Raven Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Miniature Market | 82.99 $ | https://www.miniaturemarket.com/rvm023.html |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 93.49 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/sleeping-gods |
| Cardhaus Games | 94.99 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/sleeping-gods/ |
| Atomic Empire | 109.99 $ | https://www.atomicempire.com/Item/275310 |
| eFantasy | 109.99 € | https://www.efantasy.gr/en/products/board-games/162276-board-game-sleeping-gods |
| Ludifolie | 80.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/14253-sleeping-gods.html |
| Reflexshop | 29690 Ft | https://reflexshop.hu/szunnyado-istenek-tarsasjatek |
| Zatu Games | 78.5 £ | https://zatu.com/products/sleeping-gods |
| Games Empire | 147.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/sleepinggods |
| Good Games | 149.95 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/sleeping-gods |
| Travelling Man | 79.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/sleeping-gods |
| Gameology | 154.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/sleeping-gods |
| Alphaspel | 1099 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/125159-sleeping-gods-en |
| TLAMA games | 2549 Kč | https://www.tlamagames.com/deskove-hry/sleeping-gods/ |
| Spielezar | 109.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/sleeping-gods |
| Fantasiapelit | 121 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_210339 |
| Game Ninja | 1399 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/sleeping-gods/ |
| Nexus | 19995 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/sleeping-gods/ |

## Expansions

- [Sleeping Gods: Tides of Ruin](https://www.ludoya.com/games/sleeping-gods-tides-of-ruin)
- [Sleeping Gods: Dungeons](https://www.ludoya.com/games/sleeping-gods-dungeons)
- [Sleeping Gods: Saxophone Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/sleeping-gods-saxophone-promo-card)
- [Sleeping Gods: Zokmere Polearm Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/sleeping-gods-zokmere-polearm-promo-card)
- [Sleeping Gods: The Secret Cabal Gaming Podcast Promos](https://www.ludoya.com/games/sleeping-gods-the-secret-cabal-gaming-podcast-promos)
- [Sleeping Gods: Lightning Staff Promo Card](https://www.ludoya.com/games/sleeping-gods-lightning-staff-promo-card)

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- [Sleeping Gods: Kickstarter Edition](https://www.ludoya.com/games/sleeping-gods-kickstarter-edition)
- [Sleeping Gods: Distant Skies (Gamefound Edition)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/sleeping-gods-distant-skies-gamefound-edition)
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## Rules questions

### How many actions do we get on a turn — and when do we draw an event card?

On your turn you first take a ship action, then draw and resolve one event card, then perform two actions (you may do the same action twice), then end your turn (pass the captain). (p.6, p.10)

### Can I spend command on other players’ turns or use my command to help them?

Yes — you may spend command at any time, even on other players’ turns (with some exceptions); you can spend command to equip/activate abilities, give combat tokens, or have other players use crew in a challenge (which itself costs command). (p.17–18, p.19)

### How do challenges work — what do I draw and add to meet the target number?

Choose participating crew (each gains 1 fatigue), total their skill values, then draw a fate card from the ability deck and add its fate number to your crew skill total; you may then spend command or discard ability cards to modify the result, and if the final number meets/exceeds the challenge you succeed. (p.19)

### When I hit in combat how do I place damage, and what about enemy counterattacks?

When you hit you place all damage from that attack adjacently on the enemy card (no diagonal, one token per square), and if the enemy is not defeated it immediately counterattacks dealing its basic damage plus uncovered bonus symbols to the attacking crew member (you may apply block against the counterattack). (p.23–24)

### Can I equip an ability card in the middle of combat or a challenge?

No — you may not equip an ability card in the middle of combat or in the middle of a challenge; equipping costs command and must be done outside those sequences. (p.17)

### If a crew member is reduced to 0 health during combat, can they still finish their attack?

If a crew member reaches 0 health during the enemy counterattack they still resolve their attack (they get to deal 1 damage if they missed) and may use abilities until the end of their combat action, but afterward they cannot participate in challenges or combat until healed to at least 1 health. (p.24–25)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/sleeping-gods)
- [Sleeping Gods in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/sleeping-gods)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/255984)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-18. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._