# The LOOP

The LOOP is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 60 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2. It is rated 7.9 out of 10 by 44 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $38.59 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 2.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2020
- **Categories:** Card Game, Science Fiction
- **Mechanics:** Solo / Solitaire Game, Cooperative Game, Variable Player Powers, Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Variable Set-up, Cube Tower
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.9 out of 10, from 44 reviews
- **Owned by:** 126 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 432
- **Unique players:** 301

**Designers:** Maxime Rambourg, Théo Rivière

**Artists:** Simon Caruso

**Publishers:** Catch Up Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cardhaus Games | 38.59 $ | https://www.cardhaus.com/the-loop/ |
| Ludifolie | 39.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/9710-the-loop.html |
| Game Ninja | 479.2 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/the-loop/ |
| Alphaspel | 540 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/144517-the-loop |

## Expansions

- [The LOOP: The Revenge of Fauxzilla](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-loop-the-revenge-of-fauxzilla)
- [The LOOP: Fur Brigade](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-loop-fur-brigade)

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## Rules questions

### How does LOOP cost work — can I LOOP multiple times in one turn and how much Energy does each cost?

You can perform multiple LOOPs in one turn but each costs 1 more Energy than the previous (1 for the first, 2 for the second, 3 for the third, etc.); each LOOP spends 1 Energy from your Era and readies all cards in your hand that share one chosen Elementary Dimension (you may never choose the Black Hole Dimension). (p.7)

### When I remove Rifts with a card, where do those cubes go — can they still cause a Vortex?

Any Rift you remove is returned straight to the pool (not placed on an Era), so that particular Rift can never cause a Vortex; generally removed Rifts go back to the pool. (p.11)

### If a card from the Huge Deck is made available on an Era that immediately becomes a Vortex, does the card still resolve or is it destroyed instantly?

If a card is made available on an Era that becomes a Vortex, the card’s effects fully resolve first and it is then destroyed by the Vortex. (p.12, p.6)

### Can I archive a Sabotage tile as soon as it has the required damage even if I'm not on that Era?

No — you may only archive a Sabotage tile during your Archive phase and only if you are on that tile’s Era; archiving also triggers the Attendance Bonus. (p.9, p.10)

### Does destroying a Duplicate on Dr Foo’s Era immediately count toward Sabotage mission damage?

Yes — destroying a Duplicate on the Era where Dr Foo is located counts toward the corresponding Sabotage mission and lets you place the appropriate damage cube(s). (example and explanation: p.8; missions summary: p.10)

### What happens if my Draw pile is empty when I need to draw a card?

For your Agent deck, shuffle your Discard pile to form a new Draw pile and then finish resolving the draw; for the Huge Deck, if it is ever empty you reshuffle the Destroyed Cards pile to form a new Huge Deck. (p.5, p.11)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-loop)
- [The LOOP in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-loop)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316412)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-23. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._