Condition: New

Publishers: Stronghold Games

Designer: Christian Leonhard & Jason Matthews

Description:

In 1517, Martin Luther launched the Reformation with his “Ninety-Five Theses,” criticizing the sale of indulgences and arguing that the Catholic doctrine of the saints’ merits had no basis in the gospel. The Protestants soon adopted doctrines like Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone) and Sola Fide (faith alone), and the movement grew beyond theology, fueled by rising nationalism, the Western Schism’s damage to faith in the Papacy, perceived corruption in the Roman Curia, humanism, and Renaissance ideas that challenged traditional thought. The Catholic Church answered with a counter-reformation begun at the Council of Trent. This history is the backdrop for Sola Fide: The Reformation board game, a two-player game by designers Jason Mathews and Christian Leonhard, in which one player works to establish the Reformation in the Holy Roman Empire while the other tries to stop it, battling the Empire’s Imperial Circles.

Recommended Age: 12+

Average Play Time: 45 Minutes

Players: 2

Genres: Card Game | Educational | Religious

Mechanisms: Area Majority | Open Drafting | Simulation

Release Date: 2016