Players and Colors

Red and Blue Players

Player Colors and Initiative

The Neutral (White) Player

Red and Blue Players. Sanctum is a 2-player game. Every game pits the red player against the blue player. Players use these colors for the following:

• Group dots. These dots are drawn below every group sprite. 1 dot is drawn for every minion in the group.
• Structure graphics. Owned towns and colonies are drawn in their owner's color.
• Chat text.

Player Colors and Initiative.

• The red player always begins the game with initiative. This is similar to other board game rules, e.g. Black always moves first in checkers, and White always moves first in chess.
• The red player is determined by a random coin flip at the start of the game. In the long run, you will be the red player exactly half of the time, and the blue player exactly half of the time.

The Neutral (White) Player. In addition, there is a 3rd neutral player, which is played by the computer itself.

• The neutral player “owns” all neutral groups and structures.
• The neutral player uses white group dots.
• Neutral groups are hostile to everybody, including each other.
• Neutral towns and colonies show no color, and never produce anything.
• The neutral player never casts any spells.
• The neutral player has no Sanctum. It never wins or loses the game.