Here to Slay

A party of heroes and dice: slay three monsters or gather all six classes while your rivals sabotage you.

2–6 players
30–60 min
1.7 / 5 · Light

Set up the game

0 of 6 steps

Tick each step as you complete it.

1Each player picks a party leader card, places it in front of them as their play area and takes a rules reference card. Remaining leaders and references go back in the box.
Setup on the table
Party leader card
2Shuffle the standard cards and deal five to each player. The rest becomes the main deck in the middle, with room beside it for the discard pile.
Standard deck and components
3Shuffle the monsters and flip the top three face up in the middle of the table. The rest becomes the facedown monster deck.
Monster card
4Check the classes: every hero and leader has one of six classes and its colour symbol. Your leader counts towards completing the party, but it is not a hero card.
Class symbols
5Keep the two six-sided dice handy: they are used for hero abilities, for attacking monsters and for challenges.
The two dice
6The player who picked their leader last goes first, then play clockwise. Before starting, look at the card types in the deck to know what you can draw.
Card types

What it is about

Here to Slay is a race with two finish lines: slaying, which demands requirements and risky rolls, and collecting classes, which demands patience and a well-stocked hand.

Turns are short and resources scarce: three points never cover everything, and any card you play can be challenged. That is why information matters as much as dice: knowing the discards and each rival's classes decides whether an attack is worth it.

Monsters are the most fun and the most dangerous part: their abilities stick with you, but their penalty range can cost you a hero right when you were about to close the game out.

BGG page Official rulebook

Source note

The PDF is the Spanish Kickstarter rules sheet. Hero, item and monster cards carry their own text, so the sheet only sets the framework.

Spanish rules sheet (Unstable Games, 2020) · Reviewed: 23 Oct 2026