I Rising Sands skal en gruppe eventyrere kæmpe sig gennem horder af orker, gobliner og trolde i en grotte og nå at samle deres skatte. Spillet er en hæsblæsende jagt på tid, hvor spillerne udfører alle deres handlinger via timeglas, som de indbyrdes skal koordinere. Med forskellige karaktertyper handler det om at udnytte holdets styrker bedst muligt. Mellem hver bane kan spillerne bruge de opsamlede skatte til at købe bedre udstyr.

Rising Sands nomineres for at presse og intensivere deltagernes beslutningstagen, samt udfordre spillernes samarbejdsevner. Rising Sands er en nyfortolkning af klassisk dungeon crawl og bringer bestemt noget frisk blod til genren.
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In Rising Sands a group of adventurers fight their way through dungeons filled with orcs, goblins and trolls trying to collect their treasures. The game is a merciless time chase where the players rush to turn hourglasses and perform actions for the best of the party. With different character classes the game is all about utilising strengths and weaknesses of the individual party members. Between each level the players pick up treasures and improve their equipment.

Rising Sands is nominated for intensifying and pressuring decision making at the same time as challenging the team work. Rising Sands is a new interpretation of classic dungeon crawl and brings new blood to the genre.