Sepulchasm

Sepulchasm is a board game played by Time Lords. The game can have two players competing, or be played solo.

The board looks like a relief map of a mountain range which is set into a pedestal. The mountains are set with miniature models of organic houses (copies of the Great Houses, presumably). The houses are linked by a path which was divided into colored squares, and there is a playing piece corresponding to each color of each house.

Each player has three pieces. Players take turns rolling an eight-sided die and their pieces will move themselves across the paths according to the number rolled. When the die shows 45, the board will crack and split open, causing the players to exclaim “Sepulchasm!” At this point the players will have to will their pieces to hover in the air over the board. The player who looses concentration and lets his or her pieces fall into the chasm first, loses. (NA: Lungbarrow)

Sepulchasm has also been used as a swear word by various individuals. It generally seems to be the Gallifreyan equivalent of “Hell.”