
- BGG rank
- BGG #66
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Agricola
- 1–5 players
- 30–150 min
- Complexity 3.6/5
- 2007

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Caverna: Frantic Fiends is an expansion for Caverna: The Cave Farmers released in 2022 for 1–7 players, 30–210 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Uwe Rosenberg, Karl-Heinz Kettl, and Jürgen Mayrhofer and its main mechanics are Tile Placement, Pattern Movement, and Solo / Solitaire Game.
Orcs are ravaging the lands and threatening your caves and families! Can you defeat the ravaging orcs and bring back peace and prosperity to your people? In Caverna: Frantic Fiends, the second large expansion for Uwe Rosenberg's Caverna: The Cave Farmers, you have to face these hostile plunderers. Luckily, you can either use your proven axes to teach them a lesson or build traps to keep them away from the cave entrances altogether. You can even push them into these traps with stone or bribe them with wood to weaken their strength. Defeating orcs will bring precious rewards, but if you fail to drive them off, all your plans might be in jeopardy.
Caverna: Frantic Fiends supports 1–7 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Caverna: Frantic Fiends is 30–210 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Caverna: Frantic Fiends for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Caverna: Frantic Fiends has a complexity rating of 3.7 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Caverna: Frantic Fiends belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Animals, and Economic. Its main mechanics are Tile Placement, Pattern Movement, and Solo / Solitaire Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Caverna: Frantic Fiends are: Uwe Rosenberg, Karl-Heinz Kettl, and Jürgen Mayrhofer. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Caverna: Frantic Fiends as an expansion for Caverna: The Cave Farmers. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Caverna: The Cave Farmers to use it. Check that your edition of Caverna: The Cave Farmers is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.