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Rules assistance for Claim: Dark Elves
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 25 min
- 10+
- Complexity 1.0/5
Rules assistant for Claim: Dark Elves
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Claim: Dark Elves is an expansion for Claim released in 2019 for 2 players, 25 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Scott Almes and its main mechanics are Trick-taking.
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About the game
Claim: Dark Elves is a new faction for the card game Claim and/or Claim2 with a unique ability, and this faction can be swapped for one of the existing factions in the base game to provide greater replayability. In Phase 2, if you collect at least one Dark Elf into your score pile in a trick, you must discard a non-Dark Elf card in your score pile from the game. (If you have only Dark Elf cards in your score pile, you do not have to discard a card. If you collect more than one Dark Elves in a trick, you still only discard one other faction card.) —description from the publisher
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- PaperGames (III)
- White Goblin Games
- MS Edizioni
Questions and answers
Claim: Dark Elves supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Claim: Dark Elves is 25 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 Claim: Dark Elves for ages 10 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.
Claim: Dark Elves has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light 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.
Claim: Dark Elves belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Trick-taking. 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 Claim: Dark Elves are: Scott Almes. 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 Claim: Dark Elves as an expansion for Claim. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Claim to use it. Check that your edition of Claim is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.