
- BGG rating
- 8.5
DANTE: Inferno – Dante Poet Champion
- 1–4 players
- 2025

2025
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DANTE: Inferno is a board game released in 2025 for 1–4 players, 90–120 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Mauro Carvalho and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Dice Rolling.
DANTE: Inferno is a new experience based on the famous Italian poem: The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. Find, in this new adventure, a fusion of exploration, through the various circles of Hell, and epic battles against hordes of enemies in the best war game style. Devise the safest route to your objectives, or explore the most challenging corners of this dark realm. Engage in fierce battles and strategize using your surroundings. Dante: Inferno is a cooperative Boss Battler and Narrative game. Players will gather in a Caravan to explore a world inspired by the work “The Divine Comedy – Inferno”. Through 9 Chapters, one dedicated to each Circle of the Inferno, the players will experience an original narrative that takes place at the dawn of the 16th Century. Dante takes on the role of mentor and will guide the adventurers. They will discover places, characters, and events immortalized in the masterpiece. Players move through each of the 9 levels in order and choose the game mode they want to experience Dante:Inferno – Quick Combat or Campaign. In the Quick Campaign mode: players skip straight to the Three-Dimensional Tactical Combat Phase, the Confrontation.
DANTE: Inferno supports 1–4 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 DANTE: Inferno is 90–120 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 DANTE: Inferno for ages 14 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.
DANTE: Inferno has a complexity rating of 3.3 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.
DANTE: Inferno belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Fighting, and Exploration. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Dice Rolling. 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 DANTE: Inferno are: Mauro Carvalho. 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 DANTE: Inferno as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.