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Dark Agent
2015
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- 1–6 players
- 20–40 min
- 14+
- Complexity 3.2/5
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Dark Agent is a board game released in 2015 for 1–6 players, 20–40 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Rudolf Feller and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Area Majority / Influence, and Voting.
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About the game
At the head of a secret service, you use your spy satellites (tokens of your color) to coordinate attacks on targets that you designate to your agents : - Objectives (tiger), Sentinel (gray), enemies Agents (their color), or the Dark Agent (black), you win all their victory points when capturing them and place them in front of you; - Equipment (object in a white disk), one shot, are taken over to be used and discarded later; - Special actions (red with no points) Are resolved immediately and remain in place. One or more of your agents can attack a target only if your satellites lets you see both agents and target. When players have had them all, the number of captured aims agreed early in the game (2 to 5 on the 5 available), it ends. You can add the capture of the Dark Agent as a further condition endgame. The player accumulating the most points wins. He adds the points of his agents still on the theater of operation. Also note that each time a player wins an aim, he takes the bonus +3 token to its previous owner.
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Questions and answers
Dark Agent supports 1–6 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 Dark Agent is 20–40 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 Dark Agent 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.
Dark Agent has a complexity rating of 3.2 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.
Dark Agent belongs to these categories: Spies / Secret Agents. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Area Majority / Influence, and Voting. 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 Dark Agent are: Rudolf Feller. 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 Dark Agent 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.