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Rules assistance for Dark Darker Darkest: Kickstarter Special
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Rules assistant for Dark Darker Darkest: Kickstarter Special
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Dark Darker Darkest: Kickstarter Special is an expansion for Dark Darker Darkest released in 2013 for 2–5 players, 120 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by David Ausloos and its main mechanics are Area Movement, Dice Rolling, and Modular Board.
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About the game
The Dark Darker Darkest - Kickstarter Special box was shipped to all Kickstarter backers of the Premium level pledge. It added some extras: two new survivors, two new creatures, two new nemesis, ten new map tiles, zombies with special abilities and new miniatures (these where also released with the Zombie Expansion), radioactive rules with red models (a sub-set of the Radioactive Expansion), a small survivor expansion (where you find other civilians in the house) and the small Helipad expansion (a new map tile that shows the landing pad, where you have to end up if you wanna escape). CONTENT: 2 Survivor Boards and Survivor Miniatures Grey with Colored Base 2 Nemesis Boards and Nemesis Miniatures Grey 2 Creature Boards and Creature Miniatures Grey 10 Room Tiles (6X Inner Rooms, 4X Outer Rooms) 2 Entrap Tokens 8 Skill Tokens 7 Marker Cubes 10 Equipment Cards 7 Glow In The Dark Creature Dice 10 Glow In The Dark Standard Zombie Miniatures Dark Darker Darkest: Zombie Expansion (contains 40 Spawn Tokens, 50 Zombie Miniatures Grey: 10 each of Standards, Guts, Disco Dolls, Chunk, and Tuff Guy) Dark Darker Darkest: Survivor Dice Expansion (contains 20 Survivor dice, 5 sets of 4 in each base survivor color) RadioactiveRed Survivor/Nemesis expansion (contains 1 Room Tile, 27 Radiation Markers, 10 Equipment Cards, 7 Survivor Miniatures Red with Colored Base, 4 Nemesis Miniatures Red) (This is a subset of Dark Darker Darkest: Radioactive Expansion) Dark Darker Darkest: Victims Mini Expansion (contains 3 Victim Tokens) Dark Darker Darkest: Heli Escape Expansion (contains 1 Room Tile)
Editions
- Dark Darker Darkest: Kickstarter SpecialenQueen Games2013
Designers
Publishers
- Queen Games
Questions and answers
Dark Darker Darkest: Kickstarter Special supports 2–5 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 Darker Darkest: Kickstarter Special is 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 Dark Darker Darkest: Kickstarter Special 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.
Dark Darker Darkest: Kickstarter Special belongs to these categories: Fighting, Horror, and Zombies. Its main mechanics are Area Movement, Dice Rolling, and Modular Board. 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 Darker Darkest: Kickstarter Special are: David Ausloos. 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 Darker Darkest: Kickstarter Special as an expansion for Dark Darker Darkest. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Dark Darker Darkest to use it. Check that your edition of Dark Darker Darkest is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.