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Expansion for Dark Rituals: Malleus Maleficarum
Dark Rituals: Malleus Maleficarum – The Spider's Brood
2020
Rules assistance for Dark Rituals: Malleus Maleficarum – The Spider's Brood
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–5 players
- 60–90 min
- 14+
Rules assistant for Dark Rituals: Malleus Maleficarum – The Spider's Brood
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Dark Rituals: Malleus Maleficarum – The Spider's Brood is an expansion for Dark Rituals: Malleus Maleficarum released in 2020 for 2–5 players, 60–90 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Filippo Chirico and its main mechanics are Area Movement, Dice Rolling, and Modular Board.
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About the game
Dark Rituals: The Spider’s Brood is a mini-expansion that contains everything you need to add a new Witch and her Minions to all your games. Karakurt sat in the corner of her lair, enjoying a moment of contentment, gnawing on a leg bone. Yes, sometimes life could be really good. Her lair was nice and damp. Her mates’ leg bone was still juicy. Her babies skittered around the web-lined tunnel, too small to do any harm, but big enough for a sweet meal soon. Life has its moments. A spiderling abruptly turned and ran towards her. Happy days! Her claw snapped out to pierce its abdomen. A succulent dessert would be the perfect end to the meal. As she raised the oozing creature to her mouth, she caught sight of a disturbance near the entrance to her web tunnel. It was not just this one spiderling that was running wild, the whole brood was acting up. In the dim light, she finally saw it. A slight swirling disturbance in the air, slowly advancing towards her. Was some crazy witch attacking her, in her lovely home? The audacity! Then suddenly it gained pace, sweeping down the passage towards her. It cleared everything in its path, all the bones, bodies and babies disappearing into the swirling void. With nowhere to go and no time to think, Karakurt stared at the portal, venom dripping impotently from her fangs, as the Conjunction encompassed her. Suddenly the pain was dreadful! Bright lights burned her eyes! Pleasant smells assaulted her nostrils! A dry warm breeze played across her sensilla hairs! She had never known such discomfort. What could be happening? —description from the publisher
Designers
Publishers
- DG Games Entertainment (Dark Gate Games)
Questions and answers
Dark Rituals: Malleus Maleficarum – The Spider's Brood 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 Rituals: Malleus Maleficarum – The Spider's Brood is 60–90 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 Rituals: Malleus Maleficarum – The Spider's Brood 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 Rituals: Malleus Maleficarum – The Spider's Brood belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Fighting, and Horror. 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 Rituals: Malleus Maleficarum – The Spider's Brood are: Filippo Chirico. 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 Rituals: Malleus Maleficarum – The Spider's Brood as an expansion for Dark Rituals: Malleus Maleficarum. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Dark Rituals: Malleus Maleficarum to use it. Check that your edition of Dark Rituals: Malleus Maleficarum is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.