
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,772
- BGG rating
- 7.9
Godtear
- 2–8 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 2.8/5
- 2019

Rules assistance for Dark Souls: The Board Game – Explorers Expansion
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Dark Souls: The Board Game – Explorers Expansion is an expansion for Dark Souls: The Board Game released in 2017 for 1–4 players. It was designed by David Carl and Alex Hall and its main mechanics are Cooperative Game.
The Core Game Expansion adds new terrain miniatures in the form of chests, barrels, gravestone, and a bonfire, as well as new adversaries to enhance Dark Souls: The Board Game. Contains The Pursuer, 2x Mimic (active and dormant), 3x Silver Knight Spearmen and 3x Fire bomb hollows miniatures and their respective cards, extra set of cards for the Old Dragonslayer (for use with the Ornstein miniature from the core box). 15 encounter cards, 15 treasure cards.. [note - Alonne is not included in this expansion as it was moved to the Iron Keep box]
Dark Souls: The Board Game – Explorers Expansion 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.
Dark Souls: The Board Game – Explorers Expansion has a complexity rating of 2.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-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.
Dark Souls: The Board Game – Explorers Expansion belongs to these categories: Video Game Theme, Exploration, and Miniatures. Its main mechanics are Cooperative Game. 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 Souls: The Board Game – Explorers Expansion are: David Carl and Alex Hall. 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 Souls: The Board Game – Explorers Expansion as an expansion for Dark Souls: The Board Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Dark Souls: The Board Game to use it. Check that your edition of Dark Souls: The Board Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.