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Expansion for Dark Souls: The Board Game
Dark Souls: The Board Game – Manus, Father of the Abyss Boss Expansion
2017
Rules assistance for Dark Souls: The Board Game – Manus, Father of the Abyss Boss Expansion
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–4 players
Rules assistant for Dark Souls: The Board Game – Manus, Father of the Abyss Boss Expansion
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Dark Souls: The Board Game – Manus, Father of the Abyss Boss 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 Dice Rolling, Modular Board, and Cooperative Game.
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About the game
You stand face-to-face with the unfathomable darkness of the Abyss. Its corruption has claimed the souls of great heroes and warriors in the past. How will you stand against its immeasurable darkness? Even if you find a way to keep your soul pure and reach the depths of the chasm, you must still face Manus, who stands vigil over his desecrated resting place. Can you defeat this unfathomable darkness and bring light into the shadows, or will your soul spend eternity in the Abyss? We first met Manus in the iconic final encounter from the Artorias of the Abyss video game expansion. Now, this terrifying mega boss will cast his shadow over your tabletop. Yes—the Father of the Abyss has finally come to the board game! Afraid? Your fears are well-founded. Inside this brand new expansion, you’ll find a gigantic mega boss miniature to fight, a mega boss tile to travel, deadly new boss behaviours to learn, a new battle mechanic to master, and—if you succeed—unique new boss treasures to plunder. This expansion also adds new encounter cards which plunge you into larger battles than ever before, introducing a whole new level of peril. Are you up to the challenge? Contents: 1x Manus, Father of the Abyss Miniature 1x Manus, Father of the Abyss Health Dial 1x Manus, Father of the Abyss Data Card 14x Manus, Father of the Abyss Behaviour Cards 2x Manus, Father of the Abyss Treasure Cards 4x Level 4 Encounter Cards 1x Mega Boss Game Board 1x Rules Insert
Designers
Publishers
- Steamforged Games Ltd.
Questions and answers
Dark Souls: The Board Game – Manus, Father of the Abyss Boss 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 – Manus, Father of the Abyss Boss Expansion belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Video Game Theme, and Exploration. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Modular Board, and 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 – Manus, Father of the Abyss Boss 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 – Manus, Father of the Abyss Boss 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.