- BGG rank
- BGG #3,771
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Dark Souls: The Board Game
- 1–4 players
- 90–120 min
- Complexity 3.2/5
- 2017
- BGG rating
- 7.7
Expansion for Dark Souls: The Card Game
Dark Souls: The Card Game – Seekers of Humanity Expansion
2019
Rules assistance for Dark Souls: The Card Game – Seekers of Humanity Expansion
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–4 players
- 60 min
- 14+
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for Dark Souls: The Card Game – Seekers of Humanity Expansion
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Dark Souls: The Card Game – Seekers of Humanity Expansion is an expansion for Dark Souls: The Card Game released in 2019 for 1–4 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by David Carl and Bryce Johnston and its main mechanics are Hand Management, Cooperative Game, and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building.
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About the game
Seekers of Humanity is an expansion for Dark Souls: The Card Game. This expansion features special rules for Invaders and their unique treasures, which add a brand-new element of excitement and challenge to your encounters. Invaders hide amongst your enemies, ensuring you'll never know exactly when you'll have to face these terrifying new foes. In addition to these dark spirits, this expansion also includes plenty of fresh enemies as well as four distinctive bosses from the world of Dark Souls 2, providing you with the option of exploring the Forest of the Fallen Giants or the Iron Keep. These new choices will keep even the hardiest of players of Dark Souls™: The Card Game on their toes. This expansion also features two new additional player character, the brave Warrior and the pious Cleric, as well as dozens of new treasures, all of which will enable you to further customize and evolve your own personal Dark Souls: The Card Game experience —description from the publisher
Designers
Publishers
- Steamforged Games Ltd.
Questions and answers
Dark Souls: The Card Game – Seekers of Humanity 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.
The listed playing time for Dark Souls: The Card Game – Seekers of Humanity Expansion is 60 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 Souls: The Card Game – Seekers of Humanity Expansion 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 Souls: The Card Game – Seekers of Humanity Expansion has a complexity rating of 3.0 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 Souls: The Card Game – Seekers of Humanity Expansion belongs to these categories: Card Game, Fantasy, and Video Game Theme. Its main mechanics are Hand Management, Cooperative Game, and Deck, Bag, and Pool Building. 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 Card Game – Seekers of Humanity Expansion are: David Carl and Bryce Johnston. 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 Card Game – Seekers of Humanity Expansion as an expansion for Dark Souls: The Card 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 Card Game to use it. Check that your edition of Dark Souls: The Card Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.