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Expansion for Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game
Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game – The Crimson Court
2022
Rules assistance for Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game – The Crimson Court
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–4 players
- 90 min
- 14+
- Complexity 3.7/5
Rules assistant for Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game – The Crimson Court
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Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game – The Crimson Court is an expansion for Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game released in 2022 for 1–4 players and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Nick Niotis and Argyris Poungouras and its main mechanics are Role Playing and Cooperative Game.
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About the game
This box adds a new location to the Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game, the Courtyard. The once green and lush gardens of the estate have fallen to decay. Now all you can see is the faintglow of the bloodlight, and a once lavish green place now infested with bloody insect-borne threats... and their unsuspecting victims. The Crimson Court expansion introduces several new monsters in the game, the insect-like infestation that plagues the estate. In specific, you will get 8 new monsters, spanning from level 1 to level 3, and 4 new Bosses. This expansion also comes with new Quest cards and new Curio cards, further expanding the Darkest Dungeon: the Board Game replayability. If there are two threats that your party of Heroes should be wary of in this location, is the constant stress and the high chances for bleed and blight. The Crimson Court comes with 6 new room tiles. These are double-sided tiles, adding 12 new rooms in total that you can explore, making the dungeons even more dangerous and deadly. 12 new room cards are also added in your stash
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Questions and answers
Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game – The Crimson Court 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 catalogue lists Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game – The Crimson Court 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.
Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game – The Crimson Court has a complexity rating of 3.7 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.
Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game – The Crimson Court belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Video Game Theme, and Exploration. Its main mechanics are Role Playing 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 Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game – The Crimson Court are: Nick Niotis and Argyris Poungouras. 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 Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game – The Crimson Court as an expansion for Darkest Dungeon: 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 Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game to use it. Check that your edition of Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.