- BGG rating
- 7.7
Rules assistance for Darkest Night: From Distant Lands
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–4 players
- 150 min
- 13+
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for Darkest Night: From Distant Lands
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Darkest Night: From Distant Lands is an expansion for Darkest Night released in 2015 for 1–4 players and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Jeremy Lennert and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Cooperative Game.
About the game
From Distant Lands bundles together four promotional items for Darkest Night: Nymph promo Enchanter promo Mercenary promo Tinker promo In total, this promo pack includes four new playable heroes (each with their own unique deck of power cards), four event cards, and four artifact cards, and is compatible with all released expansions.
Designers
Publishers
- Victory Point Games
Questions and answers
Darkest Night: From Distant Lands 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 Night: From Distant Lands for ages 13 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 Night: From Distant Lands 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.
Darkest Night: From Distant Lands belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Horror, and Adventure. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, 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 Night: From Distant Lands are: Jeremy Lennert. 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 Night: From Distant Lands as an expansion for Darkest Night. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Darkest Night to use it. Check that your edition of Darkest Night is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.