- BGG rating
- 7.9
Rules assistance for Dreadball: Season 3
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 60 min
- 14+
- Complexity 2.3/5
Rules assistant for Dreadball: Season 3
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Dreadball: Season 3 is an expansion for DreadBall: The Futuristic Sports Game released in 2013 for 2 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Jake Thornton and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling.
About the game
Adds a further 4 teams to Dreadball Teratons - Lizardlike Aliens with the ability to teleport. Asterians - Who use fouls and dirty tricks to win the game. Zees - Clones who use thier similarities to get more than the allowed number of players on the pitch. and a nameless team - Squid tentacled aliens. Plus more MVP's and large multihex players.
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Mantic Games
Questions and answers
Dreadball: Season 3 supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Dreadball: Season 3 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 Dreadball: Season 3 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.
Dreadball: Season 3 has a complexity rating of 2.3 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.
Dreadball: Season 3 belongs to these categories: Science Fiction, Expansion for Base-game, and Sports. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling. 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 Dreadball: Season 3 are: Jake Thornton. 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 Dreadball: Season 3 as an expansion for DreadBall: The Futuristic Sports Game. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need DreadBall: The Futuristic Sports Game to use it. Check that your edition of DreadBall: The Futuristic Sports Game is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.