- BGG rating
- 7.5
Rules assistance for Dungeon Saga: The Black Fortress
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–5 players
- 14+
Rules assistant for Dungeon Saga: The Black Fortress
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Dungeon Saga: The Black Fortress is an expansion for Dungeon Saga: Dwarf King's Quest released in 2017 for 1–5 players and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Jake Thornton and its main mechanics are Modular Board.
About the game
The raid itself had been swift and entirely unexpected. Nobody had seen much from the local Orcs for many years, and to suddenly find them so brazen, so strong. For years the hills had been a haven for a small number of Orcs; everyone knew that. Even so, there had never been more than a handful of them and they lacked any kind of organisation. How did they mount such a carefully planned attack and why? This exciting expansion for Dungeon Saga: The Dwarf King's Quest includes a huge quantity of extra tiles to expand your game or create your own adventure and a brand new six-mission narrative campaign for the four original heroes from Dungeon Saga.
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Designers
Publishers
- Mantic Games
Questions and answers
Dungeon Saga: The Black Fortress supports 1–5 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 Dungeon Saga: The Black Fortress 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.
Dungeon Saga: The Black Fortress belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Adventure, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Modular Board. 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 Dungeon Saga: The Black Fortress 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 Dungeon Saga: The Black Fortress as an expansion for Dungeon Saga: Dwarf King's Quest. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Dungeon Saga: Dwarf King's Quest to use it. Check that your edition of Dungeon Saga: Dwarf King's Quest is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.