
- BGG rank
- BGG #20,852
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Enormity
- 1–4 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 4.0/5
- 2026

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Erune: Light & Darkness is an expansion for Erune released in 2025 for 1–5 players, 60–120 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Quentin Deleau and Louis Clerc and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, and Paper-and-Pencil.
Enter the world of the 1st expansion for ERUNE and roam through its darkest dungeons... New Adventurers, new epic quests, new monsters and thwart the Master of Shadows' evil plans! Erune is a Dungeon-Crawler for 1 to 5 players. The Spirit of Erune is the privileged companion of your adventures. Guardian of the ancestral knowledge of the world of Erune, it resides in each and everything. Impartial, it does not take part in the conflict between the Adventurers and the Master of Shadows. The Spirit of Erune is the narrator of your adventure It allows you to speak with the characters you meet during your adventures. It punctuates your quests with all kinds of events. Beware! Your choices have consequences that influence your story! The Spirit of Erune is a source of knowledge It will answer all your questions about the rules of the game and the objects of the world of Erune down to the smallest detail. The Spirit of Erune is luck It unveils the treasures, the traps and the effects of items among thousands of possibilities! The Spirit of Erune makes you evolve It reveals your earnings when you level up, your quest objectives and the winner of the game. —description from the publisher
Erune: Light & Darkness 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 listed playing time for Erune: Light & Darkness is 60–120 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 Erune: Light & Darkness for ages 12 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.
Erune: Light & Darkness has a complexity rating of 2.5 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.
Erune: Light & Darkness belongs to these categories: Dice, Exploration, and Adventure. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Grid Movement, and Paper-and-Pencil. 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 Erune: Light & Darkness are: Quentin Deleau and Louis Clerc. 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 Erune: Light & Darkness as an expansion for Erune. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Erune to use it. Check that your edition of Erune is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.