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Four Against Darkness: Caves of the Kobold Slave-Masters is an expansion for Four Against Darkness released in 2016 for 1 player. It was designed by Andrea Sfiligoi and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Paper-and-Pencil.
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About the game
Elvyn, an elderly, much-loved adventurer has disappeared, and an escaped goblin slave confirms that he's been captured by kobold slavers. Now the town council has offered you a nice sum of money to enter the caves and bring him back. Dare you enter the kobold caves and return before nightfall? Caves of the Kobold Slave-Masters is a 3-session solo adventure for Four Against Darkness. 21 pages. Per the text, it's recommended for characters that are level 1 or 2.
Editions
- Four Against Darkness: Caves of the Kobold Slave-MastersenGanesha Games2016
- Four Against Darkness: Caves of the Kobold Slave-MastersenGanesha Games2016
- Vier gegen die Finsternis: Die Finsternis von Kokras TharndeSystem Matters Verlag2022
- Four Against Darkness: Caverne degli Schiavisti CoboldiitGanesha Games, MS Edizioni2019
Categories
Designers
Publishers
- MS Edizioni
- Ganesha Games
- System Matters Verlag
Questions and answers
Four Against Darkness: Caves of the Kobold Slave-Masters supports 1 player 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.
Four Against Darkness: Caves of the Kobold Slave-Masters 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.
Four Against Darkness: Caves of the Kobold Slave-Masters belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Expansion for Base-game, and Book. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, 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 Four Against Darkness: Caves of the Kobold Slave-Masters are: Andrea Sfiligoi. 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 Four Against Darkness: Caves of the Kobold Slave-Masters as an expansion for Four Against Darkness. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Four Against Darkness to use it. Check that your edition of Four Against Darkness is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.