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Alone Against Fear
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Expansion for Four Against Darkness
Four Against the Abyss: A Supplement for Four Against Darkness
2017
Rules assistance for Four Against the Abyss: A Supplement for Four Against Darkness
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 45–75 min
- Complexity 2.3/5
Rules assistant for Four Against the Abyss: A Supplement for Four Against Darkness
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Four Against the Abyss: A Supplement for Four Against Darkness is an expansion for Four Against Darkness released in 2017 for 1 player and 45–75 minutes per game. It was designed by Andrea Sfiligoi and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, and Solo / Solitaire Game.
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About the game
When standard dungeons do not pose much of a challenge anymore, your experienced heroes may want to go deeper, looking for greater rewards. Once all of your characters reach 5th level, you will want to start using this book! This is an expansion to Four Against Darkness designed for character levels 5 to 9. It includes; using a d8 for combat and saves new monster reactions new, more powerful monsters expert skills that your characters can learn new spells for wizards and elves rules for madness, disease, vampirism and lycanthropy details of hirelings and professionals your party can hire plots for campaigns updates to all charts, including new monsters, encounters, special events, and treasure Take your party into the Abyss and step into the tier of experienced adventurers!
Editions
- Four Against the Abyss: A Supplement for Four Against DarknessenGanesha Games2017
- Four Against the Abyss: A Supplement for Four Against DarknessenGanesha Games2017
- Vier gegen die Finsternis: Vier gegen den AbgrunddeSystem Matters Verlag2024
- Four Against Darkness: Contro l'AbissoitMS Edizioni2019
Designers
Publishers
- MS Edizioni
- Ganesha Games
- System Matters Verlag
Questions and answers
Four Against the Abyss: A Supplement for Four Against Darkness 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.
The listed playing time for Four Against the Abyss: A Supplement for Four Against Darkness is 45–75 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.
Four Against the Abyss: A Supplement for Four Against Darkness 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.
Four Against the Abyss: A Supplement for Four Against Darkness belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Print & Play, and Exploration. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, and Solo / Solitaire 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 Four Against the Abyss: A Supplement for Four Against Darkness 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 the Abyss: A Supplement for Four Against Darkness 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.