- BGG rating
- 7.8
Rules assistance for Harrow County: The Fair Folk Expansion
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2–4 players
- 45–120 min
- 12+
Rules assistant for Harrow County: The Fair Folk Expansion
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Harrow County: The Fair Folk Expansion is an expansion for Harrow County: The Game of Gothic Conflict released in 2024 for 2–4 players, 45–120 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Jay Cormier and Shad and its main mechanics are Deduction, Secret Unit Deployment, and Network and Route Building.
About the game
Why stop at 3 players when 4 players can play together? The Fair Folk expansion allows a player to play as the third or fourth player in any game, or as the second player against Hester. The Fair Folk are minding their own business when someone kidnapped their queen as well as her crown and sword. The other players know where they are, but you do not. You have to locate them during the battles that are going on above ground. To make matters worse, you're not able to do anything on your own due to ancient Fairy rules. Instead you need to make bargains and deals with other players to help you locate the queen and her stolen items. How they play The Fair Folk take smaller turns after each of the 2 factions take a turn. They place a Fairy nest along with an offer in that nest on any hex on the map. If a player takes the offer and if the Fair Folk have enough silver cubes come out of the tree, the nest stays and the other players are forced to give information about the queen's sword, crown, or the location of the queen herself. If the Fair Folk find their queen, then they win. It's possible that 2 players can win when the Fair Folk are playing. One of the factions could get to 7 points during the same round when the Fair Folk find their queen!
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- Corax Games
- Off the Page Games
Questions and answers
Harrow County: The Fair Folk Expansion supports 2–4 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 Harrow County: The Fair Folk Expansion is 45–120 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 Harrow County: The Fair Folk Expansion 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.
Harrow County: The Fair Folk Expansion belongs to these categories: Horror and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Deduction, Secret Unit Deployment, and Network and Route Building. 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 Harrow County: The Fair Folk Expansion are: Jay Cormier and Shad. 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 Harrow County: The Fair Folk Expansion as an expansion for Harrow County: The Game of Gothic Conflict. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Harrow County: The Game of Gothic Conflict to use it. Check that your edition of Harrow County: The Game of Gothic Conflict is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.