
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,169
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Night Parade of a Hundred Yokai
- 1–4 players
- 30–45 min
- Complexity 2.0/5
- 2021

Rules assistance for Keep the Heroes Out!: Boss Battles
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Keep the Heroes Out!: Boss Battles is an expansion for Keep the Heroes Out! released in 2024 for 1–4 players and ages 14 and up. It was designed by Luís Brueh and its main mechanics are Cooperative Game and Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game.
Keep the Heroes Out: Boss Battles! will bring more Scenarios, more Monsters, new ways to handle difficulty and, of course, Boss Battles! These big baddies will have their own special deck of abilities to spice things up! —description from the publisher
Keep the Heroes Out!: Boss Battles supports 1–4 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 catalogue lists Keep the Heroes Out!: Boss Battles 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.
Keep the Heroes Out!: Boss Battles has a complexity rating of 2.9 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.
Keep the Heroes Out!: Boss Battles belongs to these categories: Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Cooperative Game and Scenario / Mission / Campaign 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 Keep the Heroes Out!: Boss Battles are: Luís Brueh. 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 Keep the Heroes Out!: Boss Battles as an expansion for Keep the Heroes Out!. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Keep the Heroes Out! to use it. Check that your edition of Keep the Heroes Out! is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.