
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,898
- BGG rating
- 8.3
Deliverance
- 1–4 players
- 60–120 min
- Complexity 3.1/5
- 2023

Rules assistance for Middara: Bounty Pack – The Cave Sickle Queen
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Middara: Bounty Pack – The Cave Sickle Queen is an expansion for Middara: Unintentional Malum – Act 1 released in 2025 for 1–4 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 15 and up. It was designed by Brooklynn Lundberg, Ian Tate, Brenna Moncur, and Clayton Helme and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Dice Rolling.
The Cave Sickle Queen Bounty Pack contains a Bounty Book, multiple new Initiative cards, new Combatants, a new Boss Monster, new Monster Loot, and hidden Item cards for you to uncover. Whether you end up living triumphantly as heroes, or rotting away as dead memories written on the pages of history books. One way or another, Bounties will earn your party fame in Middara. PERFECTION THROUGH ADVERSITY Bounty Packs expand the Adventure Mode with insanely hard and uniquely diverse side quests. These Side Quests can be attempted at lower levels than the intended difficulty recommends for an even hard challenge. Each Bounty Pack adds a side quest that can be attempted during specific moments of the Adventure Mode. The Bounties of Elenia line of Bounty Packs represent all of the horrible monstrosities that threaten the realms of Elenia. Each Bounty Pack contains a plethora of new content. New tokens, a new Bounty Book, new miniatures, new tiles that expand old sets, new unique loot, new upgrades, as well as optional content to change the possible combatants that might spawn in the Unintentional Malum Core Game and Adventure Expansions. —description from the publisher
Middara: Bounty Pack – The Cave Sickle Queen 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 listed playing time for Middara: Bounty Pack – The Cave Sickle Queen is 60 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 Middara: Bounty Pack – The Cave Sickle Queen for ages 15 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.
Middara: Bounty Pack – The Cave Sickle Queen belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Fighting, and Exploration. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Dice Rolling. 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 Middara: Bounty Pack – The Cave Sickle Queen are: Brooklynn Lundberg, Ian Tate, Brenna Moncur, and Clayton Helme. 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 Middara: Bounty Pack – The Cave Sickle Queen as an expansion for Middara: Unintentional Malum – Act 1. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Middara: Unintentional Malum – Act 1 to use it. Check that your edition of Middara: Unintentional Malum – Act 1 is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.