
- 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: Silvia, The Dark Mother Cultist
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Middara: Silvia, The Dark Mother Cultist is an expansion for Middara: Unintentional Malum – Act 1 released in 2026 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.
Middara: Silvia, Dark Mother Cultist is a promo kit. It contains a figure, an Adventurer card, two unique Items, and an Initiative Card. The cards that come with the figures are additional game content that can be used in the Crawl Mode or shuffled into their corresponding decks. —description from the publisher
Middara: Silvia, The Dark Mother Cultist 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: Silvia, The Dark Mother Cultist 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: Silvia, The Dark Mother Cultist 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: Silvia, The Dark Mother Cultist 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: Silvia, The Dark Mother Cultist 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: Silvia, The Dark Mother Cultist 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.