- BGG rating
- 8.3
Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Witch's Grotto
- 1–6 players
- 30–180 min
- Complexity 4.0/5
- 2016
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,480
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift
2016
Rules assistance for Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–6 players
- 30–180 min
- 10+
- Complexity 3.9/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift
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Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift is a board game released in 2016 for 1–6 players, 30–180 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Kevin Wilson, Ren Multamäki, Thomas Klausner, and David Hladky and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Cooperative Game.
Expansions
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Wound Deck
- 1–6 players
- 2016
- BGG rating
- 8.3
Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Hero Trait Deck
- 1–6 players
- 2017
- BGG rating
- 8.3
Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Mogba'gh
- 1–6 players
- 2017
- BGG rating
- 8.2
Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Traitor Guard
- 1–6 players
- 2017
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift Scenario Pack
- 1–6 players
- 45–120 min
- 2018
- BGG rating
- 8.4
Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – The Hideout
- 1–6 players
- 30–189 min
- Complexity 4.0/5
- 2018
- BGG rating
- 7.3
Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – The Sabotage
- 1–6 players
- 90–120 min
- 2018
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – The Cannibal's Howl
- 1–6 players
- 60–120 min
- 2019
- BGG rating
- 8.0
Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift – Soul Spire
- 1–6 players
- 60–150 min
- 2024
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About the game
Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift is a new kind of dungeon crawl, one that embraces the European school of game design with clever and elegant mechanisms and emphasizes strategy while minimizing luck. Cooperation, planning, and the enemy response deck eliminate the need for chucking dice, creating a tense combat environment with meaningful decisions! The rondels provide another tactical layer, including the enemy's devious and challenging AI. The rules allow you to learn to play in 15 minutes, with a typical game round lasting less than ten minutes, even with up to six players, but deep, strategic cooperation will be required for your band of heroes to make it through to the Abyssal Rift and maybe even come out alive. Perdition’s Mouth is designed to be played as a story-supported campaign over several gaming sessions. In the campaign, you have to fight through at least six increasingly challenging scenarios and the level of success during each adventure has a direct effect on the rest of the story. Can you survive the labyrinth of the insectoid god?
Categories
Mechanics
Publishers
- Dragon Dawn Productions
Questions and answers
Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift supports 1–6 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 Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift is 30–180 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 Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift for ages 10 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.
Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift has a complexity rating of 3.9 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a heavy 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.
Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Horror, and Miniatures. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Cooperative 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 Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift are: Kevin Wilson, Ren Multamäki, Thomas Klausner, and David Hladky. 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 Perdition's Mouth: Abyssal Rift as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.