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Rules assistance for Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
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Rules assistant for Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness
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Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness is an expansion for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader released in 1988 120 minutes per game. It was designed by Rick Priestley, Tuomas Pirinen, and Mike Brunton.
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About the game
Realm of Chaos - Slaves to Darkness Realm of Chaos - a world of arcane horror for al players of Warhammer Fantasy Battle, Warhammer 40,000, and Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. At 300 pages, this book contains army lists for mortal and immortal forces, dozens of Chaos mutations, complete generation system for Chaos Champions and their followers, and loads of background for Warhammer Fantasy 3rd edition, WFRP 1st edition and Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader. Not to be confused with the 5th edition boxset also called Realm of Chaos.
Publishers
- Games Workshop Ltd.
Questions and answers
The listed playing time for Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness is 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.
Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness has a complexity rating of 3.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight 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.
Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Miniatures, and Science Fiction. Categories describe the theme, setting and style of a game rather than its rules. Filter the catalogue by the same category to find similar games when you enjoyed Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness and want something comparable for your next game night.
The credited designers of Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness are: Rick Priestley, Tuomas Pirinen, and Mike Brunton. 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 Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness as an expansion for Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader to use it. Check that your edition of Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.