
- BGG rank
- BGG #18
- BGG rating
- 8.4
The Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle-earth
- 2 players
- 30 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2024

Rules assistance for Rocket Ranchers: Severe Weather
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

What would you like to know?
Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Rocket Ranchers: Severe Weather is an expansion for Rocket Ranchers: Herding Cats in Space! released in 2026 for 1–6 players, 30–45 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by David Bock and its main mechanics are Set Collection.
This expansion for Rocket Ranchers Herding Cats in Space. Severe Weather requires the Kickstarter Edition to play and is not compatible with the retail edition (look for expansions with PickPocket Games in the future). This expansion adds various new cards to add to the wilderness deck. When added to the wilderness grid, these cards will change the way you play! Gravity Wells prevent you from taking adjacent cards. Meteor Showers force you to leave behind a card from your beam. Power Storms prevent you from taking space cats. More effects are included in the box along with dogship tokens in your player color that function as a timer for the weather effect. Will the weather ruin your plans or will you take advantage of these new effects to build the best ranch possible? —description from the publisher
Rocket Ranchers: Severe Weather 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 Rocket Ranchers: Severe Weather is 30–45 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 Rocket Ranchers: Severe Weather for ages 8 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.
Rocket Ranchers: Severe Weather has a complexity rating of 2.0 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.
Rocket Ranchers: Severe Weather belongs to these categories: Card Game and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Set Collection. 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 Rocket Ranchers: Severe Weather are: David Bock. 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 Rocket Ranchers: Severe Weather as an expansion for Rocket Ranchers: Herding Cats in Space!. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Rocket Ranchers: Herding Cats in Space! to use it. Check that your edition of Rocket Ranchers: Herding Cats in Space! is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.