
- BGG rank
- BGG #791
- BGG rating
- 7.4
Sub Terra
- 1–6 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.1/5
- 2017

Expansion for The Awful Orphanage
Rules assistance for The Awful Orphanage: Orphan Pack – Lance
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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The Awful Orphanage: Orphan Pack – Lance is an expansion for The Awful Orphanage for 1–6 players and 40–90 minutes per game. Its main mechanics are Push Your Luck, Tile Placement, and Modular Board.
This small box expansion for The Awful Orphanage contains a highly detailed plastic miniature and 2 Orphan Cards for Lance.
The Awful Orphanage: Orphan Pack – Lance 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 The Awful Orphanage: Orphan Pack – Lance is 40–90 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 Awful Orphanage: Orphan Pack – Lance belongs to these categories: Murder / Mystery, Horror, and Adventure. Its main mechanics are Push Your Luck, Tile Placement, and Modular Board. 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 catalogue lists The Awful Orphanage: Orphan Pack – Lance as an expansion for The Awful Orphanage. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Awful Orphanage to use it. Check that your edition of The Awful Orphanage is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.