- BGG rating
- 7.3
Rules assistance for The Last Lighthouse: Terrible Tides
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1 player
- 20 min
- 10+
- Complexity 1.0/5
Rules assistant for The Last Lighthouse: Terrible Tides
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The Last Lighthouse: Terrible Tides is an expansion for The Last Lighthouse released in 2024 for 1 player, 20 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Scott Almes and its main mechanics are Solo / Solitaire Game.
About the game
The deepest recesses of the ocean hide nightmares even more terrible than those you’ve seen. As the tides carry them to shore, you must steel yourself for a desperate fight. Terrible Tides 6-card expansion introduces Tide cards, which increase the health and range of existing Nightmares to create nearly unstoppable horrors. One Tide card is added to the rightmost Nightmare at setup and each time a Nightmare is moved to the right side of the sea, it also receives a Tide card. When Nightmares are defeated, their Tide cards are discarded – but they may return if the deck runs out. With the possibility of some Nightmares acquiring multiple Tide cards, careful management is critical to surviving the worst night of your life.
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- Button Shy
- Juegorama
Questions and answers
The Last Lighthouse: Terrible Tides supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for The Last Lighthouse: Terrible Tides is 20 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 The Last Lighthouse: Terrible Tides 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.
The Last Lighthouse: Terrible Tides has a complexity rating of 1.0 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a 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.
The Last Lighthouse: Terrible Tides belongs to these categories: Card Game, Horror, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Solo / Solitaire 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 The Last Lighthouse: Terrible Tides are: Scott Almes. 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 The Last Lighthouse: Terrible Tides as an expansion for The Last Lighthouse. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The Last Lighthouse to use it. Check that your edition of The Last Lighthouse is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.