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Rules assistance for The Three Rings: An Adventure for Four Against Darkness
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1 player
- 45–90 min
- Complexity 3.0/5
Rules assistant for The Three Rings: An Adventure for Four Against Darkness
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The Three Rings: An Adventure for Four Against Darkness is an expansion for Four Against Darkness released in 2016 for 1 player and 45–90 minutes per game. It was designed by Andrea Sfiligoi and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, and Role Playing.
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About the game
The Three Rings is an adventure for Four Against Darkness. It is recommended for character levels 3 and 4. Variable play time. While exploring a forest, the party stumbles upon a young nobleman. His three seal rings have been stolen by a band of six orc reavers. Catching up with the orcs and retrieving the rings sounds like child's play, but who knows what evil lurks in the forests of Kardalok?
Editions
- The Three Rings: An Adventure for Four Against DarknessenGanesha Games2016
- The Three Rings: An Adventure for Four Against DarknessenGanesha Games2016
Designers
Publishers
- Ganesha Games
Questions and answers
The Three Rings: An Adventure for Four Against Darkness 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 Three Rings: An Adventure for Four Against Darkness is 45–90 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 Three Rings: An Adventure for Four Against 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.
The Three Rings: An Adventure for Four Against Darkness belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Print & Play, and Exploration. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Paper-and-Pencil, and Role Playing. 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 Three Rings: An Adventure for Four Against Darkness are: Andrea Sfiligoi. 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 Three Rings: An Adventure for Four Against Darkness as an expansion for Four Against Darkness. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Four Against Darkness to use it. Check that your edition of Four Against Darkness is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.