
- BGG rank
- BGG #21,661
- BGG rating
- 7.6
Hull Breach!
- 2–8 players
- 60 min
- Complexity 2.7/5
- 2011

Rules assistance for The World Council: Disaster
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
The World Council: Disaster is an expansion for The World Council released in 2017 for 3–6 players, 15–45 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Lokson Ken Leung and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Trading.
Disaster Expansion will include some random events. Councilors need to face them together in order to make the world a better place and save their country from destruction!
The World Council: Disaster supports 3–6 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 World Council: Disaster is 15–45 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 The World Council: Disaster for ages 13 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 World Council: Disaster belongs to these categories: Card Game, Economic, and Wargame. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Hand Management, and Trading. 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 World Council: Disaster are: Lokson Ken Leung. 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 World Council: Disaster as an expansion for The World Council. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need The World Council to use it. Check that your edition of The World Council is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.