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- BGG rank
- BGG #17,840
- BGG rating
- 6.9
Ranking Top
- 3–5 players
- 15–25 min
- Complexity 1.0/5
- 2024

Rules assistance for Tough Calls: Dystopia – Emergencias y Desafíos
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Tough Calls: Dystopia – Emergencias y Desafíos is an expansion for Tough Calls: Dystopia released in 2022 for 3–5 players, 40–50 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Diego Burgos and Margarita Pino and its main mechanics are Storytelling, Role Playing, and Voting.
This expansion for Tough Calls: Dystopia contains 60 new cards: 5 new scenarios, 30 new event cards, 10 emergency cards, 10 challenge cards and 5 faction cards. Our colony will be confronted with extreme emergencies to which you will have to react quickly. Besides, you will be able to obtain extra votes if you solve the different challenges in the best possible way. -description from developer
Tough Calls: Dystopia – Emergencias y Desafíos supports 3–5 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 Tough Calls: Dystopia – Emergencias y Desafíos is 40–50 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 Tough Calls: Dystopia – Emergencias y Desafíos for ages 12 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.
Tough Calls: Dystopia – Emergencias y Desafíos 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.
Tough Calls: Dystopia – Emergencias y Desafíos belongs to these categories: Political, Science Fiction, and Expansion for Base-game. Its main mechanics are Storytelling, Role Playing, and Voting. 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 Tough Calls: Dystopia – Emergencias y Desafíos are: Diego Burgos and Margarita Pino. 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 Tough Calls: Dystopia – Emergencias y Desafíos as an expansion for Tough Calls: Dystopia. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Tough Calls: Dystopia to use it. Check that your edition of Tough Calls: Dystopia is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.