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Expansion for Four Against Darkness
Twisted Minions: Rules to Spice up Your Encounters with Minions in Four Against Darkness
2020
Rules assistance for Twisted Minions: Rules to Spice up Your Encounters with Minions in Four Against Darkness
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1 player
- 45–75 min
- 13+
Rules assistant for Twisted Minions: Rules to Spice up Your Encounters with Minions in Four Against Darkness
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Twisted Minions: Rules to Spice up Your Encounters with Minions in Four Against Darkness is an expansion for Four Against Darkness released in 2020 for 1 player, 45–75 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Andrea Sfiligoi and Anna Pashchenko and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Paper-and-Pencil.
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About the game
Not just the same goblins again. Twisted Minions is a supplement for Four Against Darkness that adds a spin to minion encounters. Using a d100 table, you will create complications and unexpected twists every time you encounter a group of minions. Zombies are slow, but this time they ambush your party and gain the initiative; orcs fear magic, but those orcs have just robbed a wizard’s library; those kobolds seem harmless, but they can call a medusa for help...?Features: 106 twists for minion encounters; The Prisoners scenario, for when your party is captured; Tables for chaos abilities and unusual treasure; 6 Minion Secrets. This is not a stand alone game. This supplement for characters of all levels requires the Four Against Darkness core rulebook. -From publisher blurb
Editions
- Twisted Minions: Rules to Spice up Your Encounters with Minions in Four Against DarknessenGanesha Games2020
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Ganesha Games
Questions and answers
Twisted Minions: Rules to Spice up Your Encounters with Minions in 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 Twisted Minions: Rules to Spice up Your Encounters with Minions in Four Against Darkness is 45–75 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 Twisted Minions: Rules to Spice up Your Encounters with Minions in Four Against Darkness 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.
Twisted Minions: Rules to Spice up Your Encounters with Minions in Four Against Darkness belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Print & Play, and Exploration. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Paper-and-Pencil. 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 Twisted Minions: Rules to Spice up Your Encounters with Minions in Four Against Darkness are: Andrea Sfiligoi and Anna Pashchenko. 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 Twisted Minions: Rules to Spice up Your Encounters with Minions in 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.