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Expansion for Four Against Darkness
Wayfarers and Adventurers: New Characters and Options for Four Against Darkness
2019
Rules assistance for Wayfarers and Adventurers: New Characters and Options for Four Against Darkness
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1 player
- 45–75 min
- 13+
Rules assistant for Wayfarers and Adventurers: New Characters and Options for Four Against Darkness
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Wayfarers and Adventurers: New Characters and Options for Four Against Darkness is an expansion for Four Against Darkness released in 2019 for 1 player, 45–75 minutes per game, and ages 13 and up. It was designed by Andrea Sfiligoi and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling and Paper-and-Pencil.
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About the game
Wayfarers and Adventurers features additional characters for Four Against Darkness. In its pages you will find: The Druid, master of natural forces; The Green Troll, immensely strong but dim-witted; The Martial Mystic, able to harness the power of chi and accessing occult knowledge; The Gnome, combining illusion and clockwork contraptions; The Wood Elf, master of the forests; Rules for Milestones and Character Traits; 25 new Spells; Two new weapons (boomerang and bolas); Two new animal companions (forest shadow and bearwolf);New equipment (leafsteel armor) BONUS CONTENT: An alternative table with 6 new minions for your dungeon adventures. —description from publisher
Editions
- Wayfarers and Adventurers: New Characters and Options for Four Against DarknessenGanesha Games2019
- Wayfarers and Adventurers: New Characters and Options for Four Against DarknessenGanesha Games2019
Mechanics
Designers
Publishers
- Ganesha Games
Questions and answers
Wayfarers and Adventurers: New Characters and Options 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 Wayfarers and Adventurers: New Characters and Options for 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 Wayfarers and Adventurers: New Characters and Options for 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.
Wayfarers and Adventurers: New Characters and Options for 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 Wayfarers and Adventurers: New Characters and Options 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 Wayfarers and Adventurers: New Characters and Options 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.