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Descent: The Well of Darkness

Descent: The Well of Darkness

Fantasy Flight Games · 2006Expansion
2–5120–240 min12+ yrs3.4/5 complexity7.7 BGG5,6 KStrategy
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How do you play Descent: The Well of Darkness?

This is the first expansion for Descent. It includes new monsters (with figures), heroes, treasures, effects, scenarios, props, and more! It also features options for the Overlord player to customize his deck for each scenario.

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Descent: The Well of Darkness box art
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This is the first expansion for Descent. It includes new monsters (with figures), heroes, treasures, effects, scenarios, props, and more! It also features options for the Overlord player to customize his deck for each scenario.

Deep in the bowels of the world, there lies a chasm that was sealed over a millennium ago. Within it lies a force of evil so great that, were it to be unleashed, it would plunge the world into a thousand years of darkness.

Before you can face that challenge, however, you'll battle your way through dank tunnels, trapped temples, and even volcanoes to prove your worth. You'll face a host of new tricks, traps, and other lethal obstacles over the course of your quest, including scything blades, rolling boulders, and boiling hot lava.

Descent: the Well of Darkness features six new heroes, tricky kobolds, bloodsucking ferrox, and unstoppable golems. Heroes will find more skill and treasures at their disposal, including six new relics and a new type of potion. The Overlord, on the other hand, gains the ability to customize his deck before every game, putting in devastating new trap, event, and spawn cards.

game anatomy
Complexity3.4 / 5
BGG rating7.7 / 10
Vibe
Strategy
Language dependence
Extensive text — heavy translation needed
Play time
120–240 min
Players
2–5
Recommended age
12+ yrs
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Descent: The Well of Darkness is a adventure game, for 2–5 players, taking ~120–240 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Descent: The Well of Darkness — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Descent: The Well of Darkness support?
Descent: The Well of Darkness is played by 2–5 players.
Q5How long does a game of Descent: The Well of Darkness take?
A game of Descent: The Well of Darkness takes about 120–240 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Descent: The Well of Darkness for?
Descent: The Well of Darkness is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Descent: The Well of Darkness?
Descent: The Well of Darkness has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 3.4 out of 5.
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