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What this is
In Tyrants of the Underdark, players lead a Drow house and build the best deck to establish supremacy over the Underdark. The Drow house is represented by a deck of cards, with each card being a minion in that player's deck. The other resource is power, which allows they to place troops on the game board, expand their forces across the map of the Underdark, manipulate happenings in the city, and assassinate enemy troops.
At a glance
- Players
- 2–4
- Listed play time
- 60 minutes
- Minimum age
- 14 and up
- First published
- 2016
- Designers
- Rodney Thompson, Andrew Veen, Peter Lee
- Photographs
- 1
How players rate Tyrants of the Underdark
Every dimension is rated on its own. The left column judges the game and higher is better; the right column describes it, where neither end of the scale is the good end.
Every dimension
15 measures. Some judge the game; the rest simply describe it.
How good it is
Judgements, rated out of 10. Higher is better.
- Longevity and replayability7.5/10
- Ease of teach4.3/10
- Gateway friendliness5.0/10
- Component quality7.6/10
- Table presence6.1/10
- Travel friendliness5.9/10
What it's like
Descriptions, not verdicts. Neither end is better.
- Player interactionModerate5.4SolitaireConstant
- CutthroatnessGentle3.7FriendlyRuthless
- Role of luckBalanced5.5Chance-drivenPlayer-driven
- Theme integrationPresent5.7Pasted onWoven in
- Rules complexityHeavy3.9LightHeavy
- Decision complexityDemanding3.9SimpleDemanding
- Language dependencyMinimal2.3No textText-heavy
- Table spaceKitchen table5.0Lap trayTwo tables
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