BGG rank #164 · 2016

Tyrants of the Underdark

Tyrants of the Underdark (2016) is #164 in the BoardGameGeek Top 1000: 2–4 players, 60 min, ages 14+. Designed by Peter Lee, Rodney Thompson, Andrew Veen.

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Year: 2016
Players: 2–4
Play time: 60 min
Age: 14+

About the game

Tyrants of the Underdark is a territory control game with a deck-building element.Each player leads a house of Drow in a section of the Underdark below the Sword Coast.

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Mechanics

Area Majority / Influence Connections Deck, Bag, and Pool Building Delayed Purchase Open Drafting Take That Variable Set-up Zone of Control

Designers

Peter LeeRodney ThompsonAndrew Veen

Artists

Rob Alexander, Alex Aparin, Daren Bader, John-Paul Balmet, Eric Belisle, Sam Burley, Milivoj Ceran, Conceptopolis, Katie Dillon, Julie Dillon, Olga Drebas, Jesper Ejsing, Steve Ellis (I), Wayne England, Jason Engle, Emily Fiegenschuh, Lars Grant-West, Brian Hagan, Todd Harris, Ilich Henriquez, Rick Hershey, Ralph Horsley, Tyler Jacobson, Tomasz Jedruszek, Jason Juta, McLean Kendree, Vance Kovacs, Guido Kuip, Howard Lyon, Damien Mammoliti, Sławomir Maniak, Jacob Masbruch, Marcel Mercado, Marco Nelor, Jim Nelson, William O'Connor, Héctor Ortiz, Ryan Pancoast, Adam Paquette, Klaus Pillon (I), Claudio Pozas, Aaron J. Riley, Marc Sasso, Craig J. Spearing, Raymond Swanland, Arnie Swekel, Bryan Syme, Matias Tapia, Stephen Tappin, Carlos Nunez de Castro Torres, Francis Tsai, Tyler Walpole, Richard Whitters, Eva Widermann, Ben Wootten, Kieran Yanner, James Zhang

Publishers

Gale Force Nine, LLC, Heidelberger Spieleverlag, Kronos Games (Krogam), Wizards of the Coast

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