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Mickeydubz (4 KP) rated Dark Souls: The card game in Tabletop Games

Apr 29, 2019

Really captures the atmosphere of Dark Souls (3 more)

Forces players to work together if they want to survive

The deck building allows you to customise your play style

A fun and replayable solo mode

The rulebook is confusing to say the least (3 more)

The setup and take down of the game is time consuming

This is not a game for those with short attention spans

Boss fights feel anticlimactic

Great idea, bad execution

The Dark Souls card game is a deep card game that has good replay value and a customisable deck building system that really feels like it exists in the Souls universe. If you enjoy the video game series and deck building games, then you're going to love the Dark Souls board game.

If you are planning on playing it though, you're going to need a few hours free to clear a full game. Most of the games I've played have been 3 hours from setup to takedown, though I have had games as short as 2 hours and as long as 4, it really depends on the skill and experience of your play group. Fortunately, DS is a mostly skill based game with elements of luck that you'd expect from any card game. Build your deck right and play as a team and you shouldn't have too many problems though.

In short, this is a great way to spend an evening, but it's definitely not a game you'll want to play every week. Pick it up and bring it out when you fancy a challenge, you won't regret having it in your collection.