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2017 Ranked #12,898

Hemloch: Dark Promenade

Two-player area-influence card game has ancient houses deploy minions to control districts across a dark city. Over three rounds, each played minion can secure influence or thwart a rival before final scoring.

Card Game Fantasy Area Majority / Influence Take That

Players

2

Play time

20-30 min

Age

?+

Complexity

2/5

Rating

7.17

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

In Hemloch: Dark Promenade, each of the two players heads an ancient house in the city of Hemloch. With nights that last for years and cults that await the coming sunrise, Hemloch is a peculiar city, inhabited by even more peculiar denizens.

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In Hemloch: Dark Promenade, each of the two players heads an ancient house in the city of Hemloch. With nights that last for years and cults that await the coming sunrise, Hemloch is a peculiar city, inhabited by even more peculiar denizens. Players use these minions to assert their influence across the city, gaining control of different districts. Hemloch: Dark Promenade is played over a series of three weeks (i.e., rounds). Each week, the players take turns playing minion cards from their hands to their avenues to gain influence, take districts, and thwart the other player's plans. At the end of three weeks, the game ends and the player with the most points wins.

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Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
20–30 min
Complexity
2.0/5
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Credits

Designers

1
John Clowdus

Artists

1
Daryl Toh Liem Zhan

Publishers

1
Small Box Games

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