2011Jason C. Hill
- Videos
- 85
- Creators
- 36
1 - 8 players90 - 240 minMedium weight

2014Jason C. Hill
Mainly playthroughs. Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 8 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 32 recorded sessions, 2 unboxings, and 7 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death is a fast-paced, fully cooperative, dungeon-crawl board game set in the Old West, with a heavy dose of unspeakable horror! Players create characters, taking on the role of a classic Western Hero Archetype, such as the Law Man, Gunslinger, or Saloon Girl. Forming an adventuring posse, the Heroes venture down into the dark mines, overrun with all manner of ancient demons and foul creatures from another world. With tactical gameplay, lots of dice, and a robust card-driven exploration system, no two games are ever the same as the heroes explore the mines finding new enemies to fight, new loot to collect, and new dangers to overcome. Players can even find portals to other worlds, stepping through to continue their adventures on the other side! An exciting campaign system allows the players to visit local frontier towns between adventures, spending their hard-earned loot and building their characters from game to game! As players find fantastic gear and artifacts to equip their heroes, they also gain experience from their adventures. This experience is used to level up, guiding the hero's path through an expansive, class-specific upgrade tree of new skills and abilities, allowing each player to develop their hero to fit their own play style. In Swamps of Death, players will encounter portals to the otherworld Jargono, a humid swampland inhabited by sentient reptiles, vicious dinosaurs and a tribe of humanoids, cut off from return to their homeworld untold years after their own portal closed. So load up yer' six shooter, throw on yer' hat and poncho, and gather the posse as the darkness is coming, and all hell's about to break loose...in the Shadows of Brimstone! Can be used together with Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients to raise the maximum players to 6.
Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death has 50 videos from 18 creators: 8 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 32 playthroughs, 2 unboxings and 7 other videos. They date from 2014 to January 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Shadows of Brimstone - Swamps of Death - Der Spielaufbau & Die Charaktere" by Lets Boardgame, which runs 18 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "A Journey into Shadows of Brimstone, Swamps of Death" by Voice of E. 6 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Shadows of Brimstone Episode 1" by Mystic Eye Games, one of 32 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Fortune and Glory: The Cliffhanger Game, Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients, A Touch of Evil: 10 Year Anniversary Edition and A Touch of Evil: The Supernatural Game, also by Jason C. Hill.
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2011Jason C. Hill
1 - 8 players90 - 240 minMedium weight
2014Jason C. Hill
1 - 4 players120 minHeavy weight
2020Jason C. Hill
1 - 8 players60 - 120 minMedium weight
2008Jason C. Hill
2 - 8 players60 - 120 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Shadows of Brimstone: Swamps of Death is a fast-paced, fully cooperative, dungeon-crawl board game set in the Old West, with a heavy dose of unspeakable horror! Players create characters, taking on the role of a classic Western Hero Archetype, such as the Law Man, Gunslinger, or Saloon Girl. Forming an adventuring posse, the Heroes venture down into the dark mines, overrun with all manner of ancient demons and foul creatures from another world. With tactical gameplay, lots of dice, and a robust card-driven exploration system, no two games are ever the same as the heroes explore the mines finding new enemies to fight, new loot to collect, and new dangers to overcome. Players can even find portals to other worlds, stepping through to continue their adventures on the other side! An exciting campaign system allows the players to visit local frontier towns between adventures, spending their hard-earned loot and building their characters from game to game! As players find fantastic gear and artifacts to equip their heroes, they also gain experience from their adventures. This experience is used to level up, guiding the hero's path through an expansive, class-specific upgrade tree of new skills and abilities, allowing each player to develop their hero to fit their own play style. In Swamps of Death, players will encounter portals to the otherworld Jargono, a humid swampland inhabited by sentient reptiles, vicious dinosaurs and a tribe of humanoids, cut off from return to their homeworld untold years after their own portal closed. So load up yer' six shooter, throw on yer' hat and poncho, and gather the posse as the darkness is coming, and all hell's about to break loose...in the Shadows of Brimstone! Can be used together with Shadows of Brimstone: City of the Ancients to raise the maximum players to 6.
Designer
Jason C. Hill
Artists
Gaël Goumon, Jack Scott Hill, Ralph Horsley, Tomasz Jedruszek, Brian Snoddy, Ben Wootten
Publisher
Flying Frog Productions
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