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Nov 3, 2025·How to play·40:51·2505·Watch on YouTube

Darkest Doom - Official How to Play. Complete, Clear, Concise Board Game Tutorial.

Meeple University

Meeple University

Watch “Darkest Doom - Official How to Play. Complete, Clear, Concise Board Game Tutorial.,” a how-to-play guide for Darkest Doom on BoardGameVideo.

Description provided by Meeple University on YouTube:

Not only you must survive the 8 days of darkness, but you also need to compete with other wannabe winner, in Darkest Doom Learn how to play Darkest Doom board game - we're rules teaching in the clearest, concise way, so hopefully you can skip most of the rulebook and just play! We're hoping that you'll be able to learn the games better this way - we'll look for ways to give you tips for understanding the game throughout. We really appreciate if you can leave a comment for us, if you find it this video useful, or if you have any feedback. Thank you very much🙏 Check out Darkest Doom project page here - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamestartedizioni/darkest-doom-ks-exclusive-reprint-new-expansion Join Meeple University Discord Channel where we chat about board games, where to meet at board game conventions, organise BoardGameArena and more - https://discord.gg/JUNsVty I (Stella) have a fortnightly Friday podcast now, our podcast titled Life Beyond Board Games 😀 . It's about life around board games, with my friends Candice (BoardGameGeek), Eric (What's Eric Playing) and Melissa. It really means a lot of you can listen and give ratings/review (apparently this is how it grows, especially the first episode) Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5X1Ay6nFcKU7DWFHLyiCQN?si=yqdUEbPZRr-P3rghB8zfPw&pi=aUeOme9wSs2K6 Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/life-beyond-board-games/id1791071879 Subscribe to our new YouTube channel for Shorts videos and Live Stream - https://www.youtube.com/@MeepleUniversityShortsAndLive Find out how you can be part of Meeple University member to get access to exclusive perks and badge when commenting : https://www.youtube.com/meepleuniversity/join Merch by Meeple University - https://meepleuniversity.creator-spring.com/ We have board game meetups in Melbourne, Australia. Details in Meetup site, of in our Melbourne board game Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/WePlayBoardGames INDEX 00:00 Game info 00:26 Game appraisal 01:45 Setup & components 05:16 Round summary 07:28 Dawn phase 08:41 Player turns 09:15 Die rolls 12:03 Movement 13:12 Battle 16:48 Creature battles 18:45 Dark pools and traps 20:40 Quests 22:04 Betel zone effects 23:14 Citadel actions 25:30 Other zone actions 26:26 Other actions 29:55 Nightfall phase 31:02 Darkest doom turn 36:29 Nightfall turns & end of nightfall 37:12 Win & lose conditions 40:24 Solo components Board Game Geek Link - https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/353677/darkest-doom Connect with Stella & Tarrant: YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/meepleuniversity?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/meeple_university/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/MeepleU TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@meepleuniversity Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/meepleuniversity Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/meepleuniversity/ Meeple University Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/meepleuniversitycommunity/ Website - https://www.meepleuniversity.com By Meeple University - Tarrant Falcke and Stella Jahja Hi everyone! Stella & Tarrant here. Thanks for watching! If you could please help us like the video, subscribe and comments if you find it useful and will help others to find the video and seeing your comments. That would help us a lot. Small gesture (even thumbs down, thou we prefer up lol) would help us a lot. And if you comment, I'll try to get back to you soon, and it's usually Stella, about 98 percent hehe. Many thanks for your support. Love from Down Under 🥰🙏🦘 We thank publisher Game Start Studio for sponsoring this video. If you want your board games to be featured in Meeple University channel, email us with the rulebook at meeple.uni@gmail.com - or go here for more information - https://www.meepleuniversity.com/work-with-us/ #meepleuniversity #boardgame #DarkestDoom

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Darkest Doom

Darkest Doom

2025·Mario Zattini

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15
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Mostly reviews and how-to-play. Darkest Doom is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 7 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 2 unboxings, and 2 other videos.

1 - 4 players
90 - 150 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach

About Darkest Doom, from BoardGameGeek:

Darkest Doom is a competitive strategy game with RPG elements. Set in a dark fantasy world inspired by XVII century Europe and inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. Will you survive for the 8 days of the Eclipse as the Darkness tries to annihilate the region of Betel all the while competing with the other Guardians to complete one of the four paths to victory? The Darkest Doom boardgame puts you in charge of one of four formidable Guardians, each with unique abilities and traits. As you explore the areas of the region of Betel, you'll be able to take advantage of each different terrain and use its unique characteristics. You'll increase your Guardian's statistics by completing quests assigned to you by Vicar Percival, adjusting your strategy and attitude towards the game based on the stats you choose to upgrade. During your exploration, you'll also stumble onto ancient relics which will help you satisfy one of four victory conditions. Each new round is a new Dawn, and thanks to the Citadel restock you'll always have some help as you replenish the cards in your hand, choosing them from different decks: Equipment, Spells and Traps. The same card has different effects depending on the player using it and the stats they've chosen to increase. Play by yourself with the Bot Guardians mode, allowing you to play with up to three automated Guardians, or prove yourself by challenging three other players in this Dark Fantasy adventure combining elements of roleplay, exploration, handicap management and traditional boardgames.

Designer

Mario Zattini

Artists

Davide De Bellis, Denis Medri

Publisher

Game Start Studio

Categories

AdventureExploration

Mechanics

Area Majority / InfluenceArea Movement
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