Dark Minions

About this board game

Dark Minions is a 3–5-player board game with a playing time of about 60 minutes, in which players lead evil forces seeking to pillage and destroy Towns across the countryside.

Each turn, players typically roll three dice and use the resulting numbers to attack Towns. Successful attacks earn Vanquish Points (VPs), while Towns become worth more as the game progresses. In a four-player game, the first player to reach 40 VPs wins.

Capturing Towers offers more than another objective. Towers help minions gain experience, enabling their player to roll better dice. They also provide opportunities to re-spawn dead minions from the graveyard and to “purchase” the services of powerful Overlords.

• Dice-driven attacks: Use rolled numbers to target Towns and earn VPs.
• Progression through Towers: Improve your dice, return dead minions, and access Overlord services.
• Rising Town values: Push for conquest as the game’s VP rewards increase.

The advanced game adds 15 Minion Overlords, each with a unique special power that can influence play or its outcome. These Overlords wait to enter the game and unleash their particular brand of havoc, making the timing and use of their abilities an important part of the contest.

Dark Minions also includes the small Demon Lords expansion. It adds more Overlords, a special Town tile, and a special die, offering additional ways to mix up the gameplay. With competing evil forces, changing rewards, dice-based attacks, and special powers, every conquest contributes to the race for domination.