Covil: The Dark Overlords

About this board game

Covil: The Dark Overlords is a game for 1–4 players, with an approximate play time of 90 minutes, in which Dark Overlords compete for supremacy across the regions surrounding an isolated town.

The ritual is complete, and the Covil has risen: a living fortress profaned by greed crystals. Within its dungeons lies a gate to the dark lands, where countless hordes of chaotic beings were enslaved for so long. Now, the Overlords seek revenge while commanding their troops of minions.

Each player controls a Dark Overlord with unique powers and countless minions. Their forces are used to “defend the world from enemy hordes” and bring “peace and security to the territories”—at a cost, of course.

The game unfolds over four days, and every day follows the same three-part structure:

• Morning: summon troops.
• Afternoon: perform actions.
• Night: resolve dominance and clean-up.

This repeating rhythm carries the struggle from one day to the next as the competing Overlords pursue control of the surrounding regions. The night phase provides the game’s regular point of transition, resolving dominance before the next day begins.

At the end of the fourth night phase, the game ends. The player with the most victory points wins. With its dark-fantasy setting, opposing forces, distinctive Overlords, and four-day structure, Covil: The Dark Overlords presents a focused contest for territorial supremacy.