Hacker II: The Dark Side

About this expansion

Hacker II: The Dark Side is an expansion for the Hacker crime card game, supporting 7–8 players when used with the original release. Listed for 2–8 players with a 120-minute play time, this 1993 expansion extends the core game with new systems, upgrades, and threats.

To use Hacker II: The Dark Side, players need the original Hacker game. The expansion broadens the experience with additional features designed to add more possibilities to the crime-card game, including new ways to manage accounts, strengthen security, and connect virtual systems.

Its collection of additions includes both useful tools and dangerous complications. Players encounter new threats such as Black ICE, viruses, and the worm, while new features introduce further depth to the game’s setting and card-driven play.

• Supports 7–8 players with the original Hacker release
• Adds outdials and military upgrades
• Introduces multiple accounts and virtual bridges
• Includes increased security
• Adds Black ICE, viruses, and the worm

Hacker II: The Dark Side is a focused expansion for groups looking to extend their Hacker sessions beyond the original game. Its combination of new infrastructure, security options, and digital threats gives the original crime-card game an expanded set of features to explore.

The expansion is also listed as re-implemented by Hacker: Deluxe Edition, connecting Hacker II: The Dark Side to a later version of the game.