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When Darkness Comes

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2002 · 1-6 players · 90min · weight 2.45 · 560 ratings

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ID
3801
Name
When Darkness Comes
Year
2002
Rank
24107
Min players
1
Max players
6
Playing time
90
Min playtime
90
Max playtime
90
Avg weight
2.449
Num weights
49
Bayes avg
5.50544
Average
5.5807
Users rated
560
Num owned
1327
Wanting
37
Wishing
157
Num comments
258
Fetched at
Wed Apr 29 2026 05:42:23 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (4)
Modular BoardRole PlayingRoll / Spin and MoveTile Placement
Categories (3)
DiceHorrorZombies
Description (1005 chars)

When Darkness Comes is a tile-based board game that combines roleplaying with boardgaming. The first core set, called The Awakening, deals with the undead (zombies, mummies, vampires, etc). The objective of the game will depend on the scenario. Some may include finding and defeating a big bad guy, finding a certain object, defusing a bomb, etc. The characters (pre-generated or created) have 7 attributes with specialized skills. That will determine the amount of dice rolled for a skill check. The mechanic for skill checks is a poker variation instead of using straight high roll. Players try to get 6 high, one pair, 3 straight, 3 of a kind, 4 straight, etc. Expansions When Darkness Comes: The Horror Within (2002) When Darkness Comes: Hell Unleashed (2002) When Darkness Comes: The Darkness Before the Dawn (2003) When Darkness Comes: The Most Dangerous Game (2003) When Darkness Comes: This Is Not Happening (2004) When Darkness Comes: The Nameless Mist (2005)

LLM v2 (wide)

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LLM v3 (deep)

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