# Bardsung

Bardsung is a board game for 1–5 players. It plays in 60–90 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 1. It is rated 6.8 out of 10 by 4 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 1–5 (best with 1)
- **Playing time:** 60–90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2022
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Fighting, Miniatures, Adventure, Exploration
- **Mechanics:** Grid Movement, Solo / Solitaire Game, Cooperative Game, Map Addition, Narrative Choice / Paragraph, Role Playing, Once-Per-Game Abilities, Variable Player Powers, Action Queue, Dice Rolling, Storytelling, Campaign / Battle Card Driven, Deck Construction, Events, Action Retrieval, Critical Hits and Failures
- **Ludoya rating:** 6.8 out of 10, from 4 reviews
- **Owned by:** 12 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 36
- **Unique players:** 25

**Designers:** Fraser McFetridge, Sherwin Matthews, Mat Hart

**Artists:** Thomas Lishman, Doug Telford, Russ Charles, Holly Woolford

**Publishers:** Steamforged Games Ltd.

## Expansions

- [Bardsung: The Lost Levels](https://www.ludoya.com/games/bardsung-lost-levels)
- [Bardsung: Fables](https://www.ludoya.com/games/bardsung-fables)
- [Bardsung: Epic Encounters – Local Legends](https://www.ludoya.com/games/bardsung-epic-encounters-local-legends)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/bardsung)
- [Bardsung in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/bardsung)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/322524)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-19. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._