# Dark Dealings

Dark Dealings is a board game for 1–6 players. It plays in 15–20 minutes and is meant for ages 12 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 1. The cheapest copy in stock is $15.67 (United States).

- **Players:** 1–6 (best with 1)
- **Playing time:** 15–20 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 12+
- **Complexity:** 1.8 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2016
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Card Game, Fighting
- **Mechanics:** Auction / Bidding, Open Drafting
- **Owned by:** 2 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 9
- **Unique players:** 14

**Designers:** Michael D. Kelley

**Artists:** Rob Lundy

**Publishers:** Nevermore Games (I)

## Expansions

- [Dark Dealings: Dastardly Dragons & Gnome Illusionist](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dark-dealings-dastardly-dragons-and-gnome-illusionist)
- [Dark Dealings: Interactive Defenses & Flexible Defenses](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dark-dealings-interactive-defenses-and-flexible-defenses)
- [Dark Dealings: Overlords](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dark-dealings-overlords)
- [Dark Dealings: Dwarven Delve](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dark-dealings-dwarven-delve)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dark-dealings)
- [Dark Dealings in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/dark-dealings)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/173460)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-21. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._