# Dark Horse

Dark Horse is a board game for 1–4 players. It plays in 90 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4.

- **Players:** 1–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 90 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.6 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2012
- **Categories:** Trains, American West, Territory Building, Dice
- **Mechanics:** Variable Player Powers, Network and Route Building, Dice Rolling, Worker Placement, Worker Placement with Dice Workers
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players

**Designers:** Don Lloyd

**Artists:** Thomas P. Reidy, III

**Publishers:** Knight Works, LLC

## Expansions

- [Dark Horse: Rebels & Rogues](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dark-horse-rebels-and-rogues)
- [Dark Horse: Outlaw](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dark-horse-outlaw)
- [Dark Horse: The Salty Troll](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dark-horse-the-salty-troll)
- [Dark Horse: The Kickstarter](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dark-horse-the-kickstarter)
- [Dark Horse: 5 Player Expansion](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dark-horse-5-player-expansion)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/dark-horse)
- [Dark Horse in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/dark-horse)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/98443)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-10-07. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._