# Darkness Comes Rattling

Darkness Comes Rattling is a board game for 2–6 players. It plays in 60–120 minutes and is meant for ages 13 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 2.

- **Players:** 2–6 (best with 2)
- **Playing time:** 60–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 13+
- **Complexity:** 3.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2015
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Mythology
- **Mechanics:** Cooperative Game, Dice Rolling, Variable Player Powers, Stat Check Resolution, Area Movement, Events, Action Points, Tug of War
- **Owned by:** 1 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 3
- **Unique players:** 7

**Designers:** Kevin Wilson, David Hanold, Justin Gibbs, Mason Crawford, Aaron Darland

**Artists:** Jorge Gomez, Maria Leal, Hardy Fowler

**Publishers:** Wyrd Games

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Games Empire | 99.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/darkness-comes-rattling |

## Expansions

- [Darkness Comes Rattling: War of the Spirits](https://www.ludoya.com/games/darkness-comes-rattling-war-of-the-spirits)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/darkness-comes-rattling)
- [Darkness Comes Rattling in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/darkness-comes-rattling)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175209)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-22. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._