# Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) – Heirs of Blood

Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) – Heirs of Blood is a board game for 2–5 players. It is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 5. It is rated 8 out of 10 by 2 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 5)
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 3.1 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2015
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Expansion for Base-game, Fighting, Miniatures, Dice, Exploration, Adventure, Book
- **Mechanics:** Hand Management, Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, Team-Based Game, Modular Board, Grid Movement
- **Ludoya rating:** 8 out of 10, from 2 reviews
- **Owned by:** 11 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 2
- **Unique players:** 1

**Designers:** Kara Centell-Dunk, Nathan I. Hajek, Corey Konieczka, Jonathan E Bove, Adam Sadler, Daniel Clark (I), Paul Winchester

**Artists:** Sylvain Decaux, Andrew Bosley, Pierre Raveneau, Andrew Christensen, Christopher Hosch, Nicholas Gregory, Mariusz Grandzel, Sandara Tang, Florian Stitz, Yoann Boissonnet, Brian Schomburg, John M. Taillon

**Publishers:** Fantasy Flight Games

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/descent-journeys-in-the-dark-second-edition-heirs-of-blood)
- [Descent: Journeys in the Dark (Second Edition) – Heirs of Blood in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/descent-journeys-in-the-dark-second-edition-heirs-of-blood)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/169468)

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