# La Petite Mort

La Petite Mort is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 20 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4.

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 20 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 1.5 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2018
- **Categories:** Humor, Murder / Mystery
- **Mechanics:** Storytelling, Pattern Recognition, Open Drafting, Simultaneous Action Selection, Pattern Building
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 2
- **Unique players:** 3

**Designers:** François Bachelart

**Artists:** Davy Mourier

**Publishers:** Lumberjacks Studio

## Expansions

- [Welcome to La Petite Mort](https://www.ludoya.com/games/welcome-to-la-petite-mort)
- [La Petite Mort: Les Grands Méchants](https://www.ludoya.com/games/la-petite-mort-les-grands-mechants)
- [La Petite Mort: Course à la Science](https://www.ludoya.com/games/la-petite-mort-course-a-la-science)
- [La Petite Mort: Goodie Nerdz](https://www.ludoya.com/games/la-petite-mort-goodie-nerdz)
- [La Petite Mort: Goodie Bûcheron](https://www.ludoya.com/games/la-petite-mort-goodie-bucheron)
- [La Petite Mort: Goodie Autograph](https://www.ludoya.com/games/la-petite-mort-goodie-autograph)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/la-petite-mort)
- [La Petite Mort in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/la-petite-mort)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262899)

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