# Once Upon a Time: Dark Tales

Once Upon a Time: Dark Tales is a board game for 2–6 players. It plays in 30 minutes and is meant for ages 8 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 6 out of 10 by 1 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–6 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 30 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 8+
- **Complexity:** 1.4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2004
- **Categories:** Card Game, Expansion for Base-game, Party Game
- **Mechanics:** Storytelling
- **Ludoya rating:** 6 out of 10, from 1 reviews
- **Owned by:** 5 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 2
- **Unique players:** 1

**Designers:** James Wallis, Richard Lambert, Andrew Rilstone

**Artists:** J. Scott Reeves, Florence Magnin, Sophie Mounier

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/once-upon-a-time-dark-tales)
- [Once Upon a Time: Dark Tales in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/once-upon-a-time-dark-tales)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12039)

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