# The Quiet Year

The Quiet Year is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 180 minutes. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 5.8 out of 10 by 3 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 180 minutes
- **Complexity:** 1.4 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2013
- **Categories:** Print & Play, Card Game
- **Mechanics:** Storytelling, Role Playing, Open Drafting, Drawing
- **Ludoya rating:** 5.8 out of 10, from 3 reviews
- **Owned by:** 14 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 6
- **Unique players:** 16

**Designers:** Avery Alder

**Artists:** Yi Yang, Ariel Norris

**Publishers:** The Hills Press, Buried Without Ceremony

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/the-quiet-year)
- [The Quiet Year in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/the-quiet-year)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/161880)

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