# Tyrants of the Underdark

Tyrants of the Underdark is a board game for 2–4 players. It plays in 60 minutes and is meant for ages 14 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.8 out of 10 by 78 Ludoya reviewers.

- **Players:** 2–4 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 14+
- **Complexity:** 2.6 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2016
- **Categories:** Fantasy, Fighting
- **Mechanics:** Delayed Purchase, Open Drafting, Take That, Area Majority / Influence, Deck, Bag, and Pool Building, Variable Set-up, Connections, Zone of Control
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.8 out of 10, from 78 reviews
- **Owned by:** 59 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 350
- **Unique players:** 404

**Designers:** Rodney Thompson, Peter Lee, Andrew Veen

**Artists:** Craig J. Spearing, Jim Nelson, Jason Engle, Todd Harris, Eva Widermann, Julie Dillon, James Zhang, Ben Wootten, Sławomir Maniak, Marcel Mercado, Damien Mammoliti, Brian Hagan, Tyler Jacobson, Guido Kuip, Rob Alexander, Matias Tapia, Stephen Tappin, Steve Ellis (I), John-Paul Balmet, Ralph Horsley, Vance Kovacs, Carlos Nunez de Castro Torres, Héctor Ortiz, Sam Burley, Jacob Masbruch, Bryan Syme, Adam Paquette, Richard Whitters, Tyler Walpole, Raymond Swanland, Katie Dillon, Claudio Pozas, Ryan Pancoast, Kieran Yanner, Ilich Henriquez, Francis Tsai, Olga Drebas, Milivoj Ceran, Emily Fiegenschuh, Klaus Pillon (I), Daren Bader, Wayne England, Marco Nelor, Aaron J. Riley, Howard Lyon, McLean Kendree, Tomasz Jedruszek, Alex Aparin, Lars Grant-West, William O'Connor, Jason Juta, Conceptopolis, Arnie Swekel, Marc Sasso, Rick Hershey, Eric Belisle, Jesper Ejsing

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Philibert | 58.95 € | https://philibertnet.com/fr/gale-force-nine/104303-tyrants-of-the-underdark-updated-edition-9781638840008.html |

## Expansions

- [Tyrants of the Underdark: Expansion Decks – Aberrations & Undead](https://www.ludoya.com/games/tyrants-of-the-underdark-expansion-decks-aberrations-and-undead)

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## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/tyrants-of-the-underdark)
- [Tyrants of the Underdark in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/tyrants-of-the-underdark)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/189932)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._