When Darkness Comes (2002)

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Designer	Todd Breitenstein Kerry Breitenstein
Artist	Dave Aikins
Publisher	Twilight Creations, Inc.
Year Published	2002
# of Players	1 − 6
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 players (6 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	90 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	12 and up (4 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet (4 voters) [poll]
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Category	Dice Horror Zombies
Mechanic	Co-operative Play Modular Board Role Playing Roll / Spin and Move Tile Placement Show More »
Expansion	When Darkness Comes: Hell Unleashed When Darkness Comes: The Darkness Before the Dawn When Darkness Comes: The Horror Within When Darkness Comes: The Most Dangerous Game When Darkness Comes: The Nameless Mist When Darkness Comes: This Is Not Happening Show More »
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Primary Name	When Darkness Comes
Alternate Names	When Darkness Comes: The Awakening
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When Darkness Comes is a tile-based board game that combines roleplaying with boardgaming.

The first core set, called The Awakening, deals with the undead (zombies, mummies, vampires, etc). The objective of the game will depend on the scenario. Some may include finding and defeating a big bad guy, finding a certain object, defusing a bomb, etc. The characters (pre-generated or created) have 7 attributes with specialized skills. That will determine the amount of dice rolled for a skill check. The mechanic for skill checks is a poker variation instead of using straight high roll. Players try to get 6 high, one pair, 3 straight, 3 of a kind, 4 straight, etc.

Expansions

When Darkness Comes: The Horror Within (2002)
When Darkness Comes: Hell Unleashed (2002)
When Darkness Comes: The Darkness Before the Dawn (2003)
When Darkness Comes: The Most Dangerous Game (2003)
When Darkness Comes: This Is Not Happening (2004)
When Darkness Comes: The Nameless Mist (2005)

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When Darkness Comes: The Awakening

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First edition, second printing

Publisher: Twilight Creations, Inc.

Artist: Dave Aikins

Year: 2004

Product Code: 823973010018

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Publisher: Twilight Creations, Inc.

Artist: Dave Aikins

Year: 2002

Size: 9.50 x 6.50 x 1.50 inches

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0	General when darkness comes trade/sale	2011-12-12	orcyteo	1
2	General Please Fix this Game!!!?? or How can WE fix it?	2011-11-09	Crimso	2
2	General WDC and Lovecraft Mythos	2011-08-30	Alejo68	6
4	Rules A Few Rules Questions....like everyone else.	2011-08-14	mike_fant...	2
2	Rules Constantly healing the entire party, can this be right?	2011-07-30	TFeldt	2
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0	Rules solo play too difficult? Maybe not	2010-09-22	imachong	1
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3	When Darkness Comes: The Nameless Mist General More please	2010-11-22	fractaloon	4
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1	When Darkness Comes: This Is Not Happening General I gotst it!	2009-07-02	Azriel	2
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Combined Rules v1.1

Combined rules re-edited for additional clarity. Minor corrections made, new font, bold & italics used where needed for subject headers & examples of play, table of contents added & numerous other "minor" tweaks made to provide a (hopefully) clearer, more accessible & user friendly document.

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Compendio de reglas del WDC básico y expansiones en Español

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Board Game Rank:	5543
Thematic Rank:	423
Num Ratings:	458
Average Rating:	5.65
Standard Deviation:	1.78
Num Views:	80670
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Avg. Game Weight:	2.4
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Personal Comments:	211
Users Owning:	959
Users Wanting:	38
Users Trading:	113 [find trade matches]
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When Darkness Comes: Hell Unleashed

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Num Ratings	71
Average Rating	6.11
Average Weight	2.50

Num Owned	298
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Year Published	2002

When Darkness Comes: The Darkness Before the Dawn

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Year Published	2003

When Darkness Comes: The Horror Within

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When Darkness Comes: The Most Dangerous Game

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Year Published	2003

When Darkness Comes: The Nameless Mist

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Year Published	2005

When Darkness Comes: This Is Not Happening

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Average Rating	6.08
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Combined When Darkness Comes... The Awakening FAQ	http://www.twilightcreationsinc.com/en/wdc/faq/com...	2012-05-09
When Darkness Comes...The Horror Within FAQ	http://www.twilightcreationsinc.com/en/wdc/faq/the...	2012-05-09
When Darkness Comes... The Awakening FAQ	http://www.twilightcreationsinc.com/en/wdc/faq/the...	2012-05-09
Character sheet	http://www.twilightcreationsinc.com/fileadmin/down...	2012-05-09
Reglas en Español	http://www.twilightcreationsinc.com/fileadmin/down...	2012-05-09
Combined rules in Italian	http://www.twilightcreationsinc.com/fileadmin/down...	2012-05-09
Rules in French	http://www.twilightcreationsinc.com/fileadmin/down...	2012-05-09
Reference Sheet	http://www.twilightcreationsinc.com/fileadmin/down...	2012-05-09
Expansion Changes	http://www.twilightcreationsinc.com/fileadmin/down...	2012-05-09
Original Rules	http://www.twilightcreationsinc.com/fileadmin/down...	2012-05-09