2020 · Fantasy

Dark Rituals: Malleus Maleficarum

Players take roles in an asymmetrical one‑versus‑many skirmish set in a Dark Ages world where a magical plane bleeds into Earth. A single player fields Witches and their disciples, casting rituals and summoning horrors, while a team of Heroes uses recovered magical items, abilities and stamina to defend villagers and complete scenario objectives. Play uses miniatures on modular boards, scenario‑based objectives that can link into a campaign, and a stamina action economy that lets characters take one or two actions per turn to keep gameplay dynamic with minimal downtime.

groupPlayers

2–5 best 3

schedulePlaying time

60–90 min

cakeAge

14+

psychologyComplexity

2.9 / 5