Queen by Midnight: Quarter Past

You didn’t think it would be that easy, did you? Just when you’ve thought you won the crown, 4 new Princesses of Twelvefold enter the battle!

Queen by Midnight: Quarter Past is a follow-up to Darrington Press’ August 2023 release, Queen by Midnight, that can be played as a standalone expansion or as an addition to the core game. Choose a Princess to fight with in this immersive, battle-royale deck-building board game of strategy, treachery, guile, and brawn. 

For the first time, face off with as few as two players! This new standalone expansion is built to be a great introduction to Queen by Midnight and includes a ton of new options for play with the original game: 4 full new Princesses with their own strategies and a wealth of new Bazaar Cards to shake up strategies with the original. 

*NOTE: Queen by Midnight: Quarter Past includes cards and rules to play with the core game, as well as errata cards from the first printing.

Download the Rulebook

Key Details:

• 2-4 players
• 60-90 minutes
• Ages 12+

Overview: The Midnight Queen is dead….Four new challengers enter the fray for the grand contest known as the Rule by Midnight: a 24-hour trial of combat and guile in which the Princesses of Twelvefold are summoned to Court to battle one another. At the stroke of midnight, the most powerful Princess left standing will be crowned the new ruler of Twelvefold.

Gameplay: 

• Choose from 4 dynamic Princesses, each with a unique strategy and style.
• Play cards to generate Clout, which can be spent at the markets to grow your power and influence.
• As the game develops, gain access to more powerful cards from the Bazaar deck and your Princess’s War Chest.
• Hedge your bets by pledging your loyalty to other players for the possibility of a shared victory!
• Eliminate other princesses through brute force or by having the most Clout and Health when the clock strikes midnight. 

Details: 

• 2-4 players
• 60-90 minutes
• Ages 12+
• Contents: 
  • 20 page rulebook
  • 2 Six-Sided Dice
  • 1 Grow/Shrink Token
  • 1 First Player Token
  • 24 Loyalty Tokens
  • 30 Level Tokens
  • 6 Clout Markers
  • 6 Health Markers
  • Clock Board
  • 4 Princess Repertoire Boards
  • 80 Bazaar Cards
  • 60 Princess Vault Cards
  • 8 War Chest Cards
  • 4 Ultimate Art Cards
  • 4 Inner Circle/Ultimate Cards
  • 10 Princess Trap Cards
  • 40 Starter Cards
  • 24 Declaration Cards
  • 4 Clout & Health Trackers
  • 9 errata cards reprinted from the base game (see print and play errata file)
• Creative Team
  • Game Design: Kyle Shire
  • Additional Design: Aaron Shaw & Alex Uboldi
  • Editor:  Darcy Ross, Zoe Rosenfeld, Kaitlyn Money, Eric Engstrom (Grey Dolphin Games) & Hank Finnin
  • Artist: Ameera Sheikh and Mike Pape
  • Cover Artist: Veronica O’Neill
  • Cultural Consulting: Christine Sandquist, James Mendez, and R-S Consulting Creativity, LLC
  • Layout: Matt Paquette and Co.