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[Dungeon Lords] Game 2 - Tayrun the Mighty Rules the Underworld!
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You pick your side and you stick - you don't cut and run when things get ugly.Registered User regular
You pick your side and you stick - you don't cut and run when things get ugly.Registered User regular
They meet in a tavern. They quaff a few ales. Before the night is over, the strong warrior, the wily wizard, the commited priest and the sneaky thief form an inseparable party of adventurers, ready to rid the world of evil. And wouldn’t you know it? There just happens to be some evil within easy walking distance. A dark lord has filled a nearby hill with tunnels, traps, treasure, and trolls.
And so the next morning (or the next afternoon if too many ales were quaffed) the heroes set out to fight for Right, conquer the dungeon, and punish the wicked lord (by taking all his treasure, of course). It’s a classic scenario, and any veteran dungeon crawler will tell you that’s the way things ought to be.
But what about that dark lord? Does anyone ever think about his feelings? Those adventurers, who have never done an honest day’s work in their lives, can not begin to imagine how much effort goes into building a respectable dungeon. They have no idea how hard it is to tunnel through granite, how expensive good traps are these days, how diffi cult it is to find qualified imps, or how much food it takes to feed a troll. And the bureaucracy! Dungeons must meet rigid safety specifications, gold mining is subject to strict regulations, and taxes are due whenever the Ministry of Dungeons feels like it. And as soon as the dungeon is built, some band of do-gooders comes along and hacks everything up. Life is not easy for a dungeon lord.
This will be a Play-by-Post (although mostly done through PMed orders) game of Dungeon Lords for 4 players using the advanced rules and special events, but not the tricky items expansion. You take the role of a young aspiring dungeon lord (just 15 to 20 decades old) who is trying to get a dungeon lord license. The Ministry of Dungeons gives you a trial period during which you attempt to build a high-quality dungeon and protect it from adventurers. At the end of two years, your dungeon is visited by Ministry officials who give you points for your engineering and tactical achievements.
Essential reading:
The Rules (from which I stole most of this post)
The FAQ
Nonessential (but suggested) reading:
Game 1 Thread
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Game Structure:
Draw 3 new Monsters and 2 Rooms. Discard any remaining from previous round.
Except round 4, do the following.
Draw 4 Adventurer tiles. Order from left to right, least to most powerful. Ties: retain drawn order. Replace last drawn if all of equal power.
Turn up next round’s Event tile (and possibly Special Event card).
2. ORDERS PHASE
CHOOSE 3 ORDERS.
REVEAL ORDER & in turn PLACE MINION 3x.
Pay 1 Gold if “Hire Monsters” is first Order.
Place Minion on Order card if no space left or the order is not carried out.
PLAY ACTIONS - Left to right, top to bottom.
Food, Improve Reputation, Hire Imps, Buy Traps – Cannot pay partial cost.
Spy looks at one Combat card. In 2nd year get extra Trap card and discard any one of your Trap cards.
Dig tunnels, Mine Gold – May use fewer Imps than specified. Must use Foreimps where specified. Trolls do not help dig or mine.
New Tunnel must be adjacent to a previous Tunnel or Room. Cannot fill 2x2 blocks. One digger per tunnel.
Each Imp can mine 1 Gold per unconquered Tunnel. One miner per Tunnel.
Hire Monsters – Reverse order. Pay cost when hired.
Build Rooms – Reverse order. Replace unconquered Tunnels. Two Rooms cannot be adjacent. 1st year Rooms must be built in specified areas.
3. PRODUCTION AND ORDERS RETRIEVAL PHASE
Use unused Imps and/or Troll tokens in Production rooms. In 1st year, use each once per round. In 2nd year, use each twice per round.
Take back inaccessible Orders. Of the played Orders, take back the first played or one Order with a Minion. Move other two Orders up to Inaccessible Order spaces.
4. EVENT PHASE
Pay Day – Pay for each Monster or let go for 1 evil.
Taxes – Pay 1 Gold per 2 dungeon tiles. Gain 1 Red mark (-3) for each unpaid Gold.
Special Event – Follow text on Special Event card.
5. ADVENTURERS PHASE
Least powerful Adventurer goes to lowest on Evilmeter. Ties: closest to starting player is nicest.
New Adventurers line up behind previous Adventurers. New Warriors to front. 6. END OF THE ROUND
Return all Imps to Den.
Except in fall, pass the Starting Player token left.
PALADIN
Each year has one Paladin.
Moves to first player above Paladin’s level on Evilmeter.
Moves immediately to another player if this player is at or above Paladin’s level and above current Paladin owner’s level. Ties: starting player is nicest.
Paladin retains damage when moved during combat.
COMBAT
Flip Progress board and deal Combat cards face-down in order.
Play four rounds. Eliminated Adventurers go to your prison. Combat over if all Adventurers eliminated.
1. PLANNING PHASE – Simultaneous.
Mark unconquered tile closest to entrance with Minion (ties: player’s choice).
In Tunnel play up to 1 Trap and 1 Monster.
In Room play up to 1 Trap (pay 1 Gold) and 2 Monsters.
Play any number of Ghosts.
If no unconquered tiles, discard one imprisoned Adventurer instead of planning.
2. REVEAL COMBAT CARD
3. BATTLE PHASE – In player order. Paladin still moves during battle phase.
A. TRAPS STEP – Reveal and deal with effects. Thieves reduce damage by one per point of anti-trap. Adventurers in front first. Discard Trap card face-down.
B. FAST SPELL – If on Combat card and party has enough magic points.
C. MONSTERS – After attacking, Monster is knocked out (face-down) for rest of year.
D. SLOW SPELL – If on Combat card and party has enough magic points.
E. HEALING – If at least one Monster or Ghost attacked, then heal damage by one per point of healing. Adventurers in front first.
F. CONQUERING
Party takes fatigue damage shown on Combat card, starting in front.
If at least one Adventurer remains, then party conquers the tile. Flip tile. Move down one on Evilmeter.
SECOND YEAR
Flip Progress board. Add 2nd year Combat cards. Discard 1st year Paladin. Place shuffled Events. Flip 1st year knocked out Monsters.
New starting player.
4P: one to right.
3P: one to left.
2P: not at all.
SCORING
Points for aspects of dungeons and Titles.
Most Points wins – declared Underlord.
All positive scores earn Dungeon Lord License.
Monsters (and Ghosts):
2x of each:
(Name - Cost - Attack - Other Ability)
Ghost - 1 Evil - Attack anyone but 1st adventurer for 2 - Not a monster
Goblin - 1 Food - Attack 1st adventurer for 2; if lethal, attack next in line for 1
Slime - 1 Food - Choose one: Attack all for 1, or prevent conquering/fatigue
Troll - 2 Food - Attack 1st adventurer for 3, or 4 if fed a food token - Troll token can work in production rooms
Witch - 1 Food and 1 Evil - Choose one: Attack 1st adventurer for 4, or any two for 1 each
Vampire - 2 Evil - Choose one: Attack anyone (except priests) for 3, or for 2 and return for next round
Second Year
1x of each 1st year monster and 2x of each:
Demon - 1 Evil and 1 Monster (not Ghost) - Attack anyone for 7 and prevent conquering/fatigue
Dragon - 2 Food and 2 Evil - Attack everyone for 2 and prevent healing
Golem - 1 Gold and 1 Trap - Attack 1st adventurer for 4 and return for next round
Rooms:
(Name - Placement - Activation Cost - Benefit)
Chicken Coop - Upper Half - 3 Imps - Gain 1 Food
Magic Room - Center - 2 Imps and 1 Food - Gain 1 Imp
Mint - Lower Half - 3 Imps - Gain 1 Gold
Mushroom Bed - Lower Half - 3 Imps - Gain 1 Food
Printing Press - Center - 3 Imps - Lose 1 Evil
Souvenir Shop - Upper Half - 3 Imps - Gain 1 Gold
Tool Shed - Outer Edge - 2 Imps - Dig 1 Tunnel
Workshop - Outer Edge - 4 Imps - Draw 1 Trap
Second Year
(Name - Benefit)
Anti-Magic Room - No Spells can be cast here
Cafeteria - +1 point for each Goblin, Slime, Troll, and Witch
Chapel - +2 points for each Ghost and Vampire
Dark Room - +1 damage for each attack from Vampire or Witch here
Hall of Fame - +2 points for each exclusive title
Labyrinth - Can play 2 traps here for free, but only 1 monster
Pandemonium - +2 points for each Demon, Dragon, and Golem
Training Room - +1 damage for each attack from Goblin or Troll here
Traps:
(Name - Effect)
Anti-magic Dart - 1 damage to anyone; if wizard, no spells; if priest, no healing
Cursed Ring - Pay 1 Gold to deal 1 damage to everyone and skip conquering/fatigue
Fire Wall - 1 damage to all, 1 additional to last in line
Kamikaze Imp - Pay 1 Imp to deal 3 damage to 1st adventurer and 1 to others
Pendulum - Deal 3 damage (4 in 2nd year) to 2nd in line
Poisoned Dart - Deal 1 damage to anyone; after conquering/fatigue, deal 2 more unpreventable to same target
Poisoned Meal - Pay 1 Food (2 in 2nd year) to deal damage to 1st adventurer equal to remaining HP
Rolling Stone - Deal 3 damage (4 in 2nd year) to 1st adventurer
Trap Door - Deal 2 damage to 1st adventurer and skip conquering/fatigue
Special Events:
Danse Macabre - Each player gains 1 Evil for each monster (or ghost) he or she has
Desertion - Each player loses all imps that did no work this round
Earthquake - Each player must discard two unconquered tunnels or rooms. Dungeons must remain connected.
Embezzlement - Each player loses half of his or her gold (rounded down).
Extra Tax - Each player must, for each unconquered room, pay 1 gold or lose that room. (Lost rooms are replaced with tunnels)
Rats - Each player loses half of his or her food (rounded down).
Title Envy - Assign titles, as in final scoring (but don't score any points). Each player gains 1 Evil for each exclusive title he or she has.
VIP Visit - Each player must pay 2 food or lose 3 VP for each food not paid.
Witch Hunt - Each player must discard one monster (not a ghost) or gain 3 Evil. Players who discard a Witch lose 1 Evil.
Combat Cards:
First Year
Detect Evil - Slow - Gain 2 Evil - 2 Fatigue
Detect Treasure - Slow - Lose 1 Gold/Food/Trap in that order - 1 Fatigue
Fireball - Fast - No Effect - 1 Fatigue
Fist of Justice - Slow - Lose 1 Imp - 1 Fatigue
Graffiti - Slow - Do not execute first order next year - 2 Fatigue
Invisibility - Fast - Move wizards to back, can't be harmed - 0 Fatigue
Magic Shield - Fast - Absorb first point of damage dealt to adventurer next dealt this round - 1 Fatigue
Suggestion - Fast - Pay Cost for each monster or withdraw it - 2 Fatigue
Word of Peace - Fast - Withdraw all monsters or pay 2 evil - 2 Fatigue
Second Year
Aura of Fear - Fast - Withdraw a monster - 2 Fatigue
Blind Rage - Fast - “Attack Anyone”/“Attack Everyone” => “Attack Front” this turn - 3 Fatigue
Create Food - Fast - Give first adventurer bonus hitpoint (food token) - 2 Fatigue
Dimensional Gate - Slow - Lose 1 monster used this combat from the game - 3 Fatigue
Illusion - Fast - Imp becomes 1hp first adventurer till killed - 3 Fatigue
Magic Key - Slow - Discard a single captured adventurer - 2 Fatigue
Metamorphosis - Fast - Sheep a monster. Sheep has only “Attack front for 1” - 3 Fatigue
Regeneration - Slow - Heal every wounded adventurer 1hp - 1 Fatigue
Song of Courage - Slow - 2x conquering step - 2 Fatigue
Endgame scoring:
Conquered Rooms/Tunnels (-2 each)
Unpaid taxes (-3 each)
Unconquered rooms (+2 each)
Monsters (+1 each, ghosts do not count)
Imprisoned Adventurers (+2 each)
Imprisoned Paladins (+5 each)
Cafeteria (+1 per troll, goblin, slime, witch)
Chapel (+2 per vampire, ghost)
Pandemonium (+2 per golem, dragon, demon)
TITLES (+3 exclusive, +2 shared)
Lord of Dark Deeds (highest on evilometer)
Lord of Halls (all rooms count)
Tunnellord (all tunnels count)
Monsterlord (ghosts do not count)
Lord of Imps (troll tokens do not count)
Lord of Riches (gold, food, unplayed traps)
Battlelord (fewest conquered tiles)
SPECIAL SCORING ROOM
Hall of Fame (+2 per exclusive title, +1 in 2/3 players)
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E - Have played the game quite a bit in real life so am totally up to speed on the game rules.
I'd buy the game myself but my board game group seems to have died off.
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Completely understand. Whenever you're ready to start it up is fine with me.
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Dude, you don't need to apologise, you are doing everyone a favour by running a game, so it is totally up to you when you kick things off, who with etc. People are just appreciative that you are hosting! Well I am... I assume the same is true for others.
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Rolling for seating (a,ca,ce,t): 44, 20, 29, 7
So the resolution order for Winter of Year 1 will be The Red Panda (admanb) - The Yellow Dog (Cerberus) - Green Grinch - Tayrun the Mighty (Tayrun)
Choices for inaccessible orders have been sent.
Oh, and does anyone have a suggestion for a good hosting color other than dark orange that isn't too similar to a player color? It seems like it's too close to goldenrod, which I prefer for yellow because actual yellow on the white background blinds me like the light of a thousand suns.
Edit: I think I've decided on brown.
Edit #2: Switched to chocolate.
(+ = tunnel)
Edit: I should probably put that in the OP at some point, heh.
edit: beaten
(Sure you have covered this somewhere and its just me...)
Edit: Didn't mean to actually post this, heh. Just color testing, nothing to see here.
Progress Board:
Main Board:
The first event is a special one... Title Envy! When we get there (at the end of Spring), we'll assign titles, just like we would at the end of the second year; but oh no, the prize isn't Victory Points... it's just Evil (for exclusive titles)! Please be aware that Pay Day and Tax Day will both come up later in the year (ouch).
Inaccessible orders:
The Red Panda: Buy Traps, Hire Monster
The Yellow Dog: Recruit Imps, Get Food
Green Grinch: Build Room, Hire Monster
Tayrun the Mighty: Dig Tunnels, Recruit Imps
Please PM me your orders for the round in the sequence you desire and post here when finished.
Example:
1. Improve Reputation
2. Buy Traps
3. Build Room
Play order is as shown above.
Good luck and have fun, you evil bastards!