Designer's Notes
Jack Darwid Games
Introduction
With the hero's success in destroying the Black Knight's plan in Dawn, it took longer for him to organise his minions. But the time has
come at last, the Great War has begun! Backed up by a very strong Dark Magic, he commands a huge army of Greenskins including
the fierce Goblorcs, unnatural Beasts, and now the Ice Monsters and even the Undeads have joined his army. The worst part is the
Light Sword's new power -- the Black Knight now can heal his minions around him, including himself, in seconds!
Approaching from the west , in a very short time three castles have fallen to his hands, and his armies are swiftly heading to the
capital of D. Once again everything seems hopeless and the King of D has called the 18 legendary heroes to gather in the Dungeon
of D, deep in the Forest of D to the south, where legend says that centuries ago the Great Wizard of D hid the Amulet of D'eugor.
It is believed that only the legendary Amulet of D'eugor can nullify the Light Sword's power. Unfortunately, the Black Knight knew
about this too, so he placed a very strong magical barrier on the entrance to keep anyone from entering.
Luckily, the King has also summoned Daryn and Derek. They can combine their magical abilities to open the barrier for a very short
time, allowing just one person to enter the dungeon. But even with their combined power, they can only do this once every three
hours. So, one by one the 18 heroes enter the dungeon, hoping to find the Amulet of D'eugor and survive to exit the dungeon. So
far no one has returned... and you are hero number 18, the last person to enter the dungeon. Daryn looks into your eyes before
you enter the crack in the barrier. "Please, you are our last hope" You nod a little, then jump in...
The Mission
Get out of the dungeon alive as rich as you can. And if you are able to, bring the Amulet of D'eugor!!
With the hero's success in destroying the Black Knight's plan in Dawn, it took longer for him to organise his minions. But the time has
come at last, the Great War has begun! Backed up by a very strong Dark Magic, he commands a huge army of Greenskins including
the fierce Goblorcs, unnatural Beasts, and now the Ice Monsters and even the Undeads have joined his army. The worst part is the
Light Sword's new power -- the Black Knight now can heal his minions around him, including himself, in seconds!
Approaching from the west , in a very short time three castles have fallen to his hands, and his armies are swiftly heading to the
capital of D. Once again everything seems hopeless and the King of D has called the 18 legendary heroes to gather in the Dungeon
of D, deep in the Forest of D to the south, where legend says that centuries ago the Great Wizard of D hid the Amulet of D'eugor.
It is believed that only the legendary Amulet of D'eugor can nullify the Light Sword's power. Unfortunately, the Black Knight knew
about this too, so he placed a very strong magical barrier on the entrance to keep anyone from entering.
Luckily, the King has also summoned Daryn and Derek. They can combine their magical abilities to open the barrier for a very short
time, allowing just one person to enter the dungeon. But even with their combined power, they can only do this once every three
hours. So, one by one the 18 heroes enter the dungeon, hoping to find the Amulet of D'eugor and survive to exit the dungeon. So
far no one has returned... and you are hero number 18, the last person to enter the dungeon. Daryn looks into your eyes before
you enter the crack in the barrier. "Please, you are our last hope" You nod a little, then jump in...
The Mission
Get out of the dungeon alive as rich as you can. And if you are able to, bring the Amulet of D'eugor!!
At last ! I'm really happy now that I can release DoD after a long time... The next game in IoD is a game about (the much loved theme) dungeon crawling. This game is inspired by
the great-great granddaddy of all dungeon crawling games. Can you guess? :) Hint : the game is about finding the Amulet of Rodney ! Answer: HERE
Tell me about DoD !
Here's DoD in short : I take the gameplay mechanic from IoD2 then take the best parts of IoD (all of the 18 Characters are back !) and add a lot of spices (Potions, variety of
Monsters, etc), and mix everything inside the dungeon crawling theme.
And of course, I still use IoD's famous A.C.A.P concept ! (=As Compact As Possible)
What's the goal?
My goal here is to put the dungeon crawling experience to the cards: moving around, choosing the best place to rest, upgrading your character, finding more and more inventory,
and preparing to deal with the next level (and hopefully, the Pit of Darkness later), etc.
And now the disclaimer... (Mission Impossible theme song please...)
As always....
The images used in this game are taken from many sources. Yes, without permissions but,hey, this is a FREE game :). Any complains made (please, please don't), and I will
change the images.
Q: In this game why can't I drink a Potion anytime ?
A: I have tried the "drink the Potion anytime" rule, and this rule creates more confusion about timing (if you have played Magic:the Gathering, you will know what I mean).
Thanks to: (some people who helped me here and there)
Michael Toy, Glenn Wichman, Kenneth Arnold & Jon Lane: for making the grandaddy of dungeon crawling game !
My beloved wife, son & daughter
And all of you who help me somewhere in this game: (in alphabetical order) Doug Beebe, Matt Vanek, Mike Vacco, Richard Gillingham, Scott/SpeedRacer101, plus all of you: the players!
The Process:
11 Sep 07: The day all the puzzles are ready
16 Feb 08: Thanks to Matt Vanek for Dungeon of D cover.
22 Feb 08: version 1.0 (complete) released.
25 May 09: ver 1.1.2 (changed Thief and Level Card) with redesigned components by Robin G
25 Oct 09: DoD nominated as BGG's 2009 Golden Geek Awards in Print & Play Category
the great-great granddaddy of all dungeon crawling games. Can you guess? :) Hint : the game is about finding the Amulet of Rodney ! Answer: HERE
Tell me about DoD !
Here's DoD in short : I take the gameplay mechanic from IoD2 then take the best parts of IoD (all of the 18 Characters are back !) and add a lot of spices (Potions, variety of
Monsters, etc), and mix everything inside the dungeon crawling theme.
And of course, I still use IoD's famous A.C.A.P concept ! (=As Compact As Possible)
What's the goal?
My goal here is to put the dungeon crawling experience to the cards: moving around, choosing the best place to rest, upgrading your character, finding more and more inventory,
and preparing to deal with the next level (and hopefully, the Pit of Darkness later), etc.
And now the disclaimer... (Mission Impossible theme song please...)
As always....
The images used in this game are taken from many sources. Yes, without permissions but,hey, this is a FREE game :). Any complains made (please, please don't), and I will
change the images.
Q: In this game why can't I drink a Potion anytime ?
A: I have tried the "drink the Potion anytime" rule, and this rule creates more confusion about timing (if you have played Magic:the Gathering, you will know what I mean).
Thanks to: (some people who helped me here and there)
Michael Toy, Glenn Wichman, Kenneth Arnold & Jon Lane: for making the grandaddy of dungeon crawling game !
My beloved wife, son & daughter
And all of you who help me somewhere in this game: (in alphabetical order) Doug Beebe, Matt Vanek, Mike Vacco, Richard Gillingham, Scott/SpeedRacer101, plus all of you: the players!
The Process:
11 Sep 07: The day all the puzzles are ready
16 Feb 08: Thanks to Matt Vanek for Dungeon of D cover.
22 Feb 08: version 1.0 (complete) released.
25 May 09: ver 1.1.2 (changed Thief and Level Card) with redesigned components by Robin G
25 Oct 09: DoD nominated as BGG's 2009 Golden Geek Awards in Print & Play Category
DOWNLOAD
Ver 1.1, May 09:
Robin G has redesigned all DoD components !! (See card samples HERE)
Download DoD Manual and the cards: Characters, Misc, Power, Rooms, and PrintingReadme.
It is very important for me to know what people think about my games. Please send any Reviews /comments /etc and Rate DoD via BGG. Thanks !
Ver 1.1, May 09:
Robin G has redesigned all DoD components !! (See card samples HERE)
Download DoD Manual and the cards: Characters, Misc, Power, Rooms, and PrintingReadme.
It is very important for me to know what people think about my games. Please send any Reviews /comments /etc and Rate DoD via BGG. Thanks !
Download & links
Theme: Dungeon Crawling Card Game Player: 1 Req: 94 cards, 1 token Mechanic: diceless Power Card System Playtime: +/- 60 minutes First release: Feb 2008 Latest Version: 1.1.2, May 2009
