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Dungeon Crawler

Game ID: GID0106074
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2010
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Dungeon Crawler is an adventure card game that is playable alone or with friends. You get to choose Adventurers, equip them, design your own Quests to conquer, seek out the evils that terrorize the lands, and save the Damsel. This intelligently designed game pulls together extraordinary art and fantasy flavor that can keep you spellbound in epic adventure.

The creators of Dungeon Crawler pit your Adventurers against a series of perilous encounters deep within the domain of vile adversaries and insidious plot combinations, which they must strategically overcome. This collectible starter includes 2 decks that support single player gaming. You can also use the starter in competitive and co-operative formats (provided that you or your friends have enough cards to support the format you have chosen to play). One is a 65 card grey-tone deck, known as the Dungeon deck. The other deck bears a similar logo with a blue backing. This deck is known as the Crawler deck which serves as a “bag of tricks” for your Adventurers.

--description from the publisher--

Description

Dungeon Crawler is an adventure card game that is playable alone or with friends. You get to choose Adventurers, equip them, design your own Quests to conquer, seek out the evils that terrorize the lands, and save the Damsel. This intelligently designed game pulls together extraordinary art and fantasy flavor that can keep you spellbound in epic adventure.

The creators of Dungeon Crawler pit your Adventurers against a series of perilous encounters deep within the domain of vile adversaries and insidious plot combinations, which they must strategically overcome. This collectible starter includes 2 decks that support single player gaming. You can also use the starter in competitive and co-operative formats (provided that you or your friends have enough cards to support the format you have chosen to play). One is a 65 card grey-tone deck, known as the Dungeon deck. The other deck bears a similar logo with a blue backing. This deck is known as the Crawler deck which serves as a “bag of tricks” for your Adventurers.

--description from the publisher--

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Video ARi4Fmu7GFs Bower's Game Corner Discussion at 0:16 sentiment: neutral
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neutral
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Dungeon Crawler — The game is explicitly called 'Dungeon Crawler' and is featured prominently at the Renegade Game Studio booth.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
  • We're here at Gen Con 2026 thanks in part to on e-role.com who helped send us here.
  • They do some of the best Kickstarter services on the planet.
  • Be sure to check them out in the link down below.
  • Got Dungeon Crawler on the on the front. Let's check it out.
  • wall to wall Dungeon Crawler stuff.
  • Hustling and bustling in here. Very cool.
  • These are ticketed events though. So, if you want to be a part of the stuff in the Renegade Games booth, they don't allow the open at least this year. Got to get them tickets.
  • But you can however play the pinball in this room, which I feel like I should lead with in the in the thing.
  • So, there you go. Don't have to go all the way to Pinball Alley. You can come down to the Renegade Games room right here at room 139 outside of the exhibitor hall.
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Video IQ2DmyQnZQI The Dice Tower Review at 0:39 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
  • The claw machine gimmick is central and unique.
  • Addictive and fun gameplay loop.
  • Satisfying item interactions, especially the magnet.
  • Goofy and silly theme adds to the enjoyment.
  • Offers a semblance of control but with random outcomes reminiscent of gambling.
Cons
  • Can be frustrating with bad draws or when mechanics don't work as expected.
  • Some mechanics can feel random and uncontrollable.
Thematic elements
  • using a claw machine to grab items to fight baddies
  • dungeon
Comparison games
  • Slay the Spire
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Claw Machine — The core mechanic involves using a claw to grab items from a machine, which are then used in combat.
  • Combat — Players use grabbed items to deal damage to enemies.
  • Deck Building — Implied through collecting items and potentially upgrading them, suggesting a form of deck customization.
  • Item collection — Players collect various items with different effects.
  • perks — Passive effects that can be changed, influencing gameplay.
  • Roguelike — The host identifies it as a 'rogue-like game'.
  • Status Effects — The game features status effects like poison and frost.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • Every game is made better with a claw machine.
  • This is stupid but kind of addictive.
  • It really has that feel of the one-armed bandit. Pull on it and see what what you get and what happens. It seems to take uh mad joy in that. It's very very fun.
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Video 9i_aE22BWuo 3 Minute Board Games Analysis at 3:13 sentiment: negative
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negative
Pros
none
Cons
  • truly awful
Thematic elements
  • dungeon crawling
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none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Dungeon Crawler — A truly awful dungeon crawler inspired by the wildly successful book.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • when do i finally get to make a decision
  • century spice road is an excellent light set collection game
  • this version just has golems and is way cooler
  • twilight imperium works hard to cram four hours of fun into its 12-hour playtime
  • this fun and fast-paced dice drafting game crams a ton of decisions into its six rounds
  • a slightly uninspiring math puzzle that really didn't need to be set in the south pacific
  • a one note party game that gets very old very quickly
  • wild space is a wildly swingy set collection game whose novel presentation covers up its average gameplay
  • a modern take on the traditional trick taking game that doesn't really bring that much new to the table
  • a truly unique and sprawling euro game about one of the most fascinating periods of history the meiji restoration
  • a truly awful dungeon crawler inspired by the wildly successful book
  • still a very pleasant worker placement game about wine
  • a very unusual game about gambling on blood sports where the players are the crowd not the fighters
  • what are the original 4x games that spawned a massive franchise
  • also manages to cram four hours of fun into its 12 hour playtime
  • a dinky little dexterity game about balancing ninjas on precarious tiles
  • another perfectly good example of a deck building game where you actually get to do something with the cards
  • a dinky little dice manipulation co-op game and a rare example of a game where the app is not only better it's a thousand times harder as well
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Video JUG_SKELPLo Watch It Played Review at 3:29 sentiment: mixed
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Overall sentiment (raw)
mixed
Pros
  • Defeating the Goth results in winning the mission.
  • Removing a curse is beneficial.
Cons
  • The Goth attacks the hero adjacent to it and then moves to a square not adjacent to a hero.
  • Missed attacks still deal damage.
  • The 'Kobolds Under the Mountain' card forces discarding monster cards that are not reptiles.
Thematic elements
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
  • Curse — Tarak is cursed and will take one damage at the beginning of his turn. Defeating a monster removes the curse.
  • poison — A hero is poisoned and takes damage at the beginning of their turn unless a dice roll succeeds.
  • Positioning Strike — Allows the rogue to move in front of the fighter and then attack.
  • Taunting Advance — Allows the player to move their speed, choose a monster within two tiles, place it adjacent to the hero, and attack it.
  • trap — A trap card called 'Whirling Blades' can be triggered, which moves a marker and attacks heroes on that tile. It can be disarmed by spending experience points.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
  • this episode of watch it played is brought to you by game on looking for great board games
  • hi welcome to watch it played my name is Rodney Smith
  • my intention is all daily attack powers require an attack action
  • poor little guys get the sniffles a bit of a cold he's hanging in there with us
  • now the villain is going to attack now because there's a hero adjacent to the goth we have to use a slightly different tactic
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