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2020
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Description
A visit to the dungeon can be quite the tormenting affair on the hero side of life, so why not switch sides and become a certified dungeon architect instead? In Doodle Dungeon, each player works on their own dungeon blueprint. Drafted cards determine which elements — monsters, traps, and treasures — they have to add immediately. After fourteen cards have been drafted, the blueprint is passed to the next player, who then draws the route an anthropomorphic test hero will take because these days, even in the dungeon business, nothing works without quality inspection. The players receive their own blueprints back and try to keep the dummy hero from killing their monsters, stealing their treasures, and — obviously — making it out alive. They can use the drafted cards to fight off the hero or to support the heroes in their opponent's dungeons. In the end, only the creator of the most devious dungeon will triumph.
Doodle Dungeon combines the rewarding elements of creating, then defending one's own dungeon, and mixes it with engaging draft-and-draw gameplay.
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The Dice Tower Analysis at 4:53 sentiment: neutral
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neutral
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Thematic elements
- silly
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Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Roll and Write — Doodle Dungeon had artwork from John Kovalic.
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Quotes (from this video)
- Hey everybody, I'm Tom Vassal.
- This is look back, a series where I go through uh games that I reviewed last year during this time frame and 5 years ago, 10 years ago, and 20 years ago.
- And I tell you what I think about the games now, if I think about them at all.
- Twinkle Twinkle from All Play Games.
- Men Nefer. This is from Firman Million who did Petoku and the very modern Covenant.
- Infiltrators. This is a deduction style game, and you are working together trying to figure out these infiltrators at the playing the cards at the right time.
- And those are the games that I reviewed 1, 5, 10, and 20 years ago.
- Thanks so much for watching.
- Hey. Thanks for watching another video here on the Dice Tower.
- If you really like what we're doing here at the Dice Tower, then there are different ways to support the Dice Tower.
- Until next time though, I'm Tom Vasel, and I hope you enjoyed this video.
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Meeple University Review
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Quotes (from this video)
- it's so cute like the name of it
- well-tuned roll and write
- the hero resolution phase was very long
- the stencil is better
- it's good for family
- fun as filler party not party games but lighter games
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Meeple University Review at 0:34 sentiment: mixed
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mixed
Pros
- Cute visual design and friendly monster aesthetics with stencil-drawing components
- Engaging dungeon-building phase with interesting top/bottom drafting decisions
- Good potential for multiple players; includes four stencils and drawing tools
- Drafting can create interesting later-turn considerations and planning
- Ability to affect other players' heroes with support or hindering cards
Cons
- Hero resolution phase can be lengthy, slowing the game
- Second half can feel slower and more burdensome due to many cards played on other players
- High hand size can exacerbate complexity and length of play
- Overall pacing may be challenging for casual players
Thematic elements
- Dungeon defense against an approaching hero; treasures, traps, and monsters.
- A dungeon-building scenario where monsters defend the dungeon from a hero.
Comparison games
- Galaxy Trucker
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Card Drafting — Draft cards equal to the number of players plus one per round; ignore the top half and fill in the bottom half in your dungeon.
- drafting top/bottom options — Choose between top (immediate benefit) and bottom (future benefit) options when drafting.
- Drawing — After drafting, you hand your map to another player who draws a path through your dungeon for the hero.
- Dungeon Crawl — Cards can be played on other players' dungeons to affect their heroes (e.g., healing potions).
- Flip/Roll and Write — Use dice to resolve combat and other actions during the resolution phase.
- Hand Management — Players manage a hand with a limit and draw back up to that limit each turn.
- inter-dungeon actions — Cards can be played on other players' dungeons to affect their heroes (e.g., healing potions).
- path drawing — After drafting, you hand your map to another player who draws a path through your dungeon for the hero.
- roll-and-write — Use dice to resolve combat and other actions during the resolution phase.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- it's so cute like the name of it
- well-tuned roll and write
- the hero resolution phase was very long
- the stencil is better
- it's good for family
- fun as filler party not party games but lighter games
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