Hi, I'd like to start a thread about DK boardgames. Face-to-face gaming is different compared to videogaming. There have been many attempts out there but nowhere anybody tried to organize them.
Since there is no computer, all gaming actions are made by the players. So to keep things chaotic and mysterious, ingenious ways must be created to simulate a computer.
I, for one, decided to create my own, I named it Dungeonyte.
This game is based on Dungeon Keeper, Dungeon Lords, Descent, Magic The Gathering, Carcassonne, Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeonquest, Warhammer Quest, Tomb (Cryptmaster), Dungeoneer, Heroes of Might and Magic, Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup, all excellent games you should purchase. Their authors are credited for all their intellectual property.
Tiles are 3x3 squares that could be used over a table or on the floor. Squares feature Land, Room, Tunnel. For Tunnels, "T" shapes, "+" shapes, "l" shapes are the most frequent. Tiles are just printed on plain paper.
Creatures are 1x1 square sized with a nice picture and some data. The print out is glued over a ceramic tile of around 22mm, found in HomeDepot.
Fixtures are Traps, Bridges, reinforcement wall Panels and Doors.
Spells are the same as in DK2.
Gear are items Creatures can equip. There are good Aura, Evil and neutral Gear. Each has a body part it can be equipped to.
A central question is how to handle the heroes and dungeon Creatures at the same time. I decided each player would play both their own team of good and bad Creatures. To prevent abuse, Good creatures you control can never interact with your own Dungeon or own bad Creatures. Good creatures come from the Surface land under specific triggers. One is when all players reach an Eviltower of 10 or more. There is an Event to call them. At last, when all 3 slots of good Creatures per player are filled, then they invade the dungeons. They enter through the central Black Well or through Righteous Portals players can place on the map from time to time. They have a bonus when they invade the dungeon of your left player.
Of course, they can get K.O. and then get dragged by your Imps into your Prison, Torture Chamber or Graveyard.
Creatures get Experience, 1 XP for each level of the killed creature. Only the Creature delivering the last fatal blow earn XP, named "feats". A Creature Level 4 need 5 feats to reach Level 5. Imps get XP by installing Traps and Doors but they have maximum 1 Life Point at all times.
Here are the Creatures I prepared:
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Dungeon:
Imp
Goblin
Orc
Anaconda
Smog
Slime
Spider
Hellhound
Fire Elemental
Firefly
Warlock
Witch
Salamander
Dark Elf
Skeleton
Golem
Ghoul
Dark Mistress
Troll
Bile Demon
Rogue
Gargoyle
Dragon Puppy
Mummy
Vampire
Ghost
Maiden of the Nest
Black Knight
Spawn
Dark Angel
Dragon
Horny
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Righteous:
Baby
Child
Villager
Tramp
Dwarf
Cicada
Wizard
Elven Archer
Fairy
Thief
Guard
Monk
Knight
Stone Knight
Giant
Cleric
Paladin
Princess Joy
Princess Lea
Prince Tristan
Prince Felix
Queen Agatha
King Reginald
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Roger
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