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Boss Monster: The Dungeon Building Card Game

Boss Monster: The Dungeon Building Card Game

2013·Johnny O'Neal, Chris O'Neal, Christopher O'Neal

Videos
10
Creators
8

Mainly reviews. Boss Monster: The Dungeon Building Card Game is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 5 reviews, 1 how-to-play guides, 1 unboxings, and 3 other videos.

2 - 4 players
30 min
Light weight: Learn it in minutes

From BoardGameGeek

Inspired by a love of classic video games, Boss Monster: The Dungeon Building Card Game pits 2-4 players in a competition to build the ultimate side-scrolling dungeon. Players compete to lure and destroy hapless adventurers, racing to outbid one another to see who can build the most enticing, treasure-filled dungeon. The goal of Boss Monster is to be the first Boss to amass ten Souls, which are gained when a Hero is lured and defeated - but a player can lose if his Boss takes five Wounds from Heroes who survive his dungeon. Playing Boss Monster requires you to juggle two competing priorities: the need to lure Heroes at a faster rate than your opponents, and the need to kill those Heroes before they reach your Boss. Players can build one room per turn, each with its own damage and treasure value. More attractive rooms tend to deal less damage, so a Boss who is too greedy can become inundated with deadly Heroes. Players interact with each other by building rooms and playing Spells. Because different Heroes seek different treasure types, and rooms are built simultaneously (played face down, then revealed), this means that every "build phase" is a bidding war. Spells are instant-speed effects that can give players advantages or disrupt opponents. As a standalone card game with 155 cards, Boss Monster contains everything that 2-4 players need to play.

Boss Monster: The Dungeon Building Card Game

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Learn to play

How to Play Boss Monster7:57

How to Play Boss Monster

A Bored Gamer

A Bored Gamer

Review

Boss Monster: My Favorite Mechanism3:44

Boss Monster: My Favorite Mechanism

Stonemaier Games

Stonemaier Games

Which Boss Monster: The Dungeon Building Card Game video should I watch?

Boss Monster: The Dungeon Building Card Game has 10 videos from 8 creators: 5 reviews, 1 how-to-play guide, 1 unboxing and 3 other videos. They date from 2014 to May 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "How to Play Boss Monster" by A Bored Gamer, which runs 8 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Boss Monster: My Favorite Mechanism" by Stonemaier Games. 5 creators have reviewed it.

If you like it, try Super Boss Monster, Adulthood, The Dragon Prince: Battlecharged and Call to Adventure, also by Johnny O'Neal.

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Boss Monster: My Favorite MechanismReview3:44

Boss Monster: My Favorite Mechanism

Stonemaier Games

Stonemaier Games

10 Board Games That Turn New Players Into Board Gamers13:38

10 Board Games That Turn New Players Into Board Gamers

Gaming Caravan

Gaming Caravan

Boss Monster ReviewReview6:12

Boss Monster Review

A Bored Gamer

A Bored Gamer

How to Play Boss MonsterHow to play7:57

How to Play Boss Monster

A Bored Gamer

A Bored Gamer

Boss Monster by Purge ReviewsReview10:13

Boss Monster by Purge Reviews

Purge Reviews

Purge Reviews

What's In the box? Ep43 Boss Monster (Re-) Unboxing All content, Base Game and ExpansionsUnboxing10:49

What's In the box? Ep43 Boss Monster (Re-) Unboxing All content, Base Game and Expansions

Franksie's Mediocre Tabletop Gaming

Franksie's Mediocre Tabletop Gaming

"Boss Monster" gameplay, review and giveaway!Review27:49

"Boss Monster" gameplay, review and giveaway!

The Diminutive Soldier

The Diminutive Soldier

Favourite Game Friday - Upgraded Components1:09

Favourite Game Friday - Upgraded Components

BoxedMeeples

BoxedMeeples

5 Best Board Games for Video Gamers8:22

5 Best Board Games for Video Gamers

BoxedMeeples

BoxedMeeples

Across the Board Game Café - Play List - Boss MonsterReview1:54

Across the Board Game Café - Play List - Boss Monster

Across the Board Game Café

Across the Board Game Café

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A Bored Gamer
A Bored Gamer
2 videos of this game
BoxedMeeples
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2 videos of this game
Across the Board Game Café
Across the Board Game Café
1 video of this game
Franksie's Mediocre Tabletop Gaming
Franksie's Mediocre Tabletop Gaming
1 video of this game
Gaming Caravan
Gaming Caravan
1 video of this game
Purge Reviews
Purge Reviews
1 video of this game
Stonemaier Games
Stonemaier Games
1 video of this game
The Diminutive Soldier
The Diminutive Soldier
1 video of this game

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About Boss Monster: The Dungeon Building Card Game

From BoardGameGeek:

Inspired by a love of classic video games, Boss Monster: The Dungeon Building Card Game pits 2-4 players in a competition to build the ultimate side-scrolling dungeon. Players compete to lure and destroy hapless adventurers, racing to outbid one another to see who can build the most enticing, treasure-filled dungeon. The goal of Boss Monster is to be the first Boss to amass ten Souls, which are gained when a Hero is lured and defeated - but a player can lose if his Boss takes five Wounds from Heroes who survive his dungeon. Playing Boss Monster requires you to juggle two competing priorities: the need to lure Heroes at a faster rate than your opponents, and the need to kill those Heroes before they reach your Boss. Players can build one room per turn, each with its own damage and treasure value. More attractive rooms tend to deal less damage, so a Boss who is too greedy can become inundated with deadly Heroes. Players interact with each other by building rooms and playing Spells. Because different Heroes seek different treasure types, and rooms are built simultaneously (played face down, then revealed), this means that every "build phase" is a bidding war. Spells are instant-speed effects that can give players advantages or disrupt opponents. As a standalone card game with 155 cards, Boss Monster contains everything that 2-4 players need to play.

Designers

Johnny O'Neal, Chris O'Neal, Christopher O'Neal

Artists

Beau Buckley, Francisco Coda, Katrina Guillermo, Kyle Merritt, David Nyari, Alexander Olsen, Andres Sanabria

Publisher

Brotherwise Games

Categories

Card GameFantasyVideo Games

Mechanics

Hand ManagementPlayer EliminationTake ThatVariable Player Powers
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