2025John S. Bailey
- Videos
- 16
- Creators
- 10
Mainly reviews and how-to-play
1 - 6 players30 - 45 min
Fortress of Terror
2022John S. Bailey
- Videos
- 5
- Creators
- 4
Mainly how-to-play. Fortress of Terror is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 1 reviews, 2 how-to-play guides, and 2 other videos.
1 players
60 - 90 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
The people of your small hamlet of Felwort are threatened by a mysterious evil power emanating from the dark tower on the other side of the forest. Legend says that an evil warlord once lived in the tower, and terrorized the entire realm. There are now whispers that this warlord, known as Bram, has returned. Your town has chosen YOU to go to the tower and stop this threat. It is said that within the garden outside Bram's Tower lies the key to stopping him - the ORB of ICE. If you can navigate the garden and find this orb, survive the deadly crypt, navigate the fortress, and defeat Bram, you may be able to save your town. But those who enter the Fortress of Terror never return... Fortress of Terror is a solitaire roll-and-write adventure game in which you, a simple peasant, become the humble hero sent by your village to enter the terrifying fortress of the evil warlord Bram in order to stop him from terrorizing the realm. You do this by making your way through four chapters, or sections, of the game. Each chapter places you in a maze that you must explore and escape from, collecting powerful Relics and other goals that you must achieve to win. You move around each maze using a pool of dice that are rolled each round. However, you can never retrace your steps, as Bram has cursed the earth and floors of the fortress to crumble beneath your every step. If you manage to fulfill the chapter objective and escape the maze, you will advance to the next chapter, until you reach the final battle with Bram himself. Fortress of Terror is the first adventure module in the Roll-With-It system, a modular, solitaire roll-and-write adventure game system with endless possibilities for adventure. The simple yet solid core mechanisms in the basic game system allow it to be very flexible, supporting just about any theme. -description from the designer
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Which Fortress of Terror video should I watch?
Fortress of Terror has 5 videos from 4 creators: 1 review, 2 how-to-play guides and 2 other videos. They date from April to December 2022.
To learn the rules, start with "North of 60 Gaming - Presents Fortress of Terror" by North of 60 Gaming, which runs 1 h 1 min. For a quicker teach, "Fortress of Terror How to Play: The Basics" runs 9 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Roll-With-It: The Fortress of Terror - a solo roll-and-write adventure game system" by The Dungeon Dive.
If you like it, try Spirits of Christmas, Roll-With-It: Modern Series, Holdout and Roll-With-It: Fantasy Series, also by John S. Bailey.
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From BoardGameGeek:
The people of your small hamlet of Felwort are threatened by a mysterious evil power emanating from the dark tower on the other side of the forest. Legend says that an evil warlord once lived in the tower, and terrorized the entire realm. There are now whispers that this warlord, known as Bram, has returned. Your town has chosen YOU to go to the tower and stop this threat. It is said that within the garden outside Bram's Tower lies the key to stopping him - the ORB of ICE. If you can navigate the garden and find this orb, survive the deadly crypt, navigate the fortress, and defeat Bram, you may be able to save your town. But those who enter the Fortress of Terror never return... Fortress of Terror is a solitaire roll-and-write adventure game in which you, a simple peasant, become the humble hero sent by your village to enter the terrifying fortress of the evil warlord Bram in order to stop him from terrorizing the realm. You do this by making your way through four chapters, or sections, of the game. Each chapter places you in a maze that you must explore and escape from, collecting powerful Relics and other goals that you must achieve to win. You move around each maze using a pool of dice that are rolled each round. However, you can never retrace your steps, as Bram has cursed the earth and floors of the fortress to crumble beneath your every step. If you manage to fulfill the chapter objective and escape the maze, you will advance to the next chapter, until you reach the final battle with Bram himself. Fortress of Terror is the first adventure module in the Roll-With-It system, a modular, solitaire roll-and-write adventure game system with endless possibilities for adventure. The simple yet solid core mechanisms in the basic game system allow it to be very flexible, supporting just about any theme. -description from the designer
Designer
John S. Bailey
Artists
Emmie Bailey, Adam Szafranski
Publisher
Humble Bard Games
Mechanics
Dice RollingRoll and MoveGrid MovementRoll & Write / Paper-and-Pencil