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Dungeon Lords

Dungeon Lords

2009·Vlaada Chvátil

2 - 4 players
90 min
Heavy weight: Expect a long teach

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In Dungeon Lords, you are an evil dungeonlord who is trying to build the best dungeon out there. You hire monsters, build rooms, buy traps and defeat the do-gooders who wish to bring you down. From the publisher's webpage: Have you ever ventured with party of heroes to conquer dungeons, gain pride, experiences and of course rich treasure? And has it ever occurred to you how hard it actually is to build and manage such underground complex filled with corridors and creatures? No? Well now you can try. Put yourself in role of the master of underground, summon your servants, dig complex of tunnels and rooms, set traps, hire creatures and try to stop filthy heroes from conquering and plundering your precious creation. We can guarantee you will look on dark corners, lairs and their inhabitant from completely different perspective! Each turn, players use a hand of cards to choose where to place their worker. Actions vary from mining gold, hiring monsters, buying traps etc. Each action has three spots available - with each spot having different effects (e.g. mining gold lets you mine more gold in each spot). When using the cards, two cards will become locked and will not be able to be used next turn. There are 4 turns to place actions for each game "year" and two game years in a whole game. Each turn is identified as a "season". Each season, players will get to see the heroes and events to come in the following season. Thus allowing them to prepare. At the end of each season (after the first), heroes will be allocated to each player according to their level of evil. Heroes range from mighty heroes to sneaky thieves. Each hero has their own power for which the player needs to prepare for. Finally, at the end of each year, the heroes will travel down into the dungeon to fight. Scoring in the game is based upon what you have built, the monsters you have hired and the heroes you have captured.

Dungeon Lords

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Dungeon Lords - 4 Player Setup4:08

Dungeon Lords - 4 Player Setup

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Teaching With Board Games - Dungeon Lords1:51:09

Teaching With Board Games - Dungeon Lords

Teaching With Board Games

Teaching With Board Games

Which Dungeon Lords video should I watch?

Dungeon Lords has 2 videos from 2 creators: 1 review and 1 how-to-play guide. They date from April to August 2022.

To learn the rules, start with "Dungeon Lords - 4 Player Setup" by TheTabletopTutor, which runs 4 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Teaching With Board Games - Dungeon Lords" by Teaching With Board Games.

If you like it, try Mage Knight Board Game, Codenames, Through the Ages: A New Story of Civilization and Star Trek: Frontiers, also by Vlaada Chvátil.

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Teaching With Board Games - Dungeon LordsReview1:51:09

Teaching With Board Games - Dungeon Lords

Teaching With Board Games

Teaching With Board Games

Dungeon Lords - 4 Player SetupHow to play4:08

Dungeon Lords - 4 Player Setup

TheTabletopTutor

TheTabletopTutor

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About Dungeon Lords

From BoardGameGeek:

In Dungeon Lords, you are an evil dungeonlord who is trying to build the best dungeon out there. You hire monsters, build rooms, buy traps and defeat the do-gooders who wish to bring you down. From the publisher's webpage: Have you ever ventured with party of heroes to conquer dungeons, gain pride, experiences and of course rich treasure? And has it ever occurred to you how hard it actually is to build and manage such underground complex filled with corridors and creatures? No? Well now you can try. Put yourself in role of the master of underground, summon your servants, dig complex of tunnels and rooms, set traps, hire creatures and try to stop filthy heroes from conquering and plundering your precious creation. We can guarantee you will look on dark corners, lairs and their inhabitant from completely different perspective! Each turn, players use a hand of cards to choose where to place their worker. Actions vary from mining gold, hiring monsters, buying traps etc. Each action has three spots available - with each spot having different effects (e.g. mining gold lets you mine more gold in each spot). When using the cards, two cards will become locked and will not be able to be used next turn. There are 4 turns to place actions for each game "year" and two game years in a whole game. Each turn is identified as a "season". Each season, players will get to see the heroes and events to come in the following season. Thus allowing them to prepare. At the end of each season (after the first), heroes will be allocated to each player according to their level of evil. Heroes range from mighty heroes to sneaky thieves. Each hero has their own power for which the player needs to prepare for. Finally, at the end of each year, the heroes will travel down into the dungeon to fight. Scoring in the game is based upon what you have built, the monsters you have hired and the heroes you have captured.

Designer

Vlaada Chvátil

Artist

David Cochard

Publisher

Czech Games Edition (CGE)

Categories

EconomicFantasyFightingHumor

Mechanics

Programmed ActionsHand ManagementSimultaneous Action SelectionTile Placement
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