Making my own lazy-ish dice game.
Inspired by some board game versions of dungeon crawlers, I wanted a "pure text" version. Something I can play on grid paper with a stash of dice.
This is version 1ish, and I cannot beleive it actually worked to a Boss fight the first round in! (Well I can, I designed the first round that way sort of, one could get a Dragle in stage 2 by statistics.) I did not roll enemies on that last round, conflicted if I should next time or default to Boss.
I am also deciding on ways to bring back party after burnoffs in stages if they are successful in their loot or enemy fight, like each round if I rolled a natural max attack for that character, I could revive them unless they fizzled.
I did chose to make them unavailable to potions for one round if they fail, however. I might replace scrolls with potions or add potion to scroll.
I haven't even designed the tavern rules yet, so it worked well! LOL
It isn't meant to be hardcore, nor super easy, just getting a higher score.
Could make it multiplayer and each roll their own party, but the enemy sets would be played individually in parallel with the goal getting a higher score.
Next steps-
I want to make the Tavern or Trading Post or Town Square or something where you can purchase potions maybe with currency. I may change the D4 on the Trunkle to a higher D with weights so we aren't getting as much gold chance since it is 5xSilver, and 25xTrinket pricing.
Scrolls need to be made for modifiers like rerolls, plus X attacks with Y Members, etc.
Maybe using potions with a Mage subdues them for 1 turn as a sacrifice sort of.
A LOT Packed in this sheet.
PS, I have never tried something like this, the weights and stats might be super dumb. I loved yahtzee as a kid, only recently tinkered in DnD with friend the last few years, and not very much.
Time to switch gears and be the villain for a change!
Every now and then, I lean into my evil side and play as the dungeon lord.
Shared it all in my 58th newsletter issue.
Hey Game Designers!
A major board game publisher is looking for new dice games!
Contact Iello at [email protected]
A finished game of #SixAndGrid with a little story I penned about my adventure in the #dungeon next to it
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The 4-page ruleset is on Archive_org: https://archive.org/details/six-grid-a-dungeon-crawler-for-one-phillip-j-rhoades-version-1.0-june-6-2025
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