Dudley's dungeon — The Game

Home Comments Archive Print

Introduction

Read through all the installments of Dudley's dungeon? Printed enough of them to decorate your office? Got the T-shirt? Now it is time to play... Dudley's dungeon — The Game!

Inspired by classics like Rummikub, Dvorak and het Advertentiespel, the Dudley Game is a game of chance, creativity and fun. And the winner gets a prize: your own 24 hours of fame with your winning comic on Dudley's dungeon's website!

Dudley — The Game is a cardgame. The purpose of the game is to make Dudley comics. In the end, all players can vote for their favourite comic from the ones made. The winning comic can be sent to dudley@nicolaas.net and will be featured as a weekend special.

Preparations

Print the cards below. Use the Print Preview feature of your browser to make the cards fit exactly on the page. You probably want the smallest margins possible, no headers or footers, and to switch on printing of backgrounds.

Here you can tweak the number of cards per page:

Print setup
Cards per Page: x
This will print 6 pages (excluding the rules.)

Start printing at page 2 to leave out this introduction. If you want to, you can start printing at page 3 so the rules are not printed. Then cut the cards out. For a really sturdy deck you can glue them on cardboard.

Everytime you visit this page, a different deck of Dudley cards is displayed! You can collect them all for fun, make your own decks out of all the cards you have, or just print a new deck once in a while for variation.

A standard deck consists of 72 cards (good for about 20 comics), but you can make your size for longer or shorter games. Use more cards if you have more than seven players.



http://dudley.nicolaas.net
Want to contribute? Write an email to dudley@nicolaas.net!
Powered by Nics

Dudley's dungeon — The Game


Rules of the game

Preparation for play

The Game can be played by one or more players. Shuffle the cards, deal 10 of them to each player, and put the rest of it upside down on the table.

Playing a turn

Players take turns. In each turn you can do all of the following, as much as you like:

  • Put a card face up on the table, starting a new comic.
  • Add a card face up to a comic, either in the beginning or in the end.
  • Remove a card from a comic. This card must stay on the table, as a start of a new comic or added to a comic already started.
  • Write a text in an empty text box on a card that's on the table. If you don't want to write on your cards, use e.g. sticky notes.
  • After you are done with the changes to the table, draw a card.

The other players await eagerly until you're done, so they can do the same. It is not allowed to pass. If your turn takes to long, the other players may stop you. You can set a 1 minute maximum time, if you want; hourglass not included.

Game end

The game ends when all cards have been played, when all players are out of ideas, or when the general consensus is that this isn't going to get any better. Now the voting starts.

Each player awards 3 points to the best comic on the table, 2 points to the second best, and 1 point to the third one. The comic(s) with the most points win.

Submitting the winner

Email the winning comic to dudley@nicolaas.net (make sure you include pictures and text). Mention the fact that it is a Dudley Game winner. It will be featured as a Saturday or Sunday installment of Dudley's dungeon on http://dudley.nicolaas.net.



http://dudley.nicolaas.net
Want to contribute? Write an email to dudley@nicolaas.net!
Powered by Nics


  ------------...|  
  |....@.....|...|  
  |..........|...|  
  |.((((((((.|...|  
  |.@@..@..@.+...|  
  |..........|...|  
  |.(((((((S.|...|  
  |.@@@@@@@.@|...+  
  -----------|...|  
@ "I cannot summon snakes, but I have to kill them."
     |.....`.....|  
    #....-----...|  
  ###|...|@{.|...|  
  #  |..`.{@{.`..|  
###  |...|.{.|...|  
#    |...--.--...|  
#    |.....`......  
#    |`.........`|  
#    -------------  
@ "Oracle, what are my chances to ascend?"
@ "What equipment do you have?"
    ####### #     # 
 ---|-    # #   --|-
 |...|    ###   |..|
 |..<|      #   |.@+
 +...|      ### |..|
 --+--        # --|-
              ##### 
              #     
              #     
i - a black brick labeled SEGA NOMAD. j - a piece of plastic labeled PUYO PUYO.
                    
                    
                    
                    
####^@#             
                    
                    
                    
                    
A trap door in the ceiling opens and a rock falls on your head! Fortunately, you are wearing a hard helmet.
What do you want to 
read? [e or ?*] d   
|>  --              
|    -              
--    ---           
 |      |           
 ---%. --           
   |@---            
   |%.-             
@ "Oops! I meant e! e!"
You hit the hobbit. 
  |.......|...|     
---...........|     
............---     
............|       
............|       
..........--|       
........---.--------
....---.....d%@hhh..
@ "... fight my colleagues in the boss's time..."
--------------------
|...................
|.------------......
|.|!@!|...|..|......
|.|@!!|...|..|......
|.|!@d|...|..|......
|.|..h|...||--......
|.-@---|---.........
|.............{.....
d "Hello, Dudley! Welcome to the NetHack Cafe!"
                    
   -----------      
   |.........|      
   |.........+      
   |....@....|      
   |.....f....      
   |.........|      
   |.........|      
   -+-|-----.-      
@ "Don't you think so, Hobbes?"
     ----------     
     |Censored|     
     | for the|     
     | sake of|     
     |   the  |     
#####+children|     
     ------+---     
           #        
           #        
@ "Thank you Raijin, thank you."
n "Me first!"
& "No, I'm the one who found him!"
& "So what!"
You hit the rothe!  
The rothe is killed.
The large dog eats a
rothe corpse.       
     --.-+-+--#     
     |.......|#     
     |...d@...#     
     |._.....|      
     ------.--      
@ "I want a fool-proof way to keep my familiar from eating the corpses around me."
m) fries            
n) silver dragon sca
mail                
?++|  |..(..|.|  |((
...|+-|..@..|.-+-|..
|---.%|..@&.|....--|
......|.....|..%....
.*..{.---|---.{.....
.........%[.........
& "Of course, Dudley! Here you are. It was a pleasure doing business with you."
The giant eel wraps 
itself around your  
leg!#....###..##...#
..#########...###..#
#######..###..."##.#
###.../.####...#####
.$##.....##...d..###
...###..##..@###..##
...###.....#;###...#
@ "I almost hate eels more than newts! Gah!"

                    
                    
     ---+--         
     |{..`          
     |$...|         
     |..)@-#######  
     |....|      ###
     ------         
                    
( "Beep!"
You read: "Turn 34100".
       ---------    
       |.......|    
     ##-.......|    
---  # |....@..|    
..|  # |.......|    
..-### ---------    
..|                 
---                 
                    
x - a scroll of stinking cloud.
...|                
...|                
<..|           -----
...|           |....
..c|      ------....
...--------.........
.........@..........
--.................^
 |..................
@ "Now, to transport these 12 potions of oil to my horde..."
###### ^## ###      
  # -.---+---#      
    |.^.....|#      
    |^.@..^.|#      
    |>......-###    
    ---------# #    
       ##########   
             ###    
               #    
You see here the fountain of youth.
@ "Oh boy! This is my lucky day!"
..|      |..}}}};}} 
.i---    |....}}};} 
....------.....}}}} 
.................}} 
......@..@@........ 
..........@G@hk.... 
------.......o@@h.. 
     -----.....G@@k 
         ----...oG@ 
@ "Where forever you shall sing and play...
Far away from the light of d—"
                    
                    
     ---+-----      
###  |...?...|      
  #  |.......|      
  ###-@....u.|      
     |..^..{.|      
     |.......|      
     ---------      
@ Cast Slow monster
The wizard of Yendor
stole the Amulet of 
Yendor!             
                    
           ..%      
          ..@@.     
           .%%      
                    
                    
@ "Ha! So long, sucker! Hey...'tis not on my level teleport list! Curses!"
"If NetHack had     
potions of fire (3)"
 #                  
 #                  
 # ----------       
 # |........|       
 # |..@(....|       
 ##-........|       
   ----------       
Thud. You hear a muffled shatter! The chest erupts in a tower of flame! (more)
The newt hits!      
You die.            
###########         
  #       #         
  #       :         
###     --@--       
        |...|       
        |..^|       
        -----       
    --------------- 
    |............H. 
    |.............| 
    ........d....@| 
    |.............| 
    |.............| 
    ----------.---- 
             ##     
             #      
@ "Sigh..."
          |.....    
          -.....--- 
          ........| 
         -.-......| 
         |........--
           -.@.....|
           |......--
           ---....| 
            -....-- 
@ "Just your average free dungeon crawler."
& a major demon     
(Pestilence)        
|..|.......|aV.-- --
|..|.......|Aaa@---%
|..|..._...+aDa.&@..
|..|.......|aAL.---]
|..|.......|@AD-- --
|..---------L.--   -
|.............|     
@ "Hmm..."

                    
                    
                    
        ------      
        |....|      
        |...rr######
        -@.r.|      
        --+---      
                    
@ "That doesn't mean however..."
|$          | | | | 
----------- | | |   
    |     | --------
| | | --- |         
| | | | | ----------
--- |   |           
|   -----.----------
  |    .@.          
--------------------
@ "Pant, pant..."
"O Lugh, accept     
   this sacrifice...
(A great sacrifice) 
ignore              
                    
"O Lugh, accept     
   this sacrifice...
(An excellent       
         sacrifice) 
s
         ##       # 
          ##      # 
          -.------# 
          |..>...|# 
          |......-# 
          |....@.|  
          |......|  
          --------  
                    
You hear someone counting money.
  #                 
  #                 
  ######            
       #            
      -+-----       
      |..P..|       
      |..@...       
      |.....|       
      -------       
You dig the spoon into the black pudding. You eat part of the black pudding! It bubbles in rage!
--------------------
  |}}}}}}}}}        
- |}-------}}}}}}}}}
  |}|..@..|---------
--|}|......         
  |}----------------
| |}}}}}}}|.........
| |......}|.%.......
| |......}|%.(%..]..
You carefully open the chest...
C - an oak wand
@ "Finally!"
--------------------
.+.........(|..|..|.
.|....K.....|..|..|.
.|....@.....|#+-#+-#
-|..........-.......
.|.>..K.....|#+-#+-#
.|...&......|..|..|.
.+.........(|..|..|.
--------------------
K "Which contained Vorpal Blade, an amulet of reflection, two amulets of life saving..."
You produce a high  
whistling sound.    
    ---------|--    
    |..........|    
    |..........|    
###`..@.......f|    
   #|..........|    
   #------------    
   #                
The statue shatters!
                    
 ----------         
 |..%.%...|         
#...^....*|         
 |...@....|         
 |`.......|         
 |......$.-         
 ----------         
@ "Finally!"
    #               
    #               
 ---.--------       
 |...@.......####   
 |. d.......|   #   
 |..........|   ##  
 ------------    ## 
                  ##
                   #
@ "Huh? What happened? Why is the game asking me if I want my possessions identified?"
|<   |}-------------
---- |}}}}}}|.......
     |.....}|.......
.----|...%.}|.......
p@.  |...2222...{...
---- |.222.}|.......
   | .32...}|.......
------}}}}}}|.......
 |   |}-------------
@ "So, a p pulling thread..."
m - an opera cloak  
                    
                    
                    
       |...         
#######-d@[         
       |h..         
                    
                    
@ "Fits nicely, doesn't it?"
d "I have a bad feeling about this."

A look of surprise  
and horror appears  
on Lord Surtur's    
face.               
                    
   No!!!  the Orb   
   of Fate has lied 
   to me!  I have   
   been misled!     
  #                 
  #                 
  #########         
          #         
       ---+------   
       |........|   
       |........|   
TTTT#TT-@.......|   
       ----------   
@ "Aha. Right where I want 'em!"
Zap what? t - a wand of polymorph
THUD! You break     
open the lock!      
                    
         ###########
      ---+---       
      |.....|       
      |..(..|       
######-..@..|       
      -------       
@ "I don't need these things screamed at me. In fact, a lot of messages in NH are boring."
....+  -+--.-----..-
--..|     |........-
 |.--     -|---....|
 |.|      |.  ----.-
--.+      |((    +..
...|      |((    |..
...-----+---------..
......d.....%..@`...
--------------------
@ "I think of opening a shop in the minetown..."
Not carrying        
anything.           
|>  --              
|    -              
-- ...---           
 | .@.  |           
 ---.. --           
   | ---            
   |  -             
@ "Oh right. That."
 ^^^^^^^^^^^        
 ^---------^        
 ^|...&...|^        
 ^|..._@..|^        
 ^|.......|^        
 ^|.......|^        
 ^---------^        
 ^^^^^^^^^^^        
                    
& "Aaah! Why'd you have to say 'bowels'?! Now you killed my appetite."
                    
      POISON        
  % <- old corpse   
                    
                    
       TABU         
  % <- cockatrice   
       corpse       
                    
@ "Like any other pet, a pet student will refuse to eat certain things."
 ---------------    
 |..d....:o.o..-##`#
 |..do....:@o..|### 
 |..Cd..@.Wo...+####
 |..d......oo..|  ##
 |..e.ry.s'Z.<..    
 ---------------    
                    
                    
  #                 
  #                 
  ########          
         K          
      ---I---       
      |..L..|       
      |.L...-#######
######@...:.|       
      -------       
@ "Let's see, where was that nice shopkeeper again with his corners cut?"
 #                  
 #                  
 ########           
        #           
     ---+----       
     |..d...|       
     |.@....|       
#####+......|       
     --------       
You drop a piece of 
cloth.              
..##..}}}.........#.
.....}}}............
#....}}}..@d........
....}}}.............
...}}}......##......
.}}}.......###.....#
}}}.........###.....
@ "Picnic!"
The goblin hits!    
The goblin hits.    
------              
|f.o.|              
|.@o.-              
|....|              
------              
                    
                    
@ "Ri-ight. Hit point total."

......KK..g.........
...{...g.gg.........
....---|--..........
---.|....|.----+----
  |.|....|.+        
  +.|..@.|.|        
  |.|..@.|.|        
---.------.---------
....................
F - a dunce cap named Amaterasu Sucks Times Infinity
                    
                    
   ------           
   |...@-###########
   |%%..|           
   |.%@d|           
   ------           
                    
                    
@ "Why are there no purple m's?"
  --------          
  |.@(...|          
  |...@...######### 
  |......|        # 
  |......|        ##
  -.------        # 
   #           ---|-
   #           |$...
   #           |....
@ "Submit."
@ "NNNNNOOOO OOOOOOOO OOOOOOOO!!!"
                    
                    
    ------      ##  
    |....|     ###  
    |@....#######   
    -d...|   ###    
    --+---  ###     
          `####     
           ##       
@ "It will take some time to develop into something useful."
    ------------    
   /  REST IN   \   
  /    PEACE     \  
 /                \ 
 |    Dudley      | 
 |  killed by a   | 
 |  leprechaun    | 
 |    *  *  *     | 
 /\\_/(\/(/\)\//\/| 
You see Death       
.|=..|...|.|....%..|
.|--.---+-------.-.|
.|.|.|.|.|.......|.|
..%..|.|!|---.------
----.|.|@@.^|.....%|
.|.....|%|--------.|
--.---.|.......[...|
|.^|...|.|--.---.---
@ "Hm."
          ------    
          |cccc|    
  ------- |cccc|    
  |`{(#`| |cccc|    
  |.....| -.----    
  |..@..|###        
##+`...`|           
  ---+---           
     (              
SFX: Dun, dun, dun...
 #                  
 # -------          
 #|   %  !|         
 #+ ! @ ! |         
  |    #  |         
  |  %    |         
   ---+---          
      #             
      ####          
@ "Need some water... I wonder what happened after midnight."
                    
                    
  ---------         
  |.......|         
  |.......|         
##-....@%.|         
  |..`....|         
  |....^...####     
  |.......|   #     
@ "I'd better eat this corpse quickly before more monsters come."
The RN god flees in 
terror.             
  ########          
         #          
      ---+---       
      |..>..|       
      |..@d.|       
######-.....|       
      -------       
                    
   --------+---     
   |..........|     
 ##-.......@..|     
 # |...<......|     
###----------.-     
  ##                
                    
                    
c - a Ming dynasty dish.
               |....
          #####-....
          #    -----
        ###         
        d           
     ---@---        
     |.....|        
     |o..o.|        
     |.o..o|        
@ "Oh no! Frail, sickly goblins! Quick, shut the door before-"

          #         
        ------  #   
        |..%.+###   
        |.)..|###   
        |.@...#     
       #.%.%%|      
       #------      
       #            
       #            
@ "I didn't know C had objects?"
                    
                    
                    
      ---+---       
      |.....|       
      |...@.|       
######......|       
      -------       
                    
f - a wand of wishing (0:0)
                    
                    
##########          
    -----+------    
    |..........|    
    |.........!-#@# 
    |..........|    
####-...(......|    
    ------------    
T - a crossbow (wea-
pon in hand) l - 10 
silver bolts (in qu-
iver)  |.@..| |.%@| 
----+----+-------+--
         d          
      @          V  
--+---------+----+--
 |@%%..| |..@%| |@..
@ "We must act fast and kill it before it kills us!"
The Klown wields a  
whip! Snap!         
  ----------------  
  |/.....#f......|  
  |.@.....K.....)|  
  |....'..f......|  
  ----------------  
                    
                    
K "Now say hello to my little friends!"
....................
....................
....@...H......+.#..
....@........m++....
...@.@..@...@m++....
.......@.....+++..#.
..#...@@..@...++....
.....@..@.@...+...#.
....................
Wait! That's a large mimic! The large mimic grabs you!
                    
                    
                    
      --.-d-        
      +).<.|        
      |...@+        
      .....|        
      ------        
                    
@ "The /dev/null/nethack tournament has started. Which trophy shall I go for this year?"
########            
   --.-.-           
###.^@. |           
   |... |           
###+    |           
   ------           
                    
                    
                    
@ "I never finished Larry."
            #       
  --------- #       
  |??????.| #       
  |?+?@??.| #       
  |??????@-##       
  |+?????.|         
  ---------         
                    
                    
@ "Excuse me Ballingeary, now where were we?"
@ "That scroll for 50. Take it or leave it."
.}..................
}}.......}};}}}}....
...}}}}}}}....}}}}}}
...}}...............
..}}......r.........
..}}..............S.
..;}}...............
.}}}.D..............
...}}............S..
The water troll     
rises from the dead!
                    
                    
--------            
|......|            
|.T..@.+            
|......|            
--------            
@ "About time. Now, the issue has come up of your actual usefulness in battle."
          # ###### #
        ###      #  
        #        ###
   #  ###          #
 -----+----        #
 |......D.|         
#+....DDDD.######---
 |..{.D@D.|     #...
 ----------      |..
@ "Curiouser and curiouser. It's a whole army!"