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


You see here a      
staircase down.     
----|^|.--.---.|  |%
    |.|.|..| |.| --.
    |...-..| |.| |%(
-----------| |^| |-.
|..........---.| |..
|.[...|.|..%...| |.%
|)..%.|.|------| |..
@ "Alright! Time for the journey into Ghe..."
    ------------    
   /  REST IN   \   
  /    PEACE     \  
 /                \ 
 |     Dudley     | 
 |  killed by a   | 
 | a tiger, while | 
 |  micromanaging | 
 /\\_/(\/(/\)\//\/| 
@ "I ought to do some more pet polytrap dancing just in... aw shucks."
                    
   --------         
   |......|         
  #......k.#        
###|<....@|         
#  |......|         
#  --------         
                    
                    
@ Apply duct tape.
In what direction? k
..#.#.##.}}}#.#.#.#.
#..#.#.....}}#.#.##.
.#.#........}}.#.#.#
.#.#.....#...}}####.
#.#......@....}}}..#
.##............#.}}}
.#.#...@@@@@....##}}
#.#.##..@@@...#.##..
#.##.#.##.#..#.#.###
@ "But Uncle Nam, how do you know all this?"
                    
                    
                    
          ------    
          |@d..|    
          |....|    
           ....|    
          |....|    
          ------    
@ "I'd really like to have a strong pet for a while."
Zap!
The newt hits.      
------              
|....|              
|.>..|              
|.:..|              
|.@..|              
|....-####          
------   #          
         ###        
#step
                    
You flee.           
                    
                    
       0   ---------
           |.....%%.
       @   |..o..|.|
       ^^  -.....|.|
--------------------
o "I'll be back!"
       -------      
       |.....|      
     ##@......#     
     # |.....|#     
   ### |.....|###   
   #   -------  #   
 ###            ### 
 #                # 
##                ##
@ "Hello?"
    ------------    
   /  REST IN   \   
  /    PEACE     \  
 /                \ 
 |     Dudley     | 
 |   killed by    | 
 |  a conspiracy  | 
 |    *  *  *     | 
 /\\_/(\/(/\)\//\/| 
                    
      ---------     
      |.......|     
      ....@...|     
      |.......|     
      ----.----     
          #         
        ############
        #      #    
What do you want to wield?
h - a pair of scissors (weapon in hand)
                    
 +----------------+ 
 |                | 
 |                | 
 |       V        | 
 |                | 
 |                | 
 +----------------+ 
                    
V "I'm Batman!"
You kill Dudley.    
                    
-------             
|..!..|             
|.....|             
|.>...-             
|..:%.|             
|.....|             
-------             
: "Huh, must have been a unique —"

Suddenly, a         
cockatrice appears. 
-------             
|.....|    -------  
|.cc..|    |...$.+  
|.c<c..##c#....c.|  
|...c.|    |.....|  
|?....|    -------  
-------             
c "Hi guys."
c "Hi."
     #              
     #              
  ---.----          
  |......|          
  |.....@ ####      
  |......|          
  --------          
                    
                    
You miss Zuuthorghu's ghost.
@ "Aw, nutty fudgekins."
                    
   ---.-----------# 
   |.............|# 
   |.............|# 
   |.............@# 
   ---------------  
                    
                    
                    
You hit a bump on the road! Your tyre is punctured! you slip and fall! Pssshhhhhttttttt...
        #           
      --.-----      
      |...(!$|      
      |...@?%|      
      |...../|      
######-......|      
      ------|-      
            ########
                    
What do you want to wear? L
                    
    -------         
    |%!?)+|         
    |md[)[|         
    |..@..|         
    --@----         
      ###           
        ##          
         #          
m "Psst! Hey, pooch! Ninety gold if you turn against Dudley."
                    
      ------------  
      |..........|  
   ###...@..#....|  
---#  |..........|  
..|#  |..........|  
..-#  ------------  
..|                 
---                 
@ Engrave with X
The wand rapidly draws circles in the dust!
You are caught in   
the blast!          
      |-----------| 
###   |...(.......| 
  ### |.@.%...{...| 
    ##-.&.........| 
      |...d.......| 
      |--+--------- 
         #          
& "Hello Dudley! I have some mail for you!"
                    
      ------------  
      |.........F|  
      |......@...|  
######...........|  
      |V.........|  
      ------------  
                    
                    
@ "Tonight, sports fans, the fight you've all been waiting for ..."
Really save? y      
    ...             
    ...             
-----.------        
(((.|.|.@(!|        
(((.+.-.@(d|        
(!(.|.|hG(!|        
-----.--------------
....................
        #   #       
    --------+---    
    |o@ooo.....|    
  ##-.oo.oo....|    
  # |...o.o....|    
####----------.-    
#  ################ 
                    
                    
@ "There are ten of you and only one of me! That's not FAIR!"
                    
            --------
            |......|
            |...<..|
            |..@...|
            +.%....|
            --------
                    
                    
@ "For surely I can never hope to survive these dire consequences that fate has forced upon me!"
                    
     -----          
     |&.D.          
     |L&m|          
     |.TL|          
     |..@|          
     ---+-          
        #           
#########           
The master lich hits!
@ "Uh oh..."

   |`.........`|    
#  |.....`.....|    
#  |...-----...|    
## |...|.{.|...|    
 # |..`|{@@.`...##  
 ##....|.{.|...| #  
   |...-----...| ###
   |.....`.....|    
   |`.........`|    
You see here no spoon.
                    
                    
    --------        
    |......|        
    |..<...|        
    |....G.:########
    |...d..|        
    ----+---        
        #           
d "What? That he shouldn't change the timestream more than necessary?"
                    
                    
                    
                    
#####               
    ###dN@          
                    
                    
                    
It's a Black Naga Hatchling and it's trying to make a breakfast out of me.
             ###    
            ##      
   -------SS#       
   |.....|S         
###|.....|@         
   |.#...P#         
   |....%|          
   -------          
                    
@ "Aaargh! Curse you, RN God! Why must you be so cruel?!"
                    
                    
#                   
#       |           
########-           
        |  #        
        |    ^      
        --------    
                    
                    
                    
     ------------   
     |.d........|   
   ##..@.&@.....|   
   # |..........|   
#### |..........+   
     |..........|   
     ------------   
@ "I have toyed with Dudley long enough. Destroy the thief, my pet!"
@ "Thief? That's Rodney's line."
       |............
       |............
       |............
       |......:.....
       |......@.....
#######|............
       |............
       -------------
                    
"Newt!"
Wear what? [agM *?] 
Wield what? [oxA *?]
                    
      -------       
      |{F{.{|       
      |.{F{F|       
      |.F{F{|       
######@.{F{.|       
      -------       
M - rubber gloves
x - bottle of Exit Mold
                    
    --------------  
    |............|  
    |..........q..  
    |.........@..|  
    |.........d...  
    --------.-----  
                    
                    
@ /
Specify what? (type the word) q
                    
                    
       ---+---      
       |.....|      
       |.:.@.|      
 ######..x...|      
       ---+---      
                    
                    
x "Actually hand over all your possessions! And the gold! And the booze too!"
                    
       ------       
       |....|       
       |..d.|       
       |..<.|       
       |`@..|       
       +....|       
       |F...|       
       ------       
@ "I've heard of really stupid YASDs, but that's absolutely impossible!"
  --------          
  |..(...|          
  |...@...######### 
  |......|        # 
  |......|        ##
  -.------        # 
   #           ---|-
   #           |$...
   #           |....
@ "NNNNNOOOO OOOOOOOO OOOOOOOO!!!"

                    
       ____         
      /    \        
     |   _  |       
     |  / | |       
     |  \_|_|       
     \              
      \______       
                    
@ "CLOSEUP!"
@ "Yikes! Warn me before you do that!"
                    
###########         
      --.-.-        
######.....|        
      |.R@.|        
######+....|        
      ------        
                    
                    
@ Apply duct tape.
          |.....    
          -.....--- 
          ........| 
         -.-......| 
         |........--
           -.@.....|
           |......--
           ---....| 
            -....-- 
@ "Just your average free dungeon crawler."
   | }}}}}}}}}}} |  
 | |-}}}}}}}}}}} ---
 | | }}....j..}}   |
 | | }}..`R&L.}}-- |
 | | }}%.&@DL.}}    
-- --}}.qR&&c.}}----
     }}.&.VLD.}} |  
-----}}}}}}}}}}} | -
 |   }}}}}}}}}}} | |
Demogorgon points all around, then curses.
@ "Guys! You forgot all about me!"
An alarm sounds!    
                   #
----               #
...|           ----|
...-####K##    |....
...|      #    |...<
----      #####-....
               -----
                    
K "And guess what? We're lucky up here. On the lower levels you need the ARMY! It's just..."
------         #  # 
|....|         #####
|....|         ##   
|..@d|        ###   
|....|        #     
|....|      ###     
|.....##  --.--     
------ #  |...|     
       ###|...|     
Drink from the fountain? [yn]
@ "Of course, I'm dying here."
   --    ---   |    
  -------|..  --    
 ---------@|  |     
  q q    .d|---     
  ---------|        
       --  ---      
          ^  |      
    ---      ---    
   -- ---      |    
@ "Oops, another q... Well, I guess they are fair game..."
---------           
-. :....-#          
|.......|#          
-----+---#          
         #          
         #          
         #          
                    
                    
@ "Is the tournament already over?"
-                   
|))                 
-%%/                
| )[     }|         
|)  % % .}--        
---)%[ ..};}        
..|%% )..@..        
^.|    .....        
-----   ...         
; "Free Hugs!"
   ----.--------    
   |`.........`|    
   |.....`.....|    
   |...-----...|    
   |...|.{.|...|    
   |..`|{@@.`..|#   
  #|...|.{.|....#   
  #|...-----...|    
  #......`.....|    
@ "O Oracle, who is the wisest in the land?"
t - a puce potion.  
   -------          
   |.@...+#####     
   |.....|    #     
   |.....:#####     
   ---.---    #     
      #########     
              #     
              ##    
Quaff what? t
You're already as clumsy as you can get.
                    
                    
    ------------    
    |..........|    
    |..........|    
    |......@...|    
    |...........    
    |..........|    
    ------------    
@ .

     ----------     
     |...{....|     
     |...&....|     
     |...@....|     
     |........|     
#####-........|     
     ------|---     
           #        
           #        
@ "... you..."
& "... can I call some friends?"
@ "Sure."
                    
                    
------              
|....|              
|..f@+              
|....|              
------              
                    
                    
@ "This magical device will sound an alarm whenever it detects my health is too low."
  -------------     
  |.......|...|     
---...........|     
.>..........---     
...$........|       
............|       
......@...--|       
........---.--------
....---.............
@ "Actually, I've got a lousy job."
#PPPP#PP#P#PP##PP##P
P#P#PPPP'###P##.....
PP'###P###P####.PP..
#######```#PP###P###
P#.....`@`#######P##
PP.<....@#####PPPPP#
#P.......###'PPP###P
P#######P##P##PP#P##
#P#PP#PPPP##P######P
@ Using a single specimen of pudding..."
It's dark in here.  
You hear loud music.
     |.----+-----...
     |..............
     | -@--------...
       |..&@.@n.|...
       |n.@&..(@|...
     | ----------...
     |.............{
                    
           #        
      -----.--      
     #.......|      
     #|......:##### 
     #|@.....|    # 
     #|......|    ##
     #--------      
     #              
@ "Ooh... another."
}.....}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
}......}}}}}}}}}}}}}
}.......}}}}}}}..}}}
}....<...}}.}}....}}
}.......}}}}}}}.....
}.....@}}}}}}}}}}...
}}..}}}}}}}}}}}}}...
}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
@ "Wow! This whale became very old!"
The cockatrice      
corpse bounces and  
hits you in the     
face!               
      |......|#     
      |......|#     
######-..@%..|#     
      |......|#     
      --------#     
@ ^D "I'm so mad I could kick this thing to Gehe —"
You are now wearing 
a blindfold. You    
can't see anymore.  
%|.|.|.|.|..^....|.|
...|.|.|.|---.------
----.|=|@p.(..|....e
.].%...|.|---.|.----
--M|.---?|....|.%...
...|.|.^.|.---------
                    
         -------    
         |Fw@..|    
     ####-d@...-K#K#
     #   |....<|    
     Q   -------    
######              
     #########      
             #      
S_DOG bites the shrieker! The shrieker shrieks! A purple worm appears!
          |.o...    
          -o....--- 
          .ooo....| 
         -.-......| 
         |........--
           -.@.....|
           |......--
           ---....| 
            -....-- 
@ "A life, I've got a life..."
                    
                    
   ---.-----------# 
   |.............|# 
   |.........@...|# 
   |.............-# 
   ---------------  
                    
                    
Things that are here:
a rubber hose
10 potions of oil
a wand of fire
an oilskin sack

        #           
        #           
    ----+----       
    |.......|       
    |...@...|       
    |.......|       
    |@h@&G@G|       
    +@G@@h@@+       
    ----+----       
-------- ------     
|<|>...---....|     
|^|-@``....`..|     
|^||%.``|.`.`.|     
|^||@%..|.....|     
|^|------`-----     
|^|    |......|     
|^|-----......|     
|..^^^^````...|     
@ "Ah, the sokoban. A nice relaxing break from the monotony of monster slaying."
    ------------    
   /  REST IN   \   
  /    PEACE     \  
 /                \ 
 |     Dudley     | 
 |   technically  | 
 |commited suicide| 
 |    *  *  *     | 
 /\\_/(\/(/\)\//\/| 
You don't have      
enough energy to    
cast that spell.    
The watchman hits!  
|...-|---.%|.....|..
|...@......|.....|..
|.[..@@..{.---|---.{
|...@.........%[....
|...--|--...........
@ "Hmmm... this calls for immediate evasive maneuvers."
   |`.........`.#   
#  |.....`.....|#   
#  |...-----...|#   
###|...|.@.|...|####
  #...`|{@{....|### 
   |...|.{.|...|####
   |...-----...|# ##
   |.....`.....|#   
   |`.........`|#   
@ "Then dost thou desire a major one?" (550 zorkmids) [yn]
         |^         
         |^         
  @      |^         
---+------^         
^^^^^^^^^^^         
 haTe               
                    
                    
                    
@ "What are they trying to tell me?"
 #                  
 #                  
 #                ##
 #    --------    # 
 #    |...@.)|  ### 
 i    |..%...|  #   
#'d###+.....%.###   
      --------      
                    
The voice of Alton booms "Use my gift wisely!"
                    
     #     #        
     ##    #        
      #    #        
    ----------      
    |......D.|      
####-......%@|      
    |........|      
    ----------      
The grey dragon breaths fire on the Arch-lich. The Arch-lich dies.
#############       
 #         #        
 @        ##        
         -.--|---+--
         |         |
         |         |
         |         |
         -----------
                    
@ "Can't we have deposit bottles?"
You see here 64     
rocks.              
  ------- |.*..|    
  |`{(#`| |*..@|    
  |.....^##.----    
  |.....-###        
##+`...`|           
  ---+---           
     (              
@ "You know what sucks?"
                    
  -------           
  |.....|           
  |.@...|           
  --+----           
    #               
    #               
 ---.--------       
 |...........####   
                    
                    
  --------          
  |..@...|          
  |......+          
  --------          
                    
                    
                    
@ "... for I, Dudley, will personally SMITE you with my..."