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


    ------------    
   /  REST IN   \   
  /    PEACE     \  
 /                \ 
 |     Dudley     | 
 |  killed by the | 
 |   whistle who  | 
 |   cried wolf   | 
 /\\_/(\/(/\)\//\/| 
                    
                    
------              
|.(..|              
-....|      ---+--- 
|....|      |..d..| 
|....|      |..@..| 
|.*..-######-...^.| 
|....|      ------- 
@ "I get to live for seven days this time, hooray!"
#       #  #        
#    ---.--#        
#    |....|#        
#    |....|#        
###  |....-#####    
  #  |....|#        
  ###|....|#        
    #-@....#        
     ------         
@ "I can die a lot faster now."
Your pet water troll
bumps into you.     
    ----+----       
    |.......|       
    |...@...|       
    |.%T....+       
    |.......|       
    |{$.(...|       
    ---------       
@ Cast Jumping familiar
"Hey! Cut that out!"
T "Sorry."
                    
 -----              
 |[...#####         
 |..@|              
 |...|              
 |...|              
 ---+-              
    #               
                    
@ "What's new?"
The mimic says:.....
"I'm not!"..........
....................
....................
....................
.......aaaaa........
.......a:J@a........
.......mG@sa........
........Hxda........
d "So what are you going to do about it?"
                    
 ---------          
 |.......-          
 |.......|          
 |...@:..|          
 |.......|          
 |.......|          
 --|------          
                    
Do not pass go. Do not collect 200 zorkmids.
          #         
##        #         
 ##    ---|--       
  ##   |.u..|       
   ####d@...|       
       |....|       
       ------       
                    
                    
d "Of course, Dudley doesn't often play a spellcaster, so you may ask how I—"
   ------------     
  /  REST IN   \    
 /    PEACE     \   
/                \  
|     Dudley     |  
|   killed by    |  
|  coming down   |  
|   off a high   |  
/\\_/(\/(/\)\//\/|  
    ------------    
   /  REST IN   \   
  /    PEACE     \  
 /                \ 
 |     Dudley     | 
 |    comitted    | 
 |    suicide     | 
 |    *  *  *     | 
 /\\_/(\/(/\)\//\/| 
------+-----        
@@@........|        
|@@@T......|        
|@)@%......|        
....%....@(|        
|@].%......|        
|@@@.T.....|        
@@@.@......|        
------+-----        
@ "I know what you're thinking, but killing stuff is just so much fun!"
You see here a      
dented pot.         
   #####            
       #            
    ---|--          
    |..@.|          
    |@[[%|          
    |=?(!|          
    ------          

  |.................
| |..........q......
.%.......<..........
....................
...........%........
.............@......
....................
....................
| | | | |`|.|)|.|.|.
@ Fire
The dart hits the mumak!
Rodney has joined   
the game.           
Rodney appears in   
a flash of light!   
  -------           
  |.....+           
  |..<@.|           
  |...@.+           
  -------           
@ "Oh, hi there! I'm new to this version... can you help me out?"
@ "Yeah, I'll show you a handy trick."
     |  |         | 
     |  | }}}}}}} | 
-----|  |@}}---}} |-
|    |  | }--^--} | 
|  > |  | } ^@^|} | 
|-------| }--^--} | 
|       | }}---}} | 
|       | }}}}}}} | 
|       |         | 
@ "Fight our oppressor Moloch! Down with The Man!"
                    
                    
#####               
    #               
  --d----           
  |.@...|           
  |.....|           
  |.....|           
  |.....|           
@ "Dogley, I replaced Fido with you because you're intelligent enough to follow orders."
                    
  --+-+-----------  
  |..i.&(....^};}|  
  +...if.....^}@}|  
  |.i........^;};|  
  |.....)))..^^^^|  
  ----------------  
                    
                    
i "Psssp!"
& "Vat?!"
  |  |         |    
  |  | }}}}}}} |    
--|  | }}---}} |--- 
  |  | }--^--} |  | 
> |  | }|(@^|} |  | 
-----| }--^--} |  | 
     | }}---}} |  | 
     | }}}}}}} |  | 
     |         |  | 
The Wizard of Yendor types: "YAAP Rodney-Wiz-Hum-Mal-Cha"
 #       #          
 #       #-----     
 #       #| [ |     
####B@``##.   |     
 #       #|   |     
##       #|  {|     
         #-----     
         ######     
                    
The bat bites! You stop disrobing.
                    
   ------+------    
   |^^^^^^^^^^^|    
   |^..%......^|    
   |^....%%%..^|    
   |^....@.%..^|    
   |^^^^^%^^^^^|    
   ------|------    
         #          
The silver arrow hits Ganon. Ganon is killed!
     #              
     #              
     ########       
            #       
         ---+---    
         |..@..|    
         |.....|    
#########-.....|    
         -------    
Hello Dudley, welcome to NetHack! You are a neutral male human Tourist.
                    
                    
           -----    
           |..<|    
           |.@.|    
           +...|    
           |...|    
           |...|    
           -----    
@ "Hmmm... let me see... it had something to do with... getting something..."
                 #  
                ##  
##   -----------#   
 ##  |....@.=..|#   
  ## |.........-#   
   ##-.W&......|    
     |h....k..l|    
     --.--------    
       #            
l "Now, a gold throne... that's class."
& "I WOULDN'T MIND HAVING A PALE THRONE."
    |`..........`|  
    |.....`......|  
    |...-.---....|  
    |...|@{.|....|  
    |..`|{@.|`...|  
    |...|.{.|....-# 
    |...-----....|# 
####-.....`......|# 
    |`..........`|# 
@ "Your chances of ascending... are almost absolutely certain! Amazing!"

           #        
   --------#        
   |......|@        
   |......|#        
   |......-#        
   |......|         
   --------         
                    
                    
@ "... I decided to play in the weekends."
                    
                    
                    
                    
####^@#             
                    
                    
                    
                    
A trap door in the ceiling opens and a rock falls on your head! Fortunately, you are wearing a hard helmet.
                    
 Jokes that don't   
 work in Nethack.   
                    
      Today:        
                    
      Batman        
                    
                    
########            
   --.-.-           
###.^@. |           
   |... |           
###+    |           
   ------           
                    
                    
                    
@ "... the taxi, and the password to get throught the door..."
....................
....................
....................
.........:::........
.........:@:........
........::::........
....................
....................
....................
You pinch your arm. Ouch! That hurts!
The werenewt changes
Dogley changes!     
         #          
     ----+---       
     |..@:..|       
     |...:..|       
     |......|       
     +.?....|       
     --------       
@ "$*!+ I'm outta here"
            #       
         ---.--     
         |....|     
         |....|     
         |....@#    
         |....|     
        #|....|     
        #-.....     
         ------     
@ "Eh, screw it. These wishes never turn out right anyway. I just want something to eat."
                    
            ---     
         ... <      
        .[d..       
        ..@..       
        .....       
    -----...        
        ----        
                    
@ "...that I still don't know if they're cursed!"
d "That'll be 40 zorkmids, please."
                    
                    
                    
     ---+-----      
     |.......|      
     |.@..Y>.|      
######-.......|     
     ---------      
                    
Y "Free Hugs!"
                    
o#`#######          
o####`############# 
       ---@-----    
       |.@.....|    
#######..d.....|    
       -----|---    
            #       
            #       
@ "...and an elf has an average lifespan of 700 years."
                    
                    
  --------          
  |..@...|          
  |......+          
  --------          
                    
                    
                    
@ "... for I, Dudley, will personally SMITE you with my..."
                    
                    
            ------  
            |....|  
############-...@|  
            |....|  
            ------  
                    
                    
@ "Then try SLASH'EM while on a magic potion trip!
Totally incredible!"
You see here:

                    
      ---------     
      |.......|     
      ....@...|     
      |.......|     
      ----.----     
          #         
        ############
        #      #    
What do you want to wear?
i - an uncursed +1 pair of speed boots. You feel yourself speed up.
    --------------- 
    |.............@#
    |.........<...| 
    ..............| 
    |.............| 
    |.............| 
    |.............| 
    |.............| 
    ----------.---- 
@ "So, lets have a preview of whats going on!"
                    
                    
                    
  ------------      
  |..........|      
  |..@.......|      
  |..........|      
  ---+--------      
                    
@ "... 'having your brains smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick'"
            #       
            #       
         ---.-------
         |..........
        `...........
        #|......@...
        #|..........
        #-----------
        #           
@ "Just when I had decided to take a break from combat and play a wizard."
A cloud of gas puts 
you to sleep!       
}}}}}}}......}}}}}}}
}}}}}}}}...}.}}}}}.}
.}}}}}}}.@.}...}}}..
.}}}}}}....}}}.}}}})
..}}}....}}}}}..}}})
..}}}....}}}}}......
......}}}}}}}}}..}}.
.....|              
.....|              
.....---------------
....................
....................
..}a.....@.........a
.}}}.......^........
}}}}................
.}}}................
@ "I'm slipping..."
                    
                    
    --------        
    |......|        
    |..<@..|        
    |...dG.+########
    |......|        
    ----+---        
        #           
G "Of course, you know that I am once again the Gnome With The Wand Of Death..."
(  a useful item    
(signpost)          
....................
..........@(........
....................
.#....#.......#..#..
...#....#..#...##.#.
#.##.#.--. .--##.###
.#..#--  ->-  --#.##
You read: "Back entrance. NO ENTRY for non-C.O.R.P. personal."
                    
       --------     
       |......|     
       |!....%|     
       |......|     
       |..@...|     
       +....$.|     
       |.....D-###  
       --------     
@ "So I figured I'd play a quick game of Nethack..."
    |]![)[|         
    |..@..|         
    --|----         
      ###           
        d#          
         @          
         #          
      ---|-         
      |...|         
d "Wait!"
d - a laptop running
Windows Vista.      
  ########          
         #          
      ---+---       
      |..(..|       
      |..@..|       
######-.....|       
      -------       
@ "Aaaaah! Get a Knoppix CD! Get a Knoppix CD!"
 #                  
 #                  
-q--------          
|qq......-          
|q....[%.|          
|.....(@.|          
|.#......|          
|........|          
----------          
Cast Cause fear

..#.#.##.}}}#.#.#.#.
#..#.#.....}}#.#.##.
.#.#........}}.#.#.#
.#.#.....#...}}####.
#.#......@....}}}..#
.##............#.}}}
.#.#...@@@@@....##}}
#.#.##..@@@...#.##..
#.##.#.##.#..#.#.###
@ "But, naturally, he had forgotten this."
 #                  
 #                  
 #                ##
 #    --------    # 
 #    |...@.)|  ### 
 i    |..%...|  #   
#'d###+.....%.###   
      --------      
                    
The voice of Alton booms "Use my gift wisely!"
------------ ----- -
.....|.......|...| |
----.-------.-----.-
...|.|.... ....|....
--.-.-- -...--.-----
...| |..|...| ......
----.-.------.------
...|..@.......|.....
--.-------..--------
@ "It's like Pacman, except you can't eat the dots."
....}|&&..&..&|-----
.....@&.&{.&..+     
....}|.&&&.&..|-----
....}|.&&.....|     
}}}}}|........|     
--------------------
|     +             
|     |-------------
-------}}}}}}}}}}}}}
& "Welcome, gentle Sir Knight. Welcome to the Castle Anthrax."
& "Hello! Hello!"
               #    
               #    
      }}}}}}   #    
      }----}   #    
######}.d1@}###     
      }----}        
      }}}}}}        
                    
                    
1 "Ok. See ya."
@ "Bye!"
Aloha Dudley,       
welcome to          
NetHack!            
                    
   -----            
   |..@|            
   |..d|            
   -----            
                    
@ "I'll try not to be so homesick, this time."
    -------         
    |.....|  ------ 
    |.....|  |....| 
    |.....-##-..@.| 
    |.....|  |....| 
   #......|  ------ 
####|.....|         
    -------         
                    
if (amu->otyp == AMULET_OF_YENDOR) msummon((struct monst *) 0);
@ Engrave
Write on what? t
      -----------   
      |????.??.?|   
      |.????????+   
      |?.??????.|   
      |.?.??????@#  
      |????.????|#  
      |?.??.???.|#  
      -+-|-----.-###
                    
@ "But where?"
                    
                    
   /-\              
   |@|              
   \-/              
                    
                    
                    
                    
@ Apply what? m
Click!
 #                  
 #                  
 ########           
        #           
     ---+----       
     |..d...|       
     |.@....|       
#####+......|       
     --------       
           #        
           #        
      -----@----    
      |.@.*##..|    
      |...#**..|    
      |..@#*#..|    
      |........|    
######.D.@.....|    
      ----------    
The grenade explodes!
d - a blessed +2 sub-machine gun (wielded)
                    
                    
------------------- 
.............^....| 
.<..............@.| 
......@.@......@..+ 
.......(..........| 
.------------------ 
#                   
The Wizard of Yendor casts a spell! Double Trouble...

               #    
               #### 
    ------------@-+-
####|...........@..|
    |<.............+
    |..............|
    |..............|
    ----------------
                    
@ "Aaah, maybe you know this..."
        |...--.---  
.    ----........---
...   ..............
..... -...........- 
..........*.......--
-.......h@.........|
--........---  |   |
 --- --.---         
      --            
@ "I'm looking for a lawn. I suppose you would know where too find one?"
You hear crashing   
rock.               
...|  |**@**|.|  |(.
...|  |@...@|.|  |((
...|+-|@.@.@|.-+-|..
|---.%|..@..|....--|
......|.....|..%....
.*..{.---.---.{.....
..........[.........
@ "Suckers."
 ^^^^^^^^^^^        
 ^---------^        
 ^|.......|^        
 ^|..&@...|^        
 ^|.......|^        
 ^|.......|^        
 ^---------^        
 ^^^^^^^^^^^        
                    
@ "Oh Moloch, I offer you the Amulet, with which you shall ascend above all gods!"
   |}---------------
 | |}}}}}}|         
 | |.....}|         
-| |.....}|         
 | |@....}+         
 | |.....}|         
 | ......}|         
 |--}}}}}}|         
 | |}---------------
@ "Aaaaah, the castle!"
____________________
 /\  /\  /\  /\  /\ 
/__\/__\/__\/__\/__\
\  /\  /\  /\  /\  /
_\/__\/__\/__\/__\/_
 /\  /\  /\  /\  /\ 
/ /\/__\/__\/__\/__\
 ///\  /\  /\  /\  /
@//__\/__\/__\/__\/_
You bump into the wall. The two of clubs falls over. The three of hearts falls down.
--More--
    ------------    
   /  REST IN   \   
  /    PEACE     \  
 /                \ 
 |     Dudley     | 
 |   technically  | 
 |commited suicide| 
 |    *  *  *     | 
 /\\_/(\/(/\)\//\/| 
         #          
         ###        
  ---------|---     
  |.......@...|     
  |.......@@..|     
  |.%%........+#####
##....%.......|     
  -------------     
                    
@ "So thou thought thou couldst kill me, fool." Double Trouble...
 ------------------ 
 |                | 
--   ...    ----- --
     Z@. %  |   |   
     B------|   |---
 |   -- |   -----   
 |   |  |           
   ---  |    ---    
  -- --------| ---- 
He then w his ):

    n1000000 the manxome foe he s
An idea hits! You   
die.                
    ----+----       
    |.......|       
    |...@I..|       
    |.......|       
    |.......|       
    +.......+       
    ----+----       
The displacer beast 
hits you.           
-------------       
|........d@.|       
|...........-####   
|...........|   ####
|...........|       
|...........|       
-------------       
 #                  
 #                  
 #                ##
 i    --------    # 
 #    |...@.)|  ### 
 #    |..%...|  #   
#####d+.....%.###   
      --------      
                    
Your sacrifice is consumed in a burst of flame!