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


Y - a potion of     
eggnog              
 ------             
 |....|   -------   
 |.@..-## |.._..|   
#-$...| ##-.@...|   
 ------   |.....|   
          ---+---   
             ^      
@ "But that doesn't mean I can't stop and relax from time to time."
           #        
         ###        
         #          
----   ###          
....   #            
...| ###            
...| #              
..@-##              
----                
@ "Run away! Run awaaay! Run awaaaaay!"
     -----------    
     |.DDDDDDDD|    
     |.DDDDDDDD|    
#####@.DDDDDDDD|    
#    |@DDDDDDDD|    
#    |.DDDDDDDD|    
     -----------    
                    
                    
@ "Hello, Largo! Welcome to Megatokyo's Rent-a-Zilla!"
@ "SW33T!"
                    
                    
                    
                    
--------            
|......|            
|.T..@.+            
|......|            
--------            
@ "Exactly. So I'm going to create some easy monsters for you to fight and gain experience from."
                    
                    
         $$         
     #@  $$         
     &              
   ###              
   #                
####                
                    
& "Excuse me, sir. May I see your planning permission?"
.|([#............#..
.|/)######++######..
.|..........(.......
.|.......d..........
.|----....{.........
.|%%............----
.|%%%|..........-###
.-------------------
....................
d "Grr, if only Dudley had bothered to let me level to a large dog."
--------------------
|...................
|.------------......
|.|!@!|...|..|......
|.|@!!|...|..|......
|.|!@@|...|..|......
|.|.dh|...||--......
|.-|---|---.........
|.............{.....
You type: "Hey guys, can you tell me how to get the Amulet of Yendor?"
                    
                    
                    
                    
      ---+---       
      |.@...|       
      |.....|       
######-.....|       
      -------       
Eat what?
           ------   
           | Z.&+   
           |.L&.|   
           |.Z.Z.   
           --@---   
             L      
             ###    
               #    
               #    
@ "I thought so..."
}}}}}    }}}}       
  }}}  }}}}}}}}     
   }}}    }}        
 ...}}}  @          
}.E. }}}}}}         
}...      }}        
}}      }}}}}}      
}}}    }}}}         
}}}}     }}}}       
You pull yourself to the edge of the lava.
@ "That was fast."
    #               
    #               
    ######          
      ---+-----     
      |.......|     
      |.....@#|     
      |.......|     
######-.......|     
      ---------     
@ "That fortune cookie said that sinks can tell you what a ring will do."
                    
                    
     --------       
#####-......|       
     |...@%.|       
#####-.d....|       
     |......|       
     ---.----       
        #           
@ "Why not? I've been waiting for this!"
d "That eye drop-
ped out of junior high school."

It's dark in here.  
You hear loud music.
     |.----+-----...
     |..............
     | -@--------...
       |..&@.@n.|...
       |n.@&..(@|...
     | ----------...
     |.............{
                    
                    
    E N D   O F     
                    
  B O O K   T W O   
                    
                    
                    
                    
: "Moop?"
                    
 -----              
 |@...#######       
 |...|              
 |...|              
 |...|              
 ---+-              
    #               
    #               
B - a turd
                    
=        !          
    %       [    =  
 *                  
         @   *  !   
     (            ? 
  %         ?  )    
         +          
                    
@ "Hah! They can't kill me in here!"
   |`               
   |       [  ------
   | ..'    ))|     
---- .@.    ---     
     n---   |       
-|   -- --  |       
 |  [|   ----       
   ---              
----                
@ Zap wand of spinning
You hear crashing   
rock.               
######+..........|  
      |..........+  
      |..G.......|  
######-..........|  
      ------###---  
          ##h##     
           ##       
h "What key can never open a door?"
G "All right, what?"
Drink what?         
    |.............| 
    |..---------..| 
    |..|IIIIIII|..| 
    |..|.IIIII.|..| 
    |..|...@...|..| 
--  |..|...I..@|..| 
.-- |..|.......|..| 
..--|..----|----..|-
h - an ultra-blessed potion of see invisible
n - a wand of death 
 #                  
 #                  
 #                  
 #                  
 #                  
 #                  
 #@+                
                    
Instant death: $665
You feel mildly hot.
#.....}}}......##...
#...}}}.........#...
...}}}..............
...}}}......@d......
..}}}...............
.}}}......##......#.
}}.......###.....###
..........###.......
@ "Summer!"
                    
                    
                    
                    
         @          
                    
                    
                    
                    
@ "I call it a day."
 | |------------ |--
 | |           | |  
 | | ----- ----- | -
 | |     |         |
 | -----------------
 |     |   |        
 | --- | |.|        
 |   |   |@.        
 -----------        
@ "The previous joke was based on a spelling error."
            #       
         ---.--     
         |....|     
         |....|     
         |....+     
         |....|     
        #|...@|     
        #-.....     
         ------     
@ "Finally, a little luck! I wish I didn't have to walk around in this stupid dungeon anymore."

  #   -------       
  #   |`....|       
  ####@K....|       
      |`....|       
      |.....|       
      |..K..|       
      |.....|       
      |.....-#######
      -------       
K "Oh really?
Voluntary           
 challenges:        
You genocided 2     
 monsters.          
You never changed   
 form.              
You used 1 wish.    
You wrapped the     
 dungeon variable.  
      #             
      #             
      @             
     +#             
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
@ "I will ascend! I will show everyone just how good a spellbook-of-
wizard-lock wizard can be."
Meanwhile, high,    
high above...       
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
Camaxtli "For God's sake, Quetz! The whole world is watching."
    |.....|   #     
    |......####     
    |.....|         
    -.-----         
    ##              
    #               
    ##d@            
       +            
                    
@ "I'm surprised no one has complained."
You open the door.  
You hear a door open
------              
|....|              
|.<.@-#             
|.f..|              
------              
                    
                    
You hear a bell.    
   ------+------    
   |.....@.....|    
   |...........|    
   |.Hx:iEC@yD.|    
   |.TFLolrNcG.|    
   |.wh BkPAWJ.|    
##~~~~.........|    
   -------------    
@ This meeting of MUMM shall now commence! First subject under discussion is ...
    --------------- 
    |.............. 
    |.........d...| 
    .............@| 
    |.............| 
    |.............| 
    ----------.---- 
             ##     
             #      
@ "Now that was a good meal. I never wanna eat again!"
..#.#.##.}}}#.#.#.#.
#..#.#.....}}#.#.##.
.#.#........}}.#.#.#
.#.#.....#...}}####.
#.#......@....}}}..#
.##............#.}}}
.#.#...@@@@@....##}}
#.#.##..@@@...#.##..
#.##.#.##.#..#.#.###
@ "Of course, he could have just prayed to restore his intelligence."
There is a knock on 
the door.           
                    
  --------------    
  |............|    
  |..........r.+####
  |...........r|    
  |...........%|    
  --------------    
r "There he is!"
                    
   -------          
   |.....|          
   |...:.|          
   |....@-###%##    
   |.....|     #    
   -------     #    
            ---|-   
            |...|   
Specify what? axolotl
A mundane salamander, ...
 ---------------    
 |..d....:o.o..-##`#
 |..do....:@o..|### 
 |..Cd..@.Wo...+####
 |..d......oo..|  ##
 |..e.ry.s'Z.<..    
 ---------------    
                    
                    

      -----------   
      |????.??.?|   
      |.????????+   
      |?.??????.|   
      |.?.??????@#  
      |????.????|#  
      |?.??.???.|#  
      -+-|-----.-###
                    
@ "But where?"
You start to float  
in the air!         
   --|--            
   |.@{|            
   |%%%|            
   |^%%|            
###.@%%|            
   |%%%|            
   -----            
                    
                    
       -+-----      
       |.....|      
       |.....|      
       |.@e..|      
       |.....|      
       |....<.      
       --|----      
You finish eating   
the jackal corpse.  
              ##    
               ##   
    +           ##  
    # --------   #  
    ##@......+######
      |....#.|      
      --------      
@ "But this time I think I'll leave her be. I didn't need that wand..."
 -----              
 |@..|              
 |...|              
 |...|              
 |...|              
 |...|              
 |..@+              
 |...|              
 -----              
Zap what? Q
                    
   --------+---     
   |..........|     
 ##-.......@..|     
 # |...<......|     
###----------.-     
  ##                
                    
                    
@ "5,700,000 zorkmids anyone?"
                    
     -----          
     |@@D.########  
     |Lm&|          
     |T.L|          
     |...|          
     ---+-          
        #           
#########           
You hear a divine music... It sounds like the Marche Funèbre.
         | -----    
 }}}}}}} |  <| |    
 }}---;} | | | |    
 }--^--}.| |   |    
 }|^^^.@.---- --    
 }--^--}.  q  |     
 }}---}}&---- ---   
 }}}}}}}    | |     
            |   |   
@ "Dudley: see chapters IX - XVII and appendices vi-xi inclusive."
                    
                    
####                
...#########        
......@..=..        
...#########        
####                
                    
                    
@ "A plain gold ring? Hey, about time I got some treasure."
You hit the         
kobold zombie!      
    ------------    
    |.|%.||.(.||    
    |||.||Z..|.|    
    |.|.%.@|..*|    
    ||%%.|.%..%|    
    ------|-----    
          ##########
..#.#.##.}}}#.#.#.#.
#..#.#.....}}#.#.##.
.#.#........}}.#.#.#
.#.#.....#...}}####.
#.#......@....}}}..#
.##............#.}}}
.#.#...@@@@@....##}}
#.#.##..@@@...#.##..
#.##.#.##.#..#.#.###
@ "But Uncle Nam, how do you know all this?"
                    
                    
    ------      ##  
    |....|     ###  
    |@....#######   
    -'...|   ###    
    --+---  ###     
          `####     
           ##       
You see here a ring of aggravate monster.
The iron golem hits!

                    
                    
  ----------------  
  |/.....#.......|  
  |.%.....K.....)|  
  |.@..'.........|  
  ----------------  
                    
                    
@ "...oooooo!"
}}}}.|  ----------|}
}}}}.|  |  -.`.|  |}
}}}}.|  |``|...|  |}
}}}}.|  |``|.@(|  |}
;}}}.|  |``|...|  |}
}}}}.|  |  -------|}
}}}}.|` |         |}
.}}}.|  --------  |}
.}}}.|      `     |}
Medusa types: "I don't have anything to say recently."
                    
                    
                    
                    
        d           
       dd^          
     G d@h          
       G..          
                    
@ "*sigh* Oh well. It's been a good game. I think I'll try a Knight next."
 |.%.%++.@))**+).=[+
 |.=(*%[.)!%=[=%.=([
 |."%.%=.%?*)?)?.)==
 |..hh....h..@..h...
#@.[([?)h)"!%=[?.%[?
 |.[%.(*.%(!?(i%.!%.
 |.![)(%.!%"(?]%.])?
 |..@...h....@......
 |.[!(]%.([([%==.[(?
Hello Dudley, welcome to the flea market!
                    
                    
                    
---------           
.....a..|           
....f...-@          
.....a..|#          
---------#          
         #          
a "To protect the world from devastation."
a "To unite all people within our nation."
You hit the newt.   
The newt bites!     
Hachi misses the    
newt.               
                    
Fight:       p. 1373
Run away:    p.  884
Wield:       p. 3601
       602          
Giving you thousands of ways to complete the story...
                    
    ---------       
    |.......|       
    ........|       
    |...'@...####   
    |.......|   #   
    |.......|   ####
    ---.-----       
                    
h - a pair of scissors (weapon in hand). The paper golem turns to flee!
                    
                    
#@+                 
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
          ...       
          .@.       
          .--       
                    
                    
@ "Gee, it's awfully dark in this level."
You drop a cursed   
crude dagger        
    ---+---         
    |....!|         
    |.....|         
####-@....|         
    |.....|         
    -------         
                    
@ "It's frustrating when everything blows up in your face, and your saving throw fails every time."
       #            
       #            
       #            
   @#h#D            
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
@ "I'll definetly find the secret door this turn!"
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                ... 
               .....
                ..@ 
@ "So, I've finally managed to reach Endgame."

    ------------    
   /  REST IN   \   
  /    PEACE     \  
 /                \ 
 |     Dudley     | 
 |  Killed by a   | 
 |      Newt      | 
 |    *  *  *     | 
 /\\_/(\/(/\)\//\/| 
          #         
        ###         
        #           
     ---.-----------
     |....@d.......|
     |.............|
     |.............-
     ---------------
                    
@ "The Dev-team is working on a first-person shooter."
          #         
  ------  #         
  |....|  #         
  |.d*.-###         
  |....|            
  ------            
                    
                    
                    
Some writing vanishes from the clay golem's head! You destroy the clay golem!
                    
                    
#                   
#       |           
########-           
        |  #        
        |    ^      
        --------    
                    
Greetings Marvin!   
Welcome to Nethack! 
  ########          
         #          
      ---+---       
      |..>..|       
      |..@d.|       
######-.....|       
      -------       
--------------------
                 }}}
}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}--
------------------|.
           /[*).@.-.
--------------------
                  |}
                  |}
                  |}
@ "Let the polypiling begin!" zap G
       -----        
       -...-        
       |0.0|        
       |.<.|        
       |._.|        
       -.---        
        @#          
         #          
         #          
You are frozen by the dungeon's gaze!
$ - 182 gold pieces 
                    
        ---------   
        -...#...|   
        |..@..f.|   
        |.......-#  
        ---------#  
                 #  
                 #  
@ "So, the secret to success? I just needed to change my name! Behold, for I am now Charlie!"
You see here a black
potion.             
                    
    -----+------    
    |..........|    
    |..........|    
    |..@.......|    
####-..........|    
    ------------    
@ "It worked! Now I'll draw something to eat."
                    
    ----------      
    |........|      
    |........|      
    |..?...@.-#     
    -- - -----#     
              #     
              #     
              #     
@ "Instead, ALL traps will have a noisemaking property."
You hear the sound  
of battle.          
   |   |   | |      
   |    ---- |      
----...     %<      
    .@G  --%--      
--  %.. || | |      
  |     | -  |      
   --  -      -     
@ "And Ogden has been useful too — he's like a valkyrie in a wizard hat."
                    
  --+-+-----------  
  |..i.&(....^};}|  
  +..i.f.....^}@}|  
  |.i........^;};|  
  |.....)))..^^^^|  
  ----------------  
                    
                    
& "Meester Dudley, you zhall now be zlowly lowered into ze deadly piranha tank!"