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 miss the purple worm.
@ "Darn you, -20 ring of accuracy!"
                    
     #     #        
     ##    #        
      #    #        
    ----------      
    |......D.|      
####-......%@|      
    |........|      
    ----------      
@ "Good dog, with you I'm going to conquer the dungeon and I will never die. Never. Never!"
-------------}||.|.|
       |}}}}}}|....|
       |}.......|.-|
--------}.....|.|..|
...^..^.......|...-|
--------}.....|.---|
       |}.....|..|@|
       |}}}}}}|-.|.|
-------------}|....|
@ "Phew! I've escaped Gehen-
nom! (And nothing even remotely a-
musing happened while doing so.)"
                    
                    
                    
                    
########@#d#########
                    
                    
                    
                    
@ "What's happening? Only one panel today?"
d "The global economy is down. We must all economize."
                    
      ---+---       
      |....d|       
      |.....|       
     #...@..|       
      -------       
                    
                    
                    
Pick up what? h - a war hammer
You can see again!
|X.V``H.V}|         
|x}..}..}D|         
|.;}#--}}`|         
|.}--^#-.&|         
|`}|^.^|}P|         
|`}--^-#}W|         
|.`}..-}}`|         
|.}}};}.}W|         
|...DD.DD`|         
      ######        
    --.------       
    |...@..<|       
    ........|       
    |.......|       
    ---------       
                    
                    
                    
A note falls out of the box!
What do you want to 
read? [a or ?*] a   
  ########          
         #          
      ---+---       
      |..@..|       
      |.....|       
######-.....|       
      -------       
You have a bored feeling for a moment, and it does not pass.
It bites! It bites! 
You hit it.         
                |-- 
                |.. 
                |.. 
###########@I###-.. 
                |.. 
                --- 
                    
@ "Then it sends monsters to try to kill me!"
    -------------   
####-`.........`|   
    |.....`.....|   
    |...--d--...|   
    |...|.@.|...|   
    |..`|{@{|`..|   
    |...|.{.|...|   
    |...-----...|   
    |.....`.....|   
@ "You didn't grovel enough! Go see for yourself! *ZOT*"
....................
....................
....................
.........:::........
.........:@:........
........::::........
....................
....................
....................
You pinch your arm. Ouch! That hurts!
                    
                    
   -----------      
   |<  .@'   -###   
   |   ...   |  #   
   |         |  ##  
###.         |   ##`
   -----------    ##
                    
@ "Plop, kill Lord Surtur."
Plop hits!

       ------------ 
       |.........@- 
       |....%.....| 
       |....%%.%..| 
       |......%.%.| 
       ------|----- 
             #      
####################
             #      
@ "I go back to basic, simple club and dagger work. Real. True. Honest."
----   |   |+------ 
|  +   |   |        
|  |.  |   |-+-     
----...--+-|  |  -+-
 |........|  |  |   
 |..#.....----..|   
 |-....{..@.....|   
 --  |....#.....--- 
     |-... ........ 
@ "So why is the DevTeam still storing my items on a linked list?"
    ...             
    ...             
    ...             
-----.------        
(((.|.|.@(!|        
(((.+.-.@(d|        
(!(.|.|hG(!|        
-----.--------------
....................
You order a beer! You order a beer.
@ "Whoa, this is not working either. I need a rest!"
The water nymph     
steals a dark green 
potion!             
   ----------       
   |........|       
   |...@n....       
###-........|       
   ----------       
                    
@ "I've got to start paying more attention to what I'm doing."
Morning:            
                    
   ---------        
   |...@...|        
   |....o..|        
   |f......-###     
   ---------  #     
              ##    
               #    
Heard some odd noises while cleaning my paws. It is horrid how dusty the floors here are!
                    
  --+-|-----------  
  |.....(....^};}|  
  +....D...%.^}@}|  
  |..........^;};|  
  |.f...)))..^^^^|  
  ----------------  
                    
                    
@ "And all because Dion doesn't have a color monitor!"
Choose your class   
Archaeologist: p. 2 
Barbarian:     p. 3 
Caveman:       p. 4 
Healer:        p. 5 
Knight:        p. 6 
Monk:          p. 7 
--more--            
        1           
NetHack: the Choose Your Own Adventure book.
.---.|.--|.|.-------
.|=..|...|.|....%..|
.|--.---+-------.-.|
.|.|.|.|.|.......|.|
..%..|.|!|---.------
----.|.|@..^|.....%|
.|.....|%|--------.|
--.---.|.......[...|
|.^|...|.|--.---.---
@ "So now, by (un)popular demand..."
| | ----- -----| | |
|-- |   | |    |   |
|     |   |  | |----
| | -------- | |   |
| |    |  .|P| | | |
--- ---- |.@.|   |  
    | |  ---.-------
----- | -| | |   | |
 |       |   | |   |
Your limbs are getting oozy.
@ "I hope this is a wand of fire!" Zap!
                    
----------+---------
....................
..........@(........
....................
.#....#.......#..#..
...#....#..#...##.#.
#.##.#.--. .--##.###
.#..#--  ->-  --#.##
@ "Well, here I am. It feels weird, being outside the dungeon. It's a big world out here."
What do you want to 
read?               
                    
               ---- 
               |... 
             ##.... 
             # |... 
         #@### ---- 
           :        
@ "A scroll of BARACK OBAMA."
"This time I shall  
let thee off with a 
spanking, but let it
not happen again."  
..##########...G....
..#...i....#.....G..
..#..h.....+.G......
..#.@......#....G...
..##########........
h "Winner!"
G "I love these steel cage matches."

 ^^^^^^^^^^^        
 ^---------^        
 ^|...&...|^        
 ^|..._S..|^        
 ^|..S@SS.|^        
 ^|...S...|^        
 ^---------^        
 ^^^^^^^^^^^        
                    
& "Y'know, I'm thinking 'Snakes & Ladders, Sans Ladders' is getting a little old."
Moments later...    
 ^---------^        
 ^|.&+.+@.|^        
 ^|..[_)..|^        
 ^|..."...|^        
 ^|@......|^        
 ^-|-------^        
 ^^^^^^^^^^^        
                    
@ "Whoops, my mistake — this is just the Giant Deformed Monkey Head chamber."
                    
                    
    ------      ##  
    |@...|     ###  
    |(....#######   
    -....|   ###    
    --+---  ###     
          `####     
           ##       
@ Zapp!
..--------       ---
..|+++|  |------ |  
..|@++|  |     | |  
..|...|+-|  _  | -|-
K.--K--..|     |....
.i@i.....|     |....
..KK...{.-|-----....
...KKKK.............
..-+---...........-+
Arresting were the K,

    And clawing and biting the i.
< Noobley> I have a 
  problem that I    
  think you can     
  help me with,     
  HotMamma.         
< HotMamma43> Is it 
  a big problem?    
< Noobley> It's     
  really big.       
..#.#.##.}}}#.#.#.#.
#..#.#.....}}#.#.##.
.#.#........}}.#.#.#
.#.#.....#...}}####.
#.#......@....}}}..#
.##............#.}}}
.#.#...@@@@@....##}}
#.#.##..@@@...#.##..
#.##.#.##.#..#.#.###
@ "And so, naked, cold, stupid and alone, the 1000 turn trial of Dudley began."
                    
                    
                    
                    
-}}}}}}}};}}}}}}}}}}
}}     .@.          
--------------------
                    
                    
The shark bites! The shark bites!
.---.|.--|.|.-------
.|=..|)..|.|....%..|
.|--.---.-------.-.|
.|.|.|.|.|.......|.|
..%..|.|!|---.------
----.|.|@..^|.....%|
.|.....|%|--------.|
--.---.|.......[...|
|.^|...|.|--.---.---
@ "But today I have *finally* found a powerful and much feared artifact, with a deadly effect!"
A blessed +2 red    
dragon scale mail   
(being worn)        
-----------         
|.........|         
|....b@...-#########
|.......#.|         
|.........|         
-----------         
@ "My SDSM!"
   |}------         
-- |}}}}}}|  @ @    
   |.....}| @   @   
---|...%.}|         
   |....@}#  @      
-- |.....}|         
 |  .....}| @   @   
----}}}}}}|  @ @    
   |}------         
Apply blindfold
@ "Mi, a name, I call @..."
                    
   ---------------  
   |.............|  
   |$...........k.  
   |....@......r.|  
   |....qq.......|  
   |...aT........|  
   ----h----------  
       #            
@ "... and then you suddenly lose, and you never know what in Gehennom went wrong."
         |`......*..
        --``........
        |.....ii..*.
---------........**.
.*....**..........*.
....................
..................:.
----..........------
   |.......*..|     
i "Newtrunner is young. Surely someday he will learn how to fight for himself."

#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..."
You hear someone    
cursing shoplifters 
-         --------- 
|#########|......(| 
|#       #-.......| 
|d        |.......-#
|#        |..%....| 
+@        --------- 
-                   
@ "Closed for staff training?"
^^^^^^^^^^^         
^---------^         
^|.......|^         
^|.?._...|^         
^|....@...^         
^|.......|^         
^---------^         
^^^^^^^^^^^         
                    
t - The Amulet of Yendor.
                    
                    
                    
    ------          
    |(.@@-          
    |....|          
    ------          
                    
                    
@ "OK, shoot."
################### 
#.................# 
#.................# 
#.UUUU............# 
#.U@UU............# 
#.UUUU............# 
#.................# 
#.................# 
################### 
@ "This dungeon is a lot better! No werenewts changing my dog."
####################
###.................
##..################
#..##@..............
#.##..#############.
#.#..##.............
#.#.##..############
#.#.#..##           
#.#.#.##            
So . he by the #,

    And stood n100 in thought.
       #            
       #            
+------.+           
|      2+2=5####    
|       |           
|    <@ |           
|       .           
+-------+           
                    
"...as obviously the DevTeam cannot count!"
                    
                    
    d               
     dd             
     dd...          
   G   .@.h         
       ...          
      G             
       h            
@ "... so my spell repertoire is limited to forcebolt, magic missile, and light."
j - an iron hook.   
........+..|+--.----
..-+--..|..|  |...[.
+-|  |.----|  |+---.
..|  |.+Go@|--|   |-
..|---.|@%!|  |     
.%|....|.(!|  |     
---....-----+-------
....................
@ "I suppose I should give it a chance though."
                    
                    
######KKK%##        
      #    #        
  ----|--  #        
  |.....|  G        
  |!!!!!|  #        
  |!!@!!|  #        
  -------  #        
K "Shoplifting, shoplifting, shoplifting..."
.....-----------....
--------------------
------....@(...-----
|    |.........|....
|    |.........-....
---+--..d......|....
........@@.....|--|-
--+--|+.----|---|>.|
     |..|...|...|--|
d "Henceforth, I give thee the Team Dogley name of... 'Noobley'."
          #         
        ###         
        #           
     ---.-----------
     |....@d.......|
     |.............|
     |.............-
     ---------------
                    
@ "You can have color, but only if you subscribe."

.|([#............#..
.|.)######++######..
.|....@.....(.......
.|........%...@.....
.|----.@.K{.%.......
.|%%..@%K.K.....----
.|%%.|...@%......###
.-------------------
....................
@ "... Don't think this is the end Dudley! I WILL defeat you!!"
                    
       #           #
    ---.-----------#
    |.....@.......|#
    |.............|#
    |.............-#
    --------------- 
                    
                    
@ "... then she robs me blind."
a - a spellbook.    
  #                 
  t#&L#&&#          
         &          
      ---+---       
      |..@..|       
      |.....|       
######-.....|       
      -------       
@ "Yessss!"
                    
  -.----------      
##...........|      
  |....@.....|      
   ..........|      
  ------------      
                    
                    
                    
? "Why don't we all live together in harmony for a while..."
    ------------    
   /  REST IN   \   
  /    PEACE     \  
 /                \ 
 |     Dudley     | 
 |  killed by Bi- | 
 |cycle Repair Man| 
 |    *  *  *     | 
 /\\_/(\/(/\)\//\/| 
                    
                    
         $$         
     #@  $$         
     &              
   ###              
   #                
####                
                    
& "Excuse me, sir. May I see your planning permission?"
          #         
        ###         
        #           
     ---.-----------
     |....@h.......|
     |.............|
     |.............-
     ---------------
                    
@ "If you kill me, I lose all and you win little. If we both walk away, the total sum is zero."
You cannibal! You   
will regret this!   
                    
    ###########'    
    #   -----       
#####   |t..|       
   #####+..@|       
   #    -----       
####                
Ceiling monster is watching you masticate.
...-----...-||....--
....--......||.....|
............----..--
......|...@..---..| 
.....---......|...| 
|....| ----.......--
--...|    |...%....|
 |..--  ---.......--
 ----   |........-- 
Things that are here:
a housecat corpse
a cursed luckstone
 ---------------    
 |.............|    
 |..d..x.....x.|    
 |.__.e..=..e..|    
 |.dx..........|    
 |.............|    
 |.....@.......|    
 ---------------    
                    
@ "Oh great... the monsters are studying calculus."
    #               
    #               
    ##              
     #              
   ---.---          
   |.....|          
   |..@..|          
   |.....|          
   ---.---          
Drink from the fountain? y
    ------------    
   /  REST IN   \   
  /    PEACE     \  
 /                \ 
 |     Dudley     | 
 |    killed by   | 
 |     Chopin     | 
 |    *  *  *     | 
 /\\_/(\/(/\)\//\/| 

                    
                    
    ------      ##  
    |....|     ###  
    |@....#######   
    -d...|   ###    
    --+---  ###     
          `####     
           ##       
@ "It will take some time to develop into something useful."
The imp hits!       
You hear the howling
of the CwnAnnwn...  
....................
..##########........
..#........#.G......
..#..ih....+.GG.....
..#..@.....#.G......
..##########........
@ "Uggh!"
Throw what?
t - an uncursed towel
                    
                    
                    
#########           
##  ----.---------  
 #  |...d........|  
 ###|.....@......+  
   #.............|  
    --------------  
Klik!               
                    
     ----------     
#####+.......j|     
     |........|     
     |........|     
     |........+#####
     |........|     
     ----------     
Potions             
f - a potion of     
    booze           
g - a potion of     
    booze           
h - 2 potions of    
    booze           
i - a potion of     
    booze           
You may wish for    
an object.          
  ########          
         #          
      ---+---       
      |..@&.|       
      |.....|       
######-.....|       
      -------       
& "You set me free! I am in your debt."
@ "Gray dragon scalemail, please."
                    
   ---------------  
   |.....%.%.....|  
   |$..%.%.%......  
   |....@..%.....|  
   |...%%%%.%....|  
   |...%%%.%.....|  
   ----.----------  
       #            
@ "Playing NetHack is a bit like lawnmowing."
              #     
---          ###    
!@|       ---d-.--  
%.-##     |..@...|  
(.| #     |......|  
(.| #####'-.@....|  
---       |......|  
          --------  
                    
@ "So Nerdley, what's happening?"
                    
  ----------------  
  |^.d.....$.....|  
 #.@....%........|  
 #------+---------  
#######             
                    
                    
                    
@ "Look, a body! What terrible murder has happened here?"
You fire your M-16  
the acid blob dies  
---------           
|.......|           
-.......|           
|@...%-.|           
|.......|           
------+-|           
                    
@ "Let me tell you, the game is a lot easier ever since I got that Dragonskin."
------------        
|..........|        
...........|        
|..........|        
|..........|        
|..........|        
|....@.....|        
-----|------        
                    
@ "I'm not very good at being a pacifist..."
                    
    -------         
    |.!?)d|         
    |]![)[|         
    |..@..|         
    --@----         
      ###           
        ##          
         #          
@ "... Fido, pick up the spellbook again."
d "Yes, Master Dudley!"