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Cardmaster: Adventure Design Deck
1993
Rules assistance for Cardmaster: Adventure Design Deck
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1–4 players
- 60 min
- 8+
- Complexity 1.2/5
For 1 player
Rules assistant for Cardmaster: Adventure Design Deck
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Cardmaster: Adventure Design Deck is a board game released in 1993 for 1–4 players, 60 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Richard Borg and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Role Playing, and Modular Board.
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About the game
This game can be loosely used as a role-playing aid or as a really basic dungeon-romp for several players. The basic mechanic is building a dungeon by using cards and defeating monsters for their treasure. The game comes with a couple of basic "quests", but most of the replayability is left up to the owner. There are three decks of cards present: - The Location deck consists of corridors and rooms that are used to assemble to actual dungeon during play. - The Monster deck is drawn from to determine possible encounters. Traps are possible. - The Treasure deck is used to give out booty to adventurers that defeat monsters. Traps are possible here, as well. The game is very simplistic and could easily be developed into something much more advanced, but it is rather fun and can easily be played solitaire.
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Questions and answers
Cardmaster: Adventure Design Deck supports 1–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Cardmaster: Adventure Design Deck is 60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Cardmaster: Adventure Design Deck for ages 8 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Cardmaster: Adventure Design Deck has a complexity rating of 1.2 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Cardmaster: Adventure Design Deck belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Fighting, and Print & Play. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling, Role Playing, and Modular Board. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Cardmaster: Adventure Design Deck are: Richard Borg. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Cardmaster: Adventure Design Deck as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.