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Pocket Dungeon
2009
Rules assistance for Pocket Dungeon
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 1 player
- 45 min
- 8+
- Complexity 1.6/5
Rules assistant for Pocket Dungeon
For 1 player
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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.
Pocket Dungeon is a board game released in 2009 for 1 player, 45 minutes per game, and ages 8 and up. It was designed by Jonathan Gilmour-Long and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Paper-and-Pencil.
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About the game
A solo Print and Play dungeon crawler. Several of Pocket Dungeons interesting features are : - Stealth dice. Pocket Dungeon is the first game to introduce stealth dice. If you follow the instructions presented, you can use your stealth dice that are created to play any number of different games besides Pocket Dungeon. - The DunGen system to quickly generate a random and dynamic dungeon as your explore. - Highly customizable. Pocket Dungeon leaves plenty of room for you to input your own content, without having to remove existing parts of the game. - Quick and easy game play. Pocket Dungeon is designed to be played either in a single setting, or in chunks of just a few minutes as you avoid doing something more productive, like work. - Pocket Dungeon is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. So feel free to remix and share away!
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Questions and answers
Pocket Dungeon supports 1 player according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The listed playing time for Pocket Dungeon is 45 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 Pocket Dungeon 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.
Pocket Dungeon has a complexity rating of 1.6 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.
Pocket Dungeon belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Print & Play, and Adventure. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Paper-and-Pencil. 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 Pocket Dungeon are: Jonathan Gilmour-Long. 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 Pocket Dungeon 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.