DungeonQuest (1985)

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Designer	Jakob Bonds Dan Glimne
Artist	Dave Andrews Gary Chalk Colin Dixon Jes Goodwin Anders Jeppsson Peter Andrew Jones Pete Knifton Alastair Morrison Bill Sedgwick Show More »
Publisher	Alga (Brio) Games Workshop Ltd. Schmidt Spiele
Year Published	1985
# of Players	1 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 4 players Recommended with 1, 2, 3, 4 players (31 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	60 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
User Suggested Ages	6 and up (6 voters) [poll]
Language Dependence	Some necessary text - easily memorized or small crib sheet (10 voters) [poll]
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Category	Adventure Exploration Fantasy
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Expansion	Drakborgen II Dungeonquest: Catacombs Heroes for Dungeonquest
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Primary Name	DungeonQuest
Alternate Names	Drachenhort Drageborgen Drakborgen Skatten i borgen
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Players explore the ruins of Castle Dragonfire trying to reach the treasure chamber in the center of the dungeon and escape alive with as much treasure as possible. A limited number of turns before the game ends puts pressure on players to take risks and score rewards because anyone left in the dungeon when time runs out dies! A tile-laying system creates the maze-like dungeon and ensures that no two games are ever exactly the same.

Originally published as Drakborgen (Dragon's Keep) in 1985 by Brio AB. Sold in Norway (Skatten i borgen) and Denmark (Drageborgen). Licenced to Germany (Schmidt Spiele) as Drachenhort, to Great Britain (Games Workshop) as DungeonQuest. A 2nd edition named Drakborgen Legenden was released in 2002 (never released outside Sweden). The game was re-licensed to FFG in 2010, who released the 3rd edition the same year. See the family entry for more information.

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Drakborgen II (the Swedish expansion that upon Games Workshop's British release was split into the two below:)
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Dungeonquest: Catacombs

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Publisher: Games Workshop Ltd.

Artist: Gary Chalk

Year: 1987

Size: 29.00 x 21.00 x 5.00 inches

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Product Code: 01132

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Publisher: Alga (Brio)

Artist: Anders Jeppsson

Year: 1985

Size: 11.02 x 16.54 x 1.18 inches

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Alternate Rules: Cardless

An upgraded version of my previous alternate rules, this version lets you replace the decks with die rolling and charts. Also includes rules for new character abilities, experience, and fighting the dragon.

SnurgaLongstrike

2009-04-06

Pip the Halfling

A new Halfling Character for Dungeonquest.

Beorndog

2009-01-03

Alternate potions table

More potion effects!!!

mrtof

2008-12-14

Alternate Dungeonquest Rules

Having made repeated attempts to play and survive a single game of Dungeonquest (and failed), both myself and those who played it decided to form a new set of rules that toned down the "slow, random torture" method that permeated the original Games Workshop design. My version includes rules for experience points, has a few more options throughout the course of the game, and reduces the card drawing to a single deck (everything else is handled through die rolling and chart reference). If you try it out, please let me know what you think.

SnurgaLongstrike

2008-05-11

Dungeonquest score sheet

A nice score sheet to keep track of your games.

mrtof

2008-04-29

DungeonQuest Dragon Cards

DungeonQuest Dragon Cards. New Standard card size (2.5"x3.5"). Print on card stock. Replaces the 8 small Dragon Counters.

ScottE

2007-08-09

DungeonQuest II.pdf

This is a total revamp of Dungeonquest with Catacombs. Totally Revised Rules fof Combat, an all new Catacombs boad and Rules, 4 NewCharacters, The Magic Portal Rules and Tiles. You'll need a copy of Dungeonquest and Catacombs set to play. Any feedback or rules queires, please post it in the forum. All the best. Paul.

paulvonscott

2007-07-01

Characters V2 (for printing).pdf

New character cards for Dungeonquest which have the special rules printed on. They make life easier fo me, hope you like them.

paulvonscott

2007-06-20

New Tiles.pdf

As you enter the room, you see a shimmering portal ahead. Should you choose to enter, good luck! (New Magic Portal Tiles for Dungeonquest).

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2007-06-18

DungeonQuest Character Standees

DungeonQuest Character Standees for Orig & Heroes Expansion for use if missing miniatures!

ScottE

2007-05-16

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Board Game Rank:	683
Thematic Rank:	123
Num Ratings:	1744
Average Rating:	6.72
Standard Deviation:	1.53
Num Views:	244791
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Avg. Game Weight:	1.9
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Personal Comments:	677
Users Owning:	2212
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Drakborgen II

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Num Ratings	33
Average Rating	7.20
Average Weight	2.00

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Year Published	1987

Dungeonquest: Catacombs

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Num Ratings	370
Average Rating	6.53
Average Weight	2.39

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Year Published	1988

Heroes for Dungeonquest

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Average Rating	6.97
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Comments	127
Year Published	1987

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