In Tiny Epic Dungeons, players will explore the dungeon as they try to discover the entrance to the boss’s lair. For D&D fans looking for a quick playing filler game with some decent variety, it’s also worth checking out.įinal Score: 3 Stars – A frantic real-time game that is good for a quick play every now and then.Tiny Epic Dungeons is the latest from Gamelyn Games, but can tabletop dungeon-crawling be both tiny AND epic? Let’s find out. If you have mid-range kids at home, it could be a hit with them. That being said, it has a great theme and unique gameplay. It’s a good little filler game that’s best played in small spurts. Final Thoughts:ĭungeon Scrawlers: Heroes of the Undermountain is probably not going to be making anyone’s top 10 of the year lists.
The rules, especially in the early dungeons, are very simple, and real time games seem to appeal much more to the younger crowd. While my kids are too young to give this one a go, I could see somewhat older kids having a blast with it. I think this game will probably excel in the family market. Other than that, I didn’t have too many complaints with Dungeon Scrawlers. Each character has their own power to make life a little easier. They are both worth 1vp, so this felt a little odd that one would be somewhat harder than the others. For example, the rogue and the wizard both let you bypass outlining a shape, yet the rogue only has to touch a treasure to score it, while a wizard has to draw a small circle inside the spell.
They are all kind of variations on the same thing, yet I’m not quite sure if they are all balanced. While I understand there is only so much you can do with a game about scribbling, I wasn’t a big fan of them. One issue I had with the game was with the character powers. Dungeon 1 is a nice “training wheels” dungeon, but definitely is not one I’d repeat often. It was a nice touch because, after the first level, I was somewhat unimpressed with the game. In addition to more complex mazes, the levels also have limited treasures, time limits, and mini-bosses to battle. I did appreciate how the later levels throw a few curve balls at you to help make things a little more interesting. But as a way to open up a game night (or close one), it works admirably. It’s definitely not going to be a game you are going to bring to the table repeatedly, as the gameplay is pretty similar from game to game.
That being said, Dungeon Scrawlers is a solid filler game that will be good for a few games here and there. It’s not that I dislike the roll and write genre, I just think we are long past the saturation point. I came into Dungeon Scrawlers expecting some kind of * and Write game and was pleasantly surprised to not be rolling dice or flipping cards. Players must trace a path through the maze, interacting with objects as they go. The player with the most points is the winner. They check your work and deduct points for going through walls or missing objects you should have interacted with. While you might just be racing to scribble out an end boss in the first level, the later dungeons will have you collecting keys, teleporting through portals, and freeing prisoners.Īfter each level is finished, it’s passed to an opponent to score. There are 10 different dungeons in total, and they do step up in complexity as the numbers progress. Interacting with the elements will have you tracing spell shapes, outlining treasure chests, covering up monsters, or collecting artifact fragments in numerical order. The key is that you have to not only draw a continuous line, but you must interact with all the elements of each room you enter. On go, each player takes their pen and tries to quickly trace their way through the maze. It starts with each player selecting an iconic D&D character (rogue, ranger, wizard, etc…) and a dungeon level. Gameplay Overview:ĭungeon Scrawlers only takes about 10-15 minutes to play. In this game, the pen is indeed mightier than the sword. Dungeon Scrawlers: Heroes of the Undermountain is a fast-paced filler game that will have you quickly and franticly trying to collect treasure and slay monsters. No, this isn’t the 2000th roll and write game to be reviewed on our site. Today, we get to take our dungeon crawling experience to a writing game… specifically a scribbling one. Regardless, from quick-playing filler games to straight up dungeon crawls, the D&D brand is alive as ever. Is it the influence of the first season of Stranger Things (which even spawned its own D&D box set)? Or maybe it’s the success of the Critical Role campaign. Over the past few years it seems like the Dungeons and Dragons brand has really taken off as an IP.
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