Just started this video, but have you read The Daily Grind by Argus? Because this game sounds like that book series

Very clever

I like the office setting and the clips and binders are a super smart way of tracking stats. Lot's of potential. I don't think you need to have the goal to save the world. Saving the office should be enough! Good luck.

Still early on, but finally got to a point where I felt like I could show off the initial design concept. I don't have written rules yet, still working out some significant things - but hopefully soon I'll have rules as well as PnP files. Follow the link in the description for the Work-in-Progress thread -rules and PnP files will be linked there when ready, as well as the most up-to-date versions. I don't love that the font size is so small, but I really wanted to maximize the narrative and I also didn't want to increase the card size from standard Poker - maybe it will have to happen, but I'm resisting. I'm interested in any input/feedback to help make the game better either here on KZbin or in the WIP thread on BGG. Thanks for watching!

I watched it this weekend! Fun movie!! Did you get your name in the credits for backing it?

I had no idea this kind of game existed, thank you so much for the walkthrough! I'm gonna see if I can print it out at some point out of curiosity.

Awesome! That reminds me that I need to check this movie out! (I remember when it came out being impressed that the “I dunno” guy made a movie 😎) Hope the shirts fit!

At the world’s biggest pen show, whispers of the legendary Grail Pen have surfaced. Hidden among the vendors are clues to its location, but only the sharpest collector will find it in time. Armed with your fountain pen, explore the convention, gather hints, and solve the Mystery of the Hidden Grail Pen. Best experienced with your favorite fountain pen in hand :) Looking for feedback here or on the BGG thread in the description. Thanks in advance if you try it out!

At the world’s biggest pen show, whispers of the legendary Grail Pen have surfaced. Hidden among the vendors are clues to its location, but only the sharpest collector will find it in time. Armed with your fountain pen, explore the convention, gather hints, and solve the Mystery of the Hidden Grail Pen. Best experienced with your favorite fountain pen in hand :) Looking for feedback here or on the BGG thread in the description. Thanks in advance if you try it out!

The cards are very cool but brightly colored cards would be easier on my brain.

Looks really interesting! Following its progress and will try to get it on the table. Kind of want to try my hand at a custom playing card deck to help remember the pieces. Admittedly, I played Chess as a kid and have always been fasci by its meta, but don’t know enough the nuances.

Man, another design that just blows me away. Great work!

What happens if a joker is drawn but you don't have a card in the back to reference suit?

The deck box looks like they might double as a good component tray... The crayon box looks like it's easier to grab onto the deck and pull it out than the deck box... Thanks for the detailed look at these!!

I see what you mean about the red--it's kind of a bummer that the color and detail aren't more vivid. Glad you came back to talk about how well they shuffle. They look like they have a decent snap to them...

Tounge-in-cheek comment: Is there no "misinformation" or "lockdown" or "social distancing" or "new variant" cards?

Ok, my question is: in this version, you just delve til you are uncomfortable and always go five rooms back? This seems like the only rule change I noticed. As far as i remember, you have to exit the same amount of rooms you entered, so your exit tracker could work differently. For each room, another card is turned and added to the "tracker" (one turned card from each room). At the moment you choose to escape, all "tracked" cards must be turned back one by one to exit the dungeon. Hope this makes sense. I love the utility of this setup you have developed. Thank you!

@12:05 Strongest card adds to the final conflict's difficulty (Queen of Hearts) and weakest card (5 of Hearts) goes to a pile to use for your final hand. This was added to the rules doc but after I filmed this video. And @13:03 setup of the final hand is a bit different: those "weakest cards" set aside from tricks errors, and then 4 random cards added for you and the final conflict (2 each) drawn 2 at a time, so strongest added to the conflict and weakest for you.

Excited to watch later!

I really like that deck you are using. What is it called and where did you get it?

It's kind of scary how well KZbin's algorithm gets me. I don't know anything about Sandman, but I have a whole geeklist on solo trick-takers. This looks interesting and unusual.

Playthrough video for the standalone game coming soon. Link to the rules doc in the video description. Looking for feedback on everything - I want this game to be "worthy" of being Sandman themed. Thanks in advance for any input so I can make this the best it can be.

I think this game looks good and fun. I like the theme and the cards! Do you have the game rules set in stone yet?

Thanks. I'm particularly interested in the standard deck tableless, as you show. I'd be interested in another video or three like this. To learn and watch to see how you do. Bonus would be if you layer on the next levels. I purchased his book and tried his videos, but THIS is what I'm after.

What a beautiful deck. Man, i am craving a rules-light, travel-friendly RPG like Tricube Tales that uses cards instead of dice. That would be ideal.

I forgot to ask: Do you have this deck or something like it? What games do you play and how well do they work with the themed cards? And please let me know what you think. I've linked the rules in the video description and they have comments enabled if there are questions, corrections etc.

That was fun, and very clear. I like the theme, but I think it needs just a bit more flavor. I was grinning about the ninjas on the motorcycles. The ninjas, spies and Nazis worked well, as did the Ace of the Covenant. I'd like to know what kind of cool swag the other aces represent. I'd like some story justification for what's going on when you upgrade by threes. I'd kind of like more idea of what the number cards represent (maybe the different suits are different kinds of tools? Or maybe the numbers are? Could the suits be somehow connected to the characters represented by the jacks?) None of that would affect the rules, but it would make it even more engaging. In my comments on your other video, I mentioned The Shooting Party. I think you would love it (I rethemed it a bit in my own mind: he had the theme being a scoundrel seducing the wives of the hosts and stealing their jewels; I think of it being a spy caper with information being the treasure being obtained and the wives being contacts.) Your game also reminded me a bit of Fool's Journey (the 2016 game, not the 2015 game.) It's played with tarot cards, and has a satchel rather like yours. I think it was also an inspiration for Solitary Journey as well. There's a lot of cross-pollination that happens, and it's so much fun. (I seem to remember that the dungeon crawler Scoundrel was an inspiration for Fool's Journey.) Anyway, I liked this a lot; thanks for sharing it. I'll keep an eye open for any updates.

Wow, looks like it works pretty well! (Again as someone who doesn't play a ton of solitaire variants, I feel like this game is begging for custom cards... E.g., I bet instead of the "rule of 3s" you could design level up cards that go together...)

This is great! I've long enjoyed the tarot version, and it looks like your system would work with it as well. Usng a single card as a divider is brilliant. This game and The Shooting Party were the two inspirations for my in-hand game Solitary Journey. I figured out how to play The Shooting Party in-hand, but never even considered trying to do the same for Dungeon Solitaire. I really like your solution. I'm a little confused about why you give yourself five tries to get back out. I've always played that once you turn around you have the same number of turns you took going in. Maybe that's what you were doing and I wasn't paying attention. Did the five come from the number of turns you took before turniing around? If so, I missed it.

What's the name of your deck?

My ending score: 0/49, meaning no Tomb Hoards, and 49 total points out of 100 possible: Kings are 10, diamonds are face value, 3 points each for Potions (Jokers) -for this variant vs 6 points for 1 joker in the original game. Summary of differences, and my reasoning why: 1) Using the numbered heart cards: Adds more cards to the base game. 2) Starting with a Potion (Joker): Prevents cases of losing too soon and reshuffling. Same reason for the remaining 3: More choices while playing. 3) Binding a Divine Favor (Queen) to use later. 4) Option to take damage to avoid an encounter. 5) Diamond and Heart encounters choose damage as time lost or health lost. Let me know if you have questions, if I missed something, and feedback of any kind. Thanks!

@10:03 a treasure dropped needs to be equal or more than the monster value (King is worth 10). @14:58 pretty sure zero health is game over, let me know if I'm wrong :) @16:45 my score would be 3/58, meaning 3 tomb hoards and total points of 58 out of 100 possible. IF I had survived anyway. Kings are 10 each, diamonds are face value, and joker in your hand is worth 6. Let me know if you have questions, if I missed something, and feedback of any kind. Thanks!

Admittedly, I haven't seen the first video yet, so watching and following along for the first time (trying to understand the references to relics/magic/wounds and such) , it seems this game is begging for some custom cards to make it more self-explanatory... But maybe that defeats the purpose if you goal is to keep it as a game for any standard deck? 😓 That said, it looks pretty cool and like it's working well!

So at 17:41 when you deal out the 9 and 4 was the demon above the 9 supposed to cover a card ? My edit wasn’t there a A’s missing the A’s of hearts and in the beginning what was that ability or action you missed and did it effect the game at all

I like this idea. I just worry that the rules are too noodley, as in theres too much on the mental stack, and the challenge comes too fast that it would be difficult for players to stay accurate and honest given that it seems to be a solo game. Because the rules require the player to penalize themselves when something happens, if I were to miss it or forget a rule, I might not follow everything accurately then end up realizing I should have lost several turns ago. Then backtrack and be unsure if I should have won or not.

I forgot to mention an option: instead of advancing the clock you can also choose to cross out an icon that you haven't eliminated yet. Risky, but if you are desperate for time it may be worth it. I'm interested in any and all feedback. Pending input, this might be the final iteration besides graphic design / art work (and changing copyrighted names etc.) Link to rules and print and play files in the video description. Thanks in advance for checking it out!

Looking for any and all feedback. My design goals for this game: 1 - Fun and thematic, using only a standard deck of cards 2 - Minimal reshuffling 3 - A few levels of difficulty 4 - Win or Lose condition, not just "beat your own score" 5 - Ability to make choices, not just the game playing itself 6 - Winning feels earned, super narrow ability to win (depending on difficulty) 7 - Not too much math, not super complicated

See an updated version of this game: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fojIhKysaNaZg7s

See an updated version of this game: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fojIhKysaNaZg7s

The billiard and the kitchen look way too similar. Obviously when you have it coloured it might help. I would also colour the weapon/location/character cards differently to make it easy to know where to look for doubles

Need to try but it look very cool!

Very cool idea. I'm impressed with how you figured out the card laying/card covering mechanics.