Learn to Play: Shovel Knight Dungeon Duel

LO! A quest for treasure with my mighty shovel and a tale of my endeavor against King Knight!
All in the name of Shovelry!
Don your armor and answer the code as I teach you how to play Shovel Knight: Dungeon Duels. We’ll take a look at the components, setup, player turn, and end game conditions for the game.
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Game type: competitive side scroller
Run time: 30-120 mins.
Number of players: 1-4 Players
Creator/ Designer: Jonathan Phillips-Bradford
Artist: Heath Foley
Publisher: Panda Cult Games LLC
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[@tristanwhitley]

Great video - I look forward to the upcoming ones. For future reference, here are some timestamps for rules: 00:00 - Intro 02:15 - Dice 02:54 - Loot Cards (Relic, Curio, Arcana, Heirloom) 04:24 - Spawn Cards 04:55 - Hero Cards 06:40 - Enemy Stats 07:17 - Setup 10:45 - Turn Breakdown 11:12 - Hero Phase 11:42 - Move Action 13:18 - Jump Action 16:50 - Attack Action 23:58 - Special Move Action 26:12 - Chester Spaces 27:40 - Loot Card Actions 34:07 - Enemy Phase 37:24 - End of Round Phase 39:28 - Boss Tile Example 41:33 - Boss Components 42:17 - Boss Setup 42:59 - Boss Battle 49:19 - Outro

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to make the timestamps;)

[@ItsaMeMiles]

Excellent tutorial, thank you! Just picked this up after having my eye on it for ages. Can't wait to take it for a spin 😁

[@leozar69]

I'm a backer 😄 Sharpen Thy Shovel! 😄👍🏻 I love Shovel Knight 😋

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thanks so much, I worked really hard on this one to make sure everything was correct. Hope you have fun with it. I also did a live stream with the designer playing though Propeller Knights stage if you want to check that out as well;)

[@mattlowder]

god bless you for figuring out and deciphering that horrendous rulebook for a simple, simple game that should be much quicker and more fun right out of hte box. Your content is always helpful.

[@linkgannon4560]

Pretty good video, but I think I found an inaccuracy. When describing the penalty for cascading attacks at 23:40, you say that the Knight gets knocked back, but in the v2.0 of the rulebook, it says "Knocked Down".

[@Hscaper]

16:46 half of 3 rounded down is 1, not 2. He should have lost only 1 coin. Unless you meant you lose half your coins rounded UP

[@DehmaginatioN]

Perfect video!

[@LearntoPlayGames]

Thank you!

[@ruddyroads6004]

Just discovered this video today, its been very informational! Id love to learn more, though, where can I find that additional video?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

It is in the works, hopefully soon. Thanks for watching the teaching video.

[@ruddyroads6004]

@@LearntoPlayGames Great, can't wait!

[@redsterthegamer]

Curious, will you go over the individual equipment and loot cards, as well as the other Heroes the game has? I can imagine some people may get confused with the sheer number of effects that you can have on a Hero at once, and some of the Special Move and Passive abilities may also be confusing to some.

[@TheNoble117]

Do you have a link to the separate video you made for the bosses? I can’t see it on your channel.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

It is still coming. Thanks for watching the teaching video.

[@repeataftermeme75]

There’s a PDF available but idk if it’s the one released with or during one of their old updates before shipment or if it’s the updated one you’re talking about. Would happen to know the differences in rules between both books?… or maybe link it when it’s available?

[@LearntoPlayGames]

I will be posting the link as soon as the updated rulebook is released. The big change is how the loot deck is handled. In the new rules you will have a section of 3 loot cards at all times instead of a blind draw. Other than that mainly it is correcting and clarifying things.

[@tristanwhitley]

The updated rulebook has been released and can be found here: pandacultgames.com/wp-content/uploads/New-Shovel-Knight-Dungeon-Duels-Rulebook.pdf

[@NinjaPenguin1]

@@tristanwhitleylink is dead. Did they take the new rule book down?

[@tristanwhitley]

@@NinjaPenguin1 Their page now links to drive.google.com/file/d/1lH5W67mWTp67V2eoAUkt5aatx8HJZev2/view?usp=sharing

[@bluefrog5056]

Does anyone know where I can pick this up? I’ve been struggling to find where I could buy dungeon duels.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

They are working on doing another print run so there will be more on there website and at cons hopefully later this year. Thanks for watching.

[@bluefrog5056]

@@LearntoPlayGames thanks for letting me know! Great video btw.

[@mattlowder]

The only thing that saves this game is House Rules.

[@LearntoPlayGames]

What kind of house rules do you use when playing? Thanks for watching and for posting;)

[@Yessoan]

@@LearntoPlayGames I've been using the following: 1. Players always roll with +1 jump. Most turns you have to make a jump, with most characters having a 58% chance of instant death for a 2 tile jump with default rules. 2. Reveal a boss card before a player's turn, so they can at least try to avoid the attack. 3. Players can always attempt a jump during a boss fight, even when not adjacent to a hazard. Bosses move quickly and erratically, with no way of predicting where they'll be because they move after every player's turn. The only way to reach them with an action remaining to actually hit the boss is by allowing players to traverse multiple spaces with a jump. Essentially, it's way too easy to die in this game, even without considering enemies and players messing with each other. It just becomes a depressing experience of respawning every turn and losing everything you had repeatedly.