Paperbag Dungeon Rules & Gameplay

[@davidk6269]

I find the artwork to be very charming and game mechanics to be very interesting. Great job!

[@DustinPorta]

Thanks! Glad you enjoy it!

[@kaptainwarp]

That gnome on the card at 2:35 is adorable.

[@DustinPorta]

Haha thx. I wanted to make sure they had personality.

[@DustinPorta]

That card I placed at 18:08 should have opened the Gate. I just immediately placed it and forgot about it. Oops.

[@mr.e1944]

Interesting game. I don’t play card games, but it looks like you put a lot of thought and artistic talent into this.

[@therealartordie]

The artwork on this is fantastic! Definitely interested in checking this game out.

[@DustinPorta]

Thanks, I had a lot of fun with it. If you play it you'll have to let me know how it goes.

[@therealartordie]

@@DustinPorta I can definitely do that!

[@AR15UserRev1]

Excellent demonstration, I will be printing the files tomorrow

[@DustinPorta]

Thx. The audio is a bit muffled. I'll have to re-record it before the end of the contest, but it took all day to get a good take, so I'm glad it was helpful.

[@ohnree4110]

Fascinating game with great illustrations. It would have been helpful for me, who has never heard of it, to get a basic overview at the beginning of the video (win/lose conditions, general gameplay loop, types of cards) etc. How did you illustrate and print these cards? They look beautiful and immediately attracted my attention.

[@DustinPorta]

This is helpful. I'll make sure to have something like that when I make my final rules video. These are the actual cards that I drew on. It's an unprofessional way to do it, but drawing in a sketchbook or on a computer just doesn't spark my creativity. Sketched in pencil, then inked them. But there's another video on my channel showing what these look like once scanned and professionally printed and I think they retain the charm.

[@ohnree4110]

@@DustinPorta Great, thanks for the reply

[@EvrydayErik]

Looking forward to picking it up! Love the idea and art!

[@darknova0476]

What happens when a Monster hits a door (and doesn't have the ability to open it)?

[@DustinPorta]

Then you treat the door like a dead end. Nothing more happens and you go on to the next turn. But if the door is opened later the monster will get through. Thx for checking out the game. If you have more questions feel free to post them here. Though I’ll be away for a few days this week so if you need a quick answer check out the forums attached to Paperbag Dungeon’s BGG listing boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/353086/paperbag-dungeon

[@alexstrang9823]

this seems awesome, as is....the art and everything!!! make copies and sell 'em!!

[@DustinPorta]

Glad you like it. I have a lot of fun making these! Instead of trying to sell it to a publisher, to publish it myself though The Game Crafter www.thegamecrafter.com/games/paperbag-dungeon

[@alexstrang9823]

@@DustinPorta yes, I ordered a copy!

[@DustinPorta]

@@alexstrang9823 Awesome! If you have any questions about rules, feel free to post them on the Paperbag Dungeon BGG listing or my games discord discord.gg/zMUqPetf

[@boschlowtxt]

Cool game! Love how it plays out :0

[@DustinPorta]

Thanks! Yeah, It starts simple and develops into something tricky. I need to thank whoever is talking it up this week because I've had a lot of interest the last three days!

[@DustinPorta]

Thanks everyone for trying the game. Just a reminder you can get it here: www.thegamecrafter.com/games/paperbag-dungeon And there's a sequel called Mind the Mushrooms: www.thegamecrafter.com/games/paperbag-dungeon:-mind-the-mushrooms1

[@alexstrang9823]

Q: did the tricky Goblin card need to be oriented that way when it was placed? or could have been oriented landscape like the rest?

[@DustinPorta]

It could have been oriented either way. I just wanted to keep everything on screen.

[@alexstrang9823]

@@DustinPorta ahhh makes sense!

[@HamiltonIsLife]

Very cool❤

[@patrickcollins1855]

Cool

[@DustinPorta]

Glad you like it! I have a lot of fun making these.

[@phredbookley183]

Serious question, no disrespect intended: Have you considered square shape cards? Like square coasters as opposed to playing cards. Mainly, I'm just wondering what your thought process is in designing. I like to design games too and your system looks very good.

[@DustinPorta]

None taken. In fact, I started with square cards but moved to poker cards because I liked the aesthetic better. It had the added bonus of making card placement more challenging. Most other dungeon-building or tile-placement games do use squares. Especially ones that need the cards to be swapped and rotated after they've been placed.

[@DustinPorta]

Followup. I just remembered the other reason I switched. It made card flipping much easier. With square cards, you're not alway sure which axis you flipped on and you can accidentally wind up with the card facing a different direction.

[@EvrydayErik]

Just to confirm - monsters are always placed on board alive? No matter if they were drawn dead?

[@DustinPorta]

That's correct. Well, technically they enter play face-down, then they flip over to the live side. That distinction is usually not important though.