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Post Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 9:54 pm 
 

Is there any version of Dungeon that incorporates all of the variant rules published over the years in The Dragon?:



Dragondex entry on Dungeon! wrote:
DUNGEON! game:
 Bards                                        "Monks and Bards In Dungeon!"                                Jon Pickens                17(17)                Dungeon!
 Clerics                                "Dwarves and Clerics in Dungeon!"                        Gary Gygax                SR6(13)                Dungeon!
                                        "That 'Other' Dungeon"                                        Timothy Jones                21(24)                Dungeon!
 Dwarves                                "Dwarves and Clerics in Dungeon!"                        Gary Gygax                SR6(13)                Dungeon!
                                        "That 'Other' Dungeon"                                        Timothy Jones                21(24)                Dungeon!
 Halflings                                "Hobbits and Thieves In Dungeon!"                        Gary Gygax                1(25)                Dungeon!
                                        "That 'Other' Dungeon"                                        Timothy Jones                21(24)                Dungeon!
 Monks                                        "Monks and Bards In Dungeon!"                                Jon Pickens                17(17)                Dungeon!
 Thieves                                "Hobbits and Thieves In Dungeon!"                        Gary Gygax                1(25)                Dungeon!
                                        "That 'Other' Dungeon"                                        Timothy Jones                21(24)                Dungeon!
 Variants                                "Dungeon - More Variations On the Theme"                George Laking                24(22)                Dungeon!





Ethan and I have been playing the 1981 version of Dungeon (big board, 4 player options:  Elf, Hero, Superhero, Wizard; basic game 2 versions: Elf, Hero)---and we're playing the basic game right now.  



He's expressed interest in playing the full version soon (but he's a little worried about level 5 and 6 monsters---we may try the other 2 characters with just level 1-4 monsters first).  That got me thinking about the various variants, and whether any published version of Dungeon! ever included them in the game?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeon! doesn't really have much useful info, other than the vague "Later editions also included rules for additional classes, each with unique advantages or rules and requiring different amounts of treasure to win the game." BoardGameGeek @ http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1339 (1975 version) and http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2301 (1989 version) and  http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1370 (1992 version) and all 3 have some minimal basic info, with the latter two versions indicating expanded classes available, and some additional rules for healing, etc.



Also:  ISTR that Ral Partha issued Dungeon! minis c. 1991 or so, too:  yes, $90 BIN @  
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(and this also apparently includes some new spells and PCs, too!).  



So, who has experience playing all of these versions and can chime in on which versions are the most fun, with a broad range of well-balanced play options? :D



Thanks!


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Post Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:48 pm 
 

I haven't played the New or Classic versions, but the Classic BGG link you provided above has some files associated with it, including a pdf with each of the character cards that includes brief rules for playing each. Seventeen different playable character types! The 2nd page of sheet makes reference to the "original expansion rules", which I think it was came with the Ral Partha minis.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/15580

BGG also has a page for the 1989 New Dungeon that includes a pdf of the rules:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/filepage/3102

This version has 6 character types and bunch of different rules than the 1981 version (Ambush, Player Cooperation, Pools of Healing, etc; Ambush was a rule that returned from the original 1975 version). I think the 1991 Ral Partha expansion was meant for this rule set. I haven't seen the full rule set for the Classic version so I don't know if it's closer to the 1981 or 1989 versions.
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Post Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 11:00 pm 
 


** expired/removed eBay auction **




Ebay UK - worthwhile? (I do like the look of these minis I must say)


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Post Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 11:44 pm 
 

Thanks for the pointer gyg :D

Duke:  I'll dig further into those links tomorrow!


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