Dungeon! is an adventure board game designed by David R. Megarry and first released by TSR in 1975. Its board shows a simple six-level dungeon of hallways, rooms and chambers. Players move their pieces through it seeking to defeat monsters and claim treasure, with greater treasures and tougher monsters found on the deeper levels. Each player chooses a character class with different abilities, and the object is to be the first to return to the starting chamber carrying a set value of treasure. The game simulates some aspects of the Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game published in 1974, although Megarry had a prototype ready as early as 1972. Gary Gygax, Steve Winter, Jeff Grubb, Chris Dupuis and Michael Gray contributed to later editions, and the game has been described as the first adventure board game.
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Playing Time Band Playing Time Skill or Luck PublisherASS Altenburger Spielkarten 3 PublisherTactical Studies Rules (TSR) 3 Game Category Game Category Game Category Game Category Game Mechanic Game MechanicCritical Hits and Failures 3 Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Game Mechanic Minimum Players Maximum Players Classification
Player CountLarge Group or Variable 1 Sport
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1. Board Game Matcher: Dungeon!
2. Dungeon! (Wikipedia)
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Dungeon! is an adventure board game designed by David R. Megarry and first released by TSR, Inc. in 1975.
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90 minutes
Infobox: random_chance
Dice rolling
View the Source3. Dungeon! (BoardGameGeek)
- Playing Time: 60
- Designer: David R. Megarry
- Publisher: ASS Altenburger Spielkarten
- Publisher: Jedko Games
- Publisher: Novedades Montecarlo
- Publisher: Parker Brothers
- Publisher: Tactical Studies Rules (TSR)
- Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
- Game Category: Adventure
- Game Category: Exploration
- Game Category: Fantasy
- Game Category: Fighting
- Game Mechanic: Area Movement
- Game Mechanic: Critical Hits and Failures
- Game Mechanic: Dice Rolling
- Game Mechanic: Events
- Game Mechanic: Grid Movement
- Game Mechanic: Role Playing
- Game Mechanic: Simulation
- Game Mechanic: Variable Player Powers
- Minimum Players: 1
- Maximum Players: 8
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