Malts and Meeples stream last night, pulled a roll and write off the shelf from Alley Cat Games. Paper Dungeons, a game that promises itself as a dungeon scrawler. Does it actually give you a dungeon crawler feel, though or not? Well, you can watch me play two games over it last night, plus unbox a Kickstarter that came in yesterday.

The Game – Paper Dungeons

This is going to be a bit of a mini review for Paper Dungeons, mainly because you can see how it is played above. But I really enjoy this roll and write game. I think it’s for sure top 10, probably top 6 or 7 for me. Now, it isn’t without it’s negatives. I made some easy mistakes that I shouldn’t have in game two and corrected them the best I could. And that’s probably the knock on the game, there is a lot going on, but also a plus to the game.

Paper Dungeons is not one of the easier roll and write games to teach. While it might not have as many combos as something, let’s say, Sonora or Ganz Schon Clever, they are sneakier combos. And with all the areas, the pieces are pretty simple, spend a die, fill in a spot, but when you level up a hero, did you remember to add health. You complete a row of potions did you take the bonus? It is small things like that which you need to keep track of and make it harder to teach.

That said, it’s the small things like that which make the game so fun. The monsters you fight aren’t that different but that doesn’t matter. With the power and objective you get, it can change how you play the game. With the goals, it changes how you play the game. Yes, my two games ended up looking somewhat similar, but I was crafting more in the second game, and going for gems more in the first. Plus I like how they build out the dungeon.

My Grade: A-
Gamer Grade: B+
Casual Grade C (just because it’s a bunch to learn)

The Drink

So, following up from Monday’s drink, I used my Orange Jameson again. This time mixed with cream soda to basically create orange creamsicle. Not too surprising, it was a very tasty drink. I would compared it to an orange ice cream float. A bit less creamy than that, but that’s okay. And the orange flavor came through well on it I’d say.

Upcoming Streams

So next week I’ll be playing another smaller solo game. I don’t know which one yet. I think I want to learn how to play Dinosaur Island: Rawr ‘n Write and play that one. But I doubt I’ll make up my mind until the end, because I would mind trying Floriferous solo or playing Village Green again.

Plus, Monday, I am most likely going to continue going through my game collection to find more games to cull from it, or find more games that I really need to play. So expect to see a stream then, either 8:30 or 9. You can catch up on the Should It Stay or Should It Go series here.

And vote on what the next campaign game should be. Or maybe I should continue the Paper Dungeons campaign, though I might do that on my own time.

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