A new game to the table this week and one with a really small footprint. I like my solo games where I can play them almost anywhere, and One Card Dungeon gives me a lot of that. It does just play off of a single card, which I’ll talk about further down with the game. But let’s get over to Malts and Meeples and see how well the game went.

The Game – One Card Dungeon

So, like I said, One Deck Dungeon literally uses a single card to create a dungeon, or series of 12 dungeons actually, that you can play through. How do you do that with one card, you use dice and dice manipulation, or more so just rolling of dice. And you battle against monsters that are dice on a little dungeon grid.

Now, I have mixed feelings on this game. Not to the point where after two plays I don’t enjoy it, or it feels like the game is played. But instead, I think it is just that the game is limited in what it can do. The one card oriented four different directions means that some of the dungeons are pretty simple. And to get three dungeons per orientation of the card means you can’t get that much added information.

A Bit of a Slog

Where I’ve found that this game can suffer a bit is when you get down to one monster. When you can just block all the damage, it just becomes a matter of rolling the dice. Now, the dice might betray you, but I got it to the point where that was very limited as I played. So that is slow in the game.

Interesting Dice Puzzle

Where the game works better, is when you have multiple monsters and you are looking to keep them at bay so they aren’t all ganging up on you. It turns the game into a real dice puzzle. And then how you allocate dice really matters, and you need a good number otherwise you start taking damage.

I also do like how damage works. For the player and monster it is attack coming at you divided by your defense. So 10 damage with 6 defense is the same amount of hit point loss as compared to 10 damage and 9 defense. It adds to the puzzle.

I want to play it more and see how it holds up. Is this a game where you beat it a few times and then pass it on to the next player? Or will it hold up over time?

Upcoming Streams

So, next Monday there is a change to the schedule. Instead of my normal 8:30 streaming, it will be at 8 PM Central. That comes from the Super Bowl messing our the normal podcasting schedule. So just be aware it’s earlier. I’ll see about getting a link up and shared out ahead of time.

And this Wednesday, Lands of Galzyr is back to the table. I want to see what happens next, what story I find. So I’m excited to show off more of the game and see what Bumir can do. You can catch the video here. It’s the dead of winter, so we’ll see what adventure comes up.

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