{"title":"The first Kickstarter games","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eStart your Word Dungeon adventure here. Word Dungeon, Treasure Depths, and The Labyrinth are each a standalone hand-drawn puzzle game you print at home and play with a pen. Pick the one that suits you, or collect all three.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"word-dungeon-the-original","title":"Word Dungeon","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWord Dungeon drops you at the entrance to a hand-drawn dungeon and gives you one way out. Build a trail of connected words through corridors and chambers, past locked doors and lurking monsters, all the way down to the Boss Chamber where something very unpleasant is waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThat's the formula: place letters, spell words, find your way through. Each word connects to the last. Each step takes you deeper. Keep spelling until you reach the boss, surround it, and get out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe monsters aren't just decoration. Pick your roster before you start, then spell them out letter by letter using the words you place. Harder monsters score more points, but they demand longer, trickier words. Choose your battles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDoors need keys. Treasure chests reward clever letter choices. Gemstones score for every unique letter you land on. Every decision on the grid is also a scoring decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTo win, reach the Boss Chamber and form a closed loop of words around the boss. Close the ring, finish the fight, escape with your score.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWord Dungeon comes with five map variants, including a blank multilanguage edition so you can play in any language you like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eRated and reviewed by the community on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boardgamegeek.com\/boardgame\/464041\/word-dungeon\" class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\"\u003eBoardGameGeek\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlaythrough video\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Xkiqgq-EVo?si=aSTLwNorJmYrHGX-\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote\u003c\/strong\u003e: This is a print-and-play game. After purchase, you'll receive the files by email. The printed sheets are A4, and unlike the preview images, the files have no background and are designed to use as little ink as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"What If? Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61467722875210,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/2159\/6490\/files\/IMG_9470.jpg?v=1774869016"},{"product_id":"word-dungeon-the-original-copy","title":"Treasure Depths","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTreasure Depths drops you beneath the waves and puts a clock on everything. Dive through underwater caverns, plunder treasure chests, and find your way back to the surface before your air runs out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThat's the Word Dungeon formula underwater: place letters, spell words, find your way through a hand-drawn map. Each word connects to the last, building a path down through the caverns and back up to your ship. Treasure Depths just gives you fifteen words to do it in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAir is everything. You start with fifteen bubbles on your oxygen tracker. Every word costs one. Spot a bubble in the caverns, incorporate it into a word, and buy yourself three more. Every decision about where to go next is also a decision about whether you can afford to get there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe deeper you go, the harder it gets to come back. Cross a depth line and you can't return above it until you hit the ocean floor. Plan your descent. Know your route back up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eYou're also tracking every letter you use. The depth gauge runs down the side of the map, divided into four sections covering the full alphabet. Use letters, cross them off. Complete a section and score it. Miss letters and the sections below it won't count, however complete they look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTo win, create a connected path from ship to ocean floor and back up to the surface. Get out with air to spare and your score climbs. Linger too long and you'll be sleeping ont he sea bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTreasure Depths comes with a blank multi-language edition so you can play in any language you like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlay through video\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PJ4HUe6_KNc?si=V5EgRs9Y-Fp2zmDN\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote\u003c\/strong\u003e: This is a print-and-play game. After purchase, you'll receive the files by email. The printed sheets are A4, and unlike the preview images, the files have no background and are designed to use as little ink as possible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"What If? Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61467752431946,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1016\/2159\/6490\/files\/IMG_9449.jpg?v=1774869016"},{"product_id":"word-dungeon-the-labyrinth","title":"The Labyrinth","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Labyrinth drops you in the middle of a hand-drawn maze with one job: steal the minotaur's treasure and get out. Build a chain of words outward from the centre gem, loot what you can, and reach an exit before the minotaur tears your path apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThat's the Word Dungeon formula with a predator in it. Place letters, spell words, find your way through. Each word connects to the last, pushing your path further through the maze. The Labyrinth just sends something after you while you do it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eYou get three words of peace. After that, the minotaur wakes up. Every turn from then on, you place your word and roll a die. Whatever you roll, that many letters get crossed off your path from the centre outward. Your words vanish behind you. Build too slowly and there'll be nothing left.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eRolling a six is a charge. Six letters gone in one turn. You start with five rerolls to spend when the dice turn against you, but you can't reroll a charge. Use them wisely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe exits are randomised at setup, each one worth a different bonus score. Picking your route isn't just about survival. It's about which exit is worth the risk to reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eTreasure chests and gemstones reward clever letter choices along the way. But the minotaur doesn't care about your score. It just keeps coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Labyrinth comes with five map variants, including a blank multi-language edition so you can play in any language you like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWatch a playthrough video here...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xY71rkpAxrc?si=CwkndCNM2JovaKXP\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eNote: This is a print-and-play game. After purchase, you'll receive the files by email. 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