Questions

How do you play?

Every Word Dungeon is a hand-drawn map with a grid of squares. You write letters into the squares to spell words. Your first word starts at the entrance. Every word after that has to join a word already on the map, so your words build a path.

Follow that path past monsters, keys and treasure to the boss, then get out. Any word you know counts. Each game adds its own twist. A minotaur chases you in The Labyrinth. Your air runs out in Treasure Depths.

Want to see one played? There are playthrough videos on the Word Dungeon page.

What do I need?

A pencil. Some games also need a six-sided die. Each game's page tells you.

Who is it for?

Ages 10 and up. Every game plays solo. Want company? Print a sheet each, play the same map and compare scores. A Day at the Zoo is the gentlest one, and good for playing together.

What do I get when I buy a digital game?

PDF files by email, straight after you buy. There are A4 sheets to print and an interactive version for a screen. The printable sheets have no background, so they use very little ink.

I don't have a printer

Use the interactive version on a tablet, phone or computer. Tap a square and type. Or open the PDF in any PDF app and write on it with an Apple Pencil.

I'm in the US. Will A4 print on Letter paper?

Yes. Choose Fit to page when you print.

Why are prices in pounds?

We're in the UK. Pick your country at the top of the page to see prices in your currency. Your bank does the rest.

The printed booklet

An A5 booklet with 20 hand-drawn dungeons. £5.99. Out in the last week of November. Get told the day it's ready.

We post booklets to UK addresses by Royal Mail. Order by 14 December for Christmas. Outside the UK? A print-on-demand edition is coming.

Can I get a refund?

Downloads can't be returned once the files are sent. Printed booklets have 14 days. It's all in the refund policy.

Did you back a Kickstarter?

Here's what's new since your campaign.

I run a shop

Email joe@whatifgames.co.uk for trade prices on the booklet.

Who makes these?

I'm Joe Shimwell. I draw every dungeon by hand in Whitley Bay. Monsters and animals in Series Two are by illustrator Tom Stratford.

What If? Games Ltd. Company no. 16856676, registered in England and Wales. 14 Brundon Avenue, Whitley Bay, NE26 1SE.