Word Dungeon

Word 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.

That'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.

The 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.

Doors 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.

To 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.

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What you get

• PDF files by email, straight after you buy
• Five map variants, including a blank multi-language edition so you can play in any language
• A4 sheets to print. On US Letter paper, choose Fit to page when you print
• An interactive version for tablets. Tap a square and type
• Low ink: the files have no background, unlike the photos here
• Ages 10 and up

Playthrough video

Word Dungeon is also in Word Dungeon Series One, with Treasure Depths and The Labyrinth. All three for the price of two.