Re: New dungeon crawl board game: Super Fantasy: Ugly Snouts Assault

Posted by bschummer on Apr 09, 2014; 5:56pm
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You are quite welcome for the review.  I want to try writing more, specifically for the game store where I work.  This was my first.

Super Dungeon Explore is one of my favorite games.  It is a very different game than Super Fantasy, however.  In Super Dungeon Explore, the heroes are working together to fight The Consul, one player who controls all the monsters in the dungeon.  The Consul can spawn monsters from spawn points, which the heroes can try to destroy throughout the game, which in turn will eventually summon the Boss.  It also has PVP Arena rules, where each player has a hero and a warband (from a spawn point) and fight to destroy the opposing warbands.  The only thing that is similar in Super Fantasy is the concept of points where monsters spawn, however they are permanent fixtures in Super Fantasy.

*NOTE*
It's worth noting that Super Dungeon Explore is getting a new core set, The Forgotten King.  It's on Kickstarter now.  It will update the game with new rules allowing for faster play and more depth, as well as an "arcade" deck which will allow for solo/co-op play, and I couldn't be more excited for it!

Speaking of using mini's, I have plenty of D&D and Pathfinder goblins that should work just fine for the Snouts.  And it has me tempted to make new character boards featuring D&D characters, maybe those from the Adventure System games.

The dice are essentially d3s, with two of each symbol.  This is nice because you know each die is at least one success.

I think this game missed out on a lot of opportunities, but I think the game play is certainly worth checking out, particularly for dungeon crawl fans looking for something new with a classic feel.  However, if you are like me and have plenty of Dungeon Tiles and minis laying around, you could probably concoct something similar on your own, which would be interesting to see.

Just a note on your picture of the D&D Adventure System games (which are my favorite solo games); Conquest of Nerath is (sadly) not a 4th game in the series.  It is a RISK style game, with several D&D flavored twists.  Worth checking out if you want a fantasy themed area control game.