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Wired GeekDad brought this great little game to my attention - The
Dungeon Adventure, a simple dungeon crawling game created by Ben
Garvey, and available for $5.99 at http://www.kidsdungeonadventure.com

The Dungeon Adventure is a set of guidelines for simple dungeon crawl
games. Adults build a dungeon floorplan out of building blocks and
stock it with monster and treasure cards, and the young adventurers
choose their favorite toys to send into the dungeon to complete the
quest. Combat is very simple - there are no attack rolls, players and
monsters just roll 1d6 for damage. When a monster runs out of hit
points, it's dead, and you can help yourself to the treasure it was
guarding.

The PDF set includes a 6-page rulebook, a sheet for tracking heroes
and monsters hit points, and a set of monster cards. The monster cards
are one of my favorite parts - rather than illustrations, the cards
feature colorful pictures of toys (spiders, snakes, dragons, etc.)
that kids will love.

My only issue with the game is that, as written, characters can die.
This could be troublesome for some young children if they become
attached to their heroes. It is easily remedied by allowing the
players to drag any mortally wounded heroes back to the "hotel" and
heal them there (possibly for a substantial fee).

It's a great little PDF package that can be used as a starting point
for many grand adventures, and a good base to build a simple role-
playing game on. What happens when the heroes venture into the
wilderness? Can they use their accumulated treasure to build a
stronghold? What if the monsters surrender and want to join the side
of the good guys? The answers to these questions aren't found in The
Dungeon Adventure, because the real fun is coming up with them on your
own.

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