Dungeons of Tùr Haar

Tùr Haar

After the storm, a great fog settles over the northern seas like a helm. Yer vessel and crew are nae more, shredded on the rocks ‘neath the cliffs of Creagan Haar. Atop the precipice balances the ruins of Tùr Haar, the Tower of Fog. Through the gloom ye come upon a treacherous, rough-hewn stair in the sheer rock face, ending high up at the remains of an iron portcullis; its sharp, broken bars like fangs. Shivering and aching, ye draw dirk from scabbard and edge into the dark, leaving the fog for the dank, mossy tunnel leading to Tùr Haar’s ancient dungeons.

A solo dungeon dive by Dr RDJ McLennan

Rules

In the box is your dirk (dagger) to track your way, a 6-sided die for battle, 20 blocks to build the Tower of Fate (4 storeys of 5 blocks), plus 3 red cubes to track your Brawn, Agility and Guile. Lay the cards face down in a 7 x 7 grid with IN card at the top left and OUT at the bottom right. Travel from IN to OUT revealing the dungeon as you go. Never move diagonally. Assign 10, 9 or 8 to Brawn, Agility or Guile. Your choice. If any sink to 0 spin your dirk with all your might. If it faces upward you may move to the closest well. If down - or if there are yet no wells - oh well...you die! What tokens and treasures you take from the dungeon leave holes that cannot be traversed (without ropes). You may retreat but eventually you must face your fears. All other details and rules are written in the cards so they say...

Competing with Friends

It is possible to play with two players, or even more, but each must move in a different direction from the IN card. The aim of players is the same, to make it out of the dungeon alive. 4 score cards and 4 daggers are included in the game for up to 4 players, with two players starting at the OUT card and travelling to the IN card in this case. Although it is possible to play the game with up to 8 players - with two players entering the dungeon from each corner - this is likely to end catastrophically...which might also be fun:)