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Dork Tower

Dork Tower

Steve Jackson Games · 2003
2–660 min12+ yrs1.9/5 complexity5.9 BGG#16.097 BGG788
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How do you play Dork Tower?

Each player chooses a character. The characters have been assigned strength, movement factors and a special ability. Each character has two levels; the players start at the lower of the two levels.

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Dork Tower box art
official art · Steve Jackson Games

Each player chooses a character. The characters have been assigned strength, movement factors and a special ability. Each character has two levels; the players start at the lower of the two levels. A player’s character may advance to the higher level when ten experience points have been earned.

Each player begins the game with sixty gold pieces and a scroll card. The characters begin their journeys from different kingdoms. The two Quest tokens are placed on their assigned spaces and the game begins.

Each player, in turn, advances the character one has chosen, performs any encounters, performs any city actions if possible, encounters any other players if available and finally turns the Dork Tower one step clockwise. The position of the Tower determines which lands are in daylight and which are at night.

One might battle monsters as an encounter. A player will receive a reward and experience points for defeating a monster. Losing to a monster results in a strategic retreat by the player. A player who can’t retreat after a loss returns to start with nothing but experience points.

The player who can defeat the five monsters of Z’Mindrik the Wizard, who can only be approached at the Tower during the night, has saved the land of Aurora to win the game.

Boxed game, with 56 cards, over 100 monster and character disks, game map with 3-D central tower, rules, character sheets, and two dice.

game anatomy
Complexity1.9 / 5
BGG rating5.9 / 10
Play time
60 min
Players
2–6
Recommended age
12+ yrs
BGG rank
#16.097
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Q3How do you play Dork Tower?
Dork Tower is a card game game, for 2–6 players, taking ~60 minutes, featuring dice rolling. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Dork Tower — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Dork Tower support?
Dork Tower is played by 2–6 players.
Q5How long does a game of Dork Tower take?
A game of Dork Tower takes about 60 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Dork Tower for?
Dork Tower is recommended from age 12.
Q7How complex is Dork Tower?
Dork Tower has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.9 out of 5.
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