AgamebyPaoloDiStefanoandGabrielGendronPrintandPlay1.2.

GameComponents WhatisMiniRogue?
N
inec ards( 7R
oomc ards,1 C
haracterS tatsc ard,a nd1 D
ungeonc ard) MiniR oguei sa m icrogamep rofoundlyi nspiredb yr oguelikesa nd
O
neS
corings heet roleplayingg ames.M onsters,h azards,t reasures,b osses,d ungeons,
T
hisr ulebook randomr oomsa nde ncountersa rea llf eaturedi nM iniR ogue.

Thef ollowingc omponentsn eedt ob es uppliedb yt hep
layer: Wes uggestn amingy ourb ravea dventurera ndu singt hes cores heett o
F
our6 sidedd ice keept racko fa lly ourg amer esults( SeeS
CORINGS
HEET) .
E
ightt okens( wer ecommends mallw oodc ubes,s ize8 m .31i n)
m/ 0

ObjectoftheGame
Int hiss olitaireg ame,y oup laya sa na dventurert hatd elvesi ntoa d ungeon,r ooma fterr oom,a reaa ftera rea,l evela fterl evel,t ol oott heO
g'sB lood:
af ableda ndm ysteriousr ubyg emstone.

Eacha reao ft hed ungeoni sl aido uta sa b ranchingo fr ooms.E acht imey ouf acet wor ooms,y oullh avet oc hooseo ne.Y
ouw
illr esolvee ache ncounterb y
rollingd ice,a ndd ecideo nh owt op ursuet hea dventure.

Ine achr oom,y oum aye ncountera m onster, nda t reasure,d iscovera r estinga rea,m eeta m erchant,d odget raps,o rf aceo thers urprisinge vents.E ach
levele ndsw itha p
owerfulb ossm onstert haty oullh avet od efeatt oc ontinueo ntot ot hen
extl evel.

Youw int heg amei fy ouc anr eacht hel astr oomo ft heD
ungeona ndd efeatt he nalB ossM onster.

Setup
1. Placet heC haracterS
tatsc ardf aceu pi nf ronto fy ou;f are noughs ot haty ouh
aves pacef orc ardsb etweeny oua ndt heC
haracterc ard.A
llt he
statsa nde quipmento fy oura dventurera ret rackedo nt heC haracterc ard.

2. Sety ourC
haracterss tartings tatsa ccordingt ot hel evelo fd i cultyy ouw
ish.Y
ouw
illk eept racko fe achs tatb ym
ovingt het okensa ccordingly.
Fory our rstg ame,w
er ecommends tartingw itht heN ormald i culty.

Armor HP Gold Food

Casual 1 5 5 6

Normal 0 5 3 6

Hard 0 4 2 5

Impossible 0 3 1 3

3. Placet heD ungeonc ardf aceu p,n extt ot heC

haracterc ard.P laceo net okeno nt he rstD
ungeonA reas pace.T
hist okenr epresentsy our
adventurer.S eta sidea t okenf ort hem
onstersH Po nt heD
ungeonc ard.W heneverf acinga M onster,t racki tsh
ealtho nt hisc ard.

4. Seta sidet het wor emainingt okens.T heya reu sedt ok eept racko fa cquiredS
pellsl ateri nt heg ame.

5. Takeo ned iea ndk eepi tn

earby;t hisi sy our rstu nlockedd ieu sedt or esolvee ncounters.T
heo thert hreea res tilll ocked,s ett hema sidef orn
ow
(seeE
XPERIENCEANDR ANKS) .

Youa ren
owr eadyt od elvei ntot hism
ysteriousd ungeon...

TheDungeon

TheD
ungeont haty ouw
ille xplorew
illb eu niquei ne veryg ame,b uti tsc ores tructurer emainsa sf ollows:

1. TheD
ungeonc ontains veL
evels.T
hed eepert heL
evel,t heh
ardert heg amew
illb ef rom1 d ownt o5 .

2. Eacho ft heL
evelsc ontainst wot of ourA
reas,s tartingi nA
rea1 d ownt o1 4.
Forexample,the3rd
Level,calledtheUndeadCatacombs,containsAreas5,6and7thatyouwillexplore.

3. Everyt urn,y oulle xplorea nA

reat hati sc omprisedo fs ixR
oomc ards( seeR
OOMC
ARDS) t hend elved eepert o
then
extA
rea( seeD
ELVINGP HASE) .

CharacterStats
YourC
haracterp
ossessesm
ultiplea ttributes:

ExperienceP oints( XP):l ikei nm

anyr oleplayingg ames,y ourc haracterw
illl evelu p.G
ainingX
Pl eadst or eachinga
higherc haracterR ank,w hichu nlocksa dditionalc ombatd ice.Y oura dventurerb eginst heg amea tR
ank1 ,w itho ne
availabled iea ndn
oX
Pe arnedy et.

Armor:e veryp
ointo fA
rmorr educest hed amagef roma M
onsterb y1 .

HealthP
oints( HP):t hesep
ointsr epresenty ourc haractersl ife.I fi tsv aluee verr eachesz eroy ouvel ostt heg ame.

Ina dditiont ot hoses tats,y ouw

illa lsok eept racko fG
oldp
ieces,F
oodr ations,a ndS
pellsa cquired.

Ata llt imes,y ourc haracters tatsm

ayn
everb eg reatert hant hev aluesp
rintedo nt hec ard.

ExperiencePointsandRanks
Asyougrowine xperience,sodoesyour ghtingskill.

ExperienceP ointsa reg ainedi na v arietyo fw

aysl iked efeatingM
onstersa ndB
osses,r einforcingy ourw eapon,o r ndings peciale quipment.B ya cquiring
XP,y ouw illr eachh
igherc haracterR anksa ndu nlocka dditionalc ombatd ice.T hem
ored icey our olli nc ombat,t hem
ored amagey oulld eal.

Rank1 Rank2 Rank3 Rank4

No.o fu nlockedd ie 1 2 3 4
XPn
eededt or eacht hen
extR
ank 6X
P 12X
P 18X
P n/a

Tok eept racko ft heX

ony ourC haracterc ardsX
Py oue arn,y ouw illu sea d ies eta sidet hati sn
otu nlockedy et.W heny oug ainy our rstX P,t akeo neo ft hed ices eta sidea ndp
uti t
Pt racko nt heR
ank2 s lotw itht hed iesf acet o1 .

Everyt imey oue arna dditionalX P,u pdatet hed iesf acev aluea ccordingly.O ncey ouveg ainedt hea mounto fX Pr equiredt or eacht hen extR ank( see
ExperienceT ablea bove),t hed ieo nt heX Pt racku nlocksa ndi sa ddedt oy ourh ando fa vailablec ombatd ice,a ndt heX Pr esetst oz ero.A nyr emaindero f
theX Pe arnedf ort heR ankr eachedc arrieso vert oa notherl ockedd ie.P lacet hisd ieo nt hel owests loto ft heX
Pt rack( theR
ank2 s lot).

Forexample,MaryisRank1,andshehas5XP.Shehasonedieonface5inthe rstslotoftheXPtracktore ectthis.MarythenproceedstokillaBossMonsterand

earns2XP.Shenowhas7XPintotal.Shechangesthefaceofherlockeddieto6andsinceitistherequiredamountofXPtoreachRank2,itisimmediately
unlockedandaddedtoherhand.Shenowhastwounlockeddice.The1XPthatsleftisnotlostasitistrackedwithanotherlockeddiebyplacingitontheRank2slot
withthediesfaceto1.

Tob ea blet ot rackl argen umberso fX P,l ikef orR

XP.O ncey ourd iceg etst of ace6 ,t hen extX
ank3 a ndu p,y ouw
illh
avet om oveu py ourd ieo nt heX
Pt rack.E achs loto nt hist racka mountst o6
Pg ainedw illm ovey ourd icet ot hen
exts lota bovea nds tartb ackt of ace1 .

Forexample,OscarisRank2,andhehas5XP.Hehasonediceonthe rstslotoftheExperiencetrack.Oscarkillsamonsterandgets2XP.Henowhas7XP.He
thentakesthediceusedfortrackingXPandplacesitonits6faceandthenmovesittothenextExperiencetrackslotlabeledRank3,onthe1face.

Oncey ouver eachedR ank4 a ndt husu nlockedt hef ourtha ndl astd ie,a nyn umbero fg ainedX Pg ivesy ou1 H
Pi nstead.

Forexample,afterdefeatingaLevel5monster,3XParenormallygained.IfyourcharacterisRank4,only1HPwillbegained.

Also,n otet haty oum ayl oseX

Pi fy ous tumbleo na T rap.T hisc oulde venm akey oul osea R anka ndy oudb ef orcedt or eturna d iet ot heX
Pt racku ntil
youh aveg ainedb ackt hen ecessaryX Pt ou nlockt hed iea gain.

SkillChecks
Somee ncountersi nM iniR oguer equirey out op
erforma c haracterS killC
hecka fterr esolvingt hem.T op
erforma S killC
heck;r ollo ned iea ndc hecki f
thev aluei sl esst hano re qualt oy ourC
haractersR ank.I fs o,y oui gnoret hep
otentialt rapy ouw
eref acingo rm
ayi n uencey ourf ate.R emember,e ach
newg ameb eginsw ithy ourC haractera tR ank1 .

Forexample,MarthaisRank2,andmustavoidaMoldMiasmatrap.Shehastorolla1ora2toevadeit.

TurnSequence
Eacht urny ouw illg uidey ourC haractert hrougha s ingleD ungeonA rea,s tartingf romt hee ntrancet ot hee xit.E
achA
reac ontainsR
oomst hatn
eedt ob e
resolvedo nea ta t imeb eforeg oingf orward.H
erei sa g amet urni nd etail:

Preparephase
1. Taket heR
oomc ards,a nds eta sidet heB
ossM
onsterc ard.
2. Shu et heR oomc ards,a ndp lacet hem,f aced own,i nt hef ollowingm anner:
a. Createf ourc olumnso f1 c arde ach,s ideb ys ide,f aced own.
b. Ont hes econda ndf ourthc olumns,a ddo nem orec ard,u ndert hep
reviousc ard.
c. Ify oua rei nt hel astD
ungeonA reao fa L
evel,a ddt heB
ossM
onsterc ardf aceu pi na fthc olumn.

1 2 3 4 5*

3. Thee ntrancei st he rstc ardf romt he rstc olumn.

HackandSlashPhase
4. Revealt henr esolvet heR oomc ardi nt he rstc olumn( seeR
OOMC ARDS) .
5. Oncer esolved,r evealb othR oomc ardso ft hen
extc olumn.Y oum
ustn owm akea c hoiceo nw hicho ft het woc ardsy ouw
illr esolve.
6. Oncer esolved,g ot ot hen
extc olumn,a ndr epeatt hep attern:f ore achc olumn,y ouw illr esolveo nlyo nec ard.

DelvingPhase
7. Oncea llc olumnsh aveb eenr esolved,c onsume1 F oodr ation( seeC HARACTERS TATS) a ndu pdatet heF
oodt racka ccordingly.I fy ouh
aven
oF
ood
lefta tt heb eginningo ft heD
elvingP hasea ndt husc annotc onsumea ny,y oura dventureri mmediatelyl oses2 H P.
8. Advancey ourC haractert okent ot hen
extD
ungeonA reao nt heD
ungeonc ard.

Ify ouh otr eachedt he1 4tha ndl astD

aven ungeonA
rea,a n
ewt urnb egins.O
therwise,s eeENDO FT
HEG
AME.

RoomCards
EachR
oomc ardt haty oulle xploreh
asa u niquew
ayo fb eingr esolved.L
etst akea d etailedl ooka tt hem.

Monstercard
Untoldmonstrositiesarenowtheprotectorsofthisderelictplace;still,youaredeterminedinyourquestfortheOgsBlood.

Whenevery ouf acea M
onster,y oullh avet o ghti t.E
achp artyt akesa t urna ta ttackingt heo ther.I ti sa ghtt ot he
death,a ndw
hoeverl osesa lli tsH
Pd iesh
orribly.

1. Sett heM onstersh ealtho nt heD ungeonc ardw itht het oken.T hea mounto fH
Po ft heM
onsteri st hes umo f
thec urrentD
ungeonA reap lus1 d6.F orexample,youmust ghtaMonsterinArea12 .Youthenrolla3,the
MonstersHPis15(12+3).

2. Performt heC ombats equence( seeC OMBAT) .

3. Outcome:
a. Ify ourC haracterd ied,t hisi st hee ndo ft heg ame.
b. Ify oum anagedt od efeatt heM onster,r ejoice!Y ouc ann
owr eapt her ewards.T hea mounto fX P
youw ind ependso nt hec urrentL evela ss peci edo nt heM onsterc ard.U pdatey ourX Pd ice
accordingly.

BossMonstercard
ThesefallentitanswereoncegreatLords.Onlycatsandhagsknowtheiroriginalidentities,fortheirnameshavebeenforsaken.

1. Sett heB ossM
onstersh ealtho nt heD
ungeonc ardw itht het oken.T hea mounto fH Po ft heB
ossM
onster
dependso nt hec urrentL evela si ndicatedo ni tsc ard.P
erformt heC ombats equencel ikeo nt heM onsterc ard.

2. Outcome:
a. Ify oura dventurerd ied,t hisi st hee ndo ft heg ame.
b. Ify oum anagedt od efeatt heB oss,r ejoice!Y ouc ann owr eapt her ewards.T hea mounto fG olda nd
XPy ouw ind ependso nt hec urrentL eveli ndicatedo nt heB ossM
onsterc ard.U pdatey ourX Pd ice
andG oldt racka ccordingly.O nced one,i tsT reasuret ime,r olla d iea nds eet heT
reasurec ardf or
reference.




Treasurecard
Onyourjourney,youwill ndforgottenstashesoflootinvaryingquantities.Monstersstillprotectthemostvaluabletreasuresin
thedungeon.

Wheny our esolvet heT reasurec ard,n oto nlyw illy ou nds omeG oldp ieces,b uty oua lsoh
avea c hancet o nds pecial
items.

Ify ouved efeateda nyM onstere arlieri nt hisA rea,y oug ain2 G oldp ieces.O therwise,y ouo nlyg ain1 G oldp iece.M ove
yourG oldt okena ccordingly.Y out henr olla d iea ndi ft her esulti sa 5 o rm
ore,y ouvef ounda s peciali tem.R olla gaint o
determinew hichi temy ouh avef ound.D ependingo nw haty ouh avef ound,y oum usts torec ertaini temso ny our
Characterc ard.

Youc ans torea l imito f2 S pellsm aximum,p lacea t okeno ny ourC haracterc ardt ok eept racko fa f oundS pell.
Youm ayh avet hes ameS
pellt wice.
Youm aya lwaysd iscarda nyS pella lreadyo wnedt om akep lacef ora n
ewS pell.

Treasure E ect
1:A
rmorP
iece Immediatelyg ain1 A
rmor.
2:B
etterW
eapon Immediatelyg ain2 X
P.
3:F
ireballS
pell Inc ombat,i n ict8
d amaget oa M
onster
4:I ceS
pell Inc ombat,f reezea M
onsterf oro net urn.T
heM
onsterd oesn
otc ounterattack.
5:P
oisonS
pell InC
ombat,f ort her emaindero ft heC
ombats equence,i n ict5 e xtrad amagep
ert urn.
6:H
ealingS
pell Gain8
H
Pi nC
ombato rb eforer esolvinga R
oomc ard.

Merchantcard
Someunsettlingbeingsthatcallthemselvesmerchantscanbeseenwanderinginthedungeon.Surelyapeculiarplaceforthemto
bedoingbusiness.

Wheny oue ncountert heM erchantc ard,y oum ays penda nyn umbero fG
oldp iecest op
urchasei temst hatw illi mprove
yourA rmor,F ood,H
Pa sw
ella sS
pells.Y oum ayb uyo rs ella nyn
umbero fi temso ny ourt urn,a sl onga sy ouh
avet he
money.I ti sn
everm
andatory;y oum ays kipt heM
erchantc ardi fn eeded.

Items BuyingPrice/SellingPrice E ect
Ration 1G
old/ Gain1 F
ood.
HealthP
otion 1G
old/ Gain1 H
P.
BigH
ealth
3G
old/ Gain4
H
P.
Potion
ArmorP
iece 6G
old/ 3 G
old Gain1 A
rmor.
Any1 S
pell 8G
old/ 4
G
old Gaina ny1 S
pell.

Restingcard
Everymanneedsrespite,fordeathcouldcomeanytimesoon.

Whenr esting,y oum
ayc hooseo nlyo neo ft hea vailableo ptionso nt heR
estingc ard.U
pdatey ours tatsa ccordingly.












Eventcard
Youmayevenstumbleuponitemsofgreatassistance.Withskillandexperience,thebetteryoullknowwheretolook.

Wheny our esolvet heE ventc ard,r ollo ned iea ndl ooku pt her esulto nt hec ard.Y
oum
ayt henp
erforma S
killC heck
(seeS
KILLC HECK) .I ft heS
killC
hecki ss uccessful,y ouw illb ea blet oi n uencet heo utcomeo fy ourE ventd ier ollr esult
by+
1o r 1.U
pdatey ourC haracters tatsa ccordingly.

Forexample,Oscarrollsthedietoseewhateventhellencounterandgetsaresultof3.HeisatRank1andperformsaSkill
Checktoseeifhecanin uencehisfate.Hesuccessfullyrollsa1onhisdice;hecanmodifyhisEventroll.Hemaynowchoose
betweenresults2,3and4respectively.Hedecidestogoforthe4th eventandupdateshisXPdie.

Events E ect
1:F
oundR
ation Youdontknowwhatthismeatis,andyoudontcare.G
ain1 F
ood.
2:F
oundH
ealth
AMonstersfavoritedrink.Mightaswelldrinkasiptoo.G
ain2 H
P.
Potion
3:F
oundL
oot Youvefoundacoinhiddeninacrackbetweentwostones.G
ain2 G
old.
4:F
oundW
hetstone YouvefoundaMonstersbladesharpeningtools.G
ain2 X
P.
5:F
oundA
rmor ApieceofarmorfoundonaMonsterscarcass.G
ain1 A
rmor.
Fight!
MonsterH
P:c urrentD
ungeonA
rea+
1 d6
6:M
onster
MonsterD
amage:c urrentD
ungeonL evelx 2
MonsterR
eward:2 X
P

Trapcard
Dungeonmeansdanger,anddangersometimesmeanstraps.Manyadventurersperishednotthroughcombat,butthroughlackof
scrutiny.

Wheny our esolvet heT
rapc ard,y oum ust rstr ollt hed iea nds eew
hatl ethalt rapy ouf ace.Y
oum
ayt henp erforma
SkillC
heck( seeS
KILLC HECK) .I ft heS
killC
hecki ss uccessful,y ouvee vadedt het rapa ndm oveo nt ot hen
extR
oom
unscathed.I ft heS
killC
heckw asu nsuccessful,a t rapw asa ctivateda ndy oum ustu pdatey ourC haracters tats
accordingly.I fy ouc annots u ert hep enalty,y oum ustl ose2 H Pi nstead.

Traps Description
1:M
oldM
iasma Aterriblestenchseemstohaveaddedalayerofwhiteandbluehaironyourmeat.L
ose1 F
oodr ation.
2:T
ripwire Youtrippedandfellhardtotheground.AGoldpiecewasejectedfromyourbag.L
ose1 G
old.
3:A
cidM
ist Powerfulacidfallsfromtheceilinganddamagesyourequipment.L
ose1 A
rmor.
4:S
pringB
lades Youwalkedonapressureplateandjumpedjustintimetoavoidlosingyourhead.L
ose1 H
P.
5:M
ovingW
alls Movingwallswereabouttocrushyou,butyousacri cedyourswordtosaveyourself.L
ose1 X
P.
6:P
it YoufellintoaholeandlandedaLevelbelow.Youbrokeabone.
Lose2 H Pa ndm ovey ourc haractert okent ot hed ungeonA read irectlyu ndert hec urrento ne.
(i.e.ifyourcharacteriscurrentlyinArea10,moveitimmediatelytoArea13)
Nof oodi sc onsumedb yf alling.D ontr eshu et hec ards,a ndr esumep
layo nt hen
extc olumn.
Exception:O nL
evel5 ,l ose2 H
Po nly.

Combat
Whenevery ouf acea M onstero rB
oss,y oulle nterC
ombat.E achp
artyt akesa t urna ta ttackingt heo ther.Y
ourC
haractera lwaysa ttacks rsta ndo nce
youra ttacki sd one,y oura dventurerw illd efenda gainstt hem
onstersc ounterattack.I ti sa ghtt ot hed eath,a ndw
hoeverl osesa lli tsH
Pd iesh
orribly.

Herest heC
ombats equencei ng reaterd etails:

AttackP hase
1. Rolla lly ourU nlockedd ice.

2. Discarda nyd icet hatM issed.I fy our olleda 1 ,y ourd iei sa M issa ndn od amagei sd ealtw itht hisd ie.Y
oum
ustd iscardi tt emporarilyu ntilt he
nextA ttackP hase( aftert heM onsterc ounterattacks).

3. Youm ayr erolla n yd icet hatl andedC riticalh its.I fy our olleda 6 ,y ourd iei sa C
riticalh ita ndy oum
ayr erollt hisd ie.A d dt hen
ewd ier esultt o
thep reviousv alue,u nlessy ourn ewr olli sa 1 .I nt hisc ase,y ourr esulti sn
owa M issa ndn od amagei sd ealtw itht hisd ie.R erollingi sr isky!

4. Repeats tep2 a nd3 ,r erollinga nyC riticalH itsu ntily oua res atis edw ithy ourr esultso rn om orer erollsc anh appen,a ndd iscardinga nyM issed
rolls.I fy oua ren
ots atis ed,y oum ayn owp erformo neo rm oreF eats(seeF EATS) .

5. Adda llv aluest ogethert od eterminet hea mounto fd amagey ouw illi n ictt ot heM onster,a nda pplyi tt oi tsH
P.

6. Youm ayn owu sea nyo neS pelly ouh avei ny ourp ossession.O ncea s pelli su sed,i ti sc onsumeda ndd iscarded.S eti tst okena side.

Forexample,yourollthreediceandget1,5and6.Youwilldiscardthedicewith1,keepthedicewith5,andyoullprobablywanttorerollthedicewith6.After
rerollingthedicewith6,yougeta1.Thisdiceisthendiscardedtoo.Theonlydamageyouwilldealisthedicewith5,soonly5pointsofdamagewillberemovedfrom
theMonstershealth.

Anotherexample:yourollthreediceandget1,5and6,youwilldiscardthedicewith1,setasidethedicewith5,andyoullprobablywanttorerollthedicewith6.
Afterrerollingthedicewith6,yougeta3.Thedamagedealtis5,and6+3(roll+reroll),so1 4pointsofdamagewillberemovedfromtheMonstershealth.

DefenseP hase
AfterA ttacking,i fy oud idn
otk illt heM
onster( orB
ossM
onster),i tw illc ounterattack.Y ous u ert hed amagep ointsi ndicatedo nt heM
onsterc ard.
However,i fy ouh aveA rmor,y oup rotecty ourselff roms omeo ft hed amager eceived.F ore achA rmorp ointy oup
ossess,a d amagep
ointi sn
egated.

Forexample,ifyouarefacingamonsterfromLevel3,youwillsu er6pointsofdamage.However,youhaveanArmorratingof2,soyouareonlyreceiving4(6
2)pointsofdamage.

Repeatt heC ombats equenceo fA ttacka ndD

efenseu ntile ithery ouo rt heM onsteri sd ead.

Feats
Iti sp
ossiblef ory oura dventurert oc hanget heo utcomeo fa na ttack,w itht hee nergyo fd espair.D
oings o,t hough,h asa c ost.

Whenevery ouA ttack,y oum ayr erolla nyd ier esultr olled,e vena m iss,b yr educingy ourC haractersH Pb y2 p ointso ry ourX
Pb y1 p
oint.
Youm ayo nlyr erolla d ieo ncep
erA
ttackp hase.O ncea d ieh asb eenr erolledt hrougha F eat,y oum usta ccepti tsr esult( unlesst hen ewr esulti sa
6,a sp
ern
ormalc ombatr ules).
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CORINGS HEET)

TheDungeonKeysVariant
ReachingtheOg'sBloodisnoeasytask,theDungeonKeysneededtounlockeachlevelarehiddenbehindtrappedroomsthatonlythe nestroguecanloot.

Designernote:thisvariantintroducesanotherlayeroftensionandlongtermdecisionmakingtothegame.Weencourageyoutoplaythegamewiththisvariantfor
anextrachallenge.

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GameCreditsandLicensing
GameD esign:P aoloD iS tefanoa ndG
abrielG endron.
Artworka ndG raphicD esign:G abrielG
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Aspartofthe20169CardNanogameDesignContestheldonBoardGameGeek,
MiniRoguewonthefollowingprizes:

TurnSequencePlayerAid
PreparePhase
Shu eandlayouttheRoomcards.
IfyouareinthelastAreaoftheLevel,
placetheBosscardattheend.
HackandSlashPhase DelvingPhase
Revealandresolvethe rstcolumn. Consume1Foodration.
Gotothenextcolumnandrepeat,always MoveadventurertokentonextArea.
resolveonecardyouchoosepercolumn.