Inspired by a love of classic video games, Boss Monster: The Dungeon-Building CardGame pits players in a competition to build the ultimate side-scrolling dungeon. Players compete to lure and destroy hapless adventurers, racing to outbid one another to see who can build the most enticing, treasure-filled dungeon. The goal of Boss Monster is to be the first Boss to amass ten Souls, which are gained when a Hero is lured and defeated — but a player can lose if his Boss takes five Wounds from Heroes who survive his dungeon.
Playing Boss Monster requires you to juggle two competing priorities: the need to lure Heroes at a faster rate than your opponents, and the need to kill those Heroes before they reach your Boss. Players can build one room per turn, each with its own damage and treasure value. More attractive rooms tend to deal less damage, so a Boss who is too greedy can become inundated with deadly Heroes.
Players interact with each other by building rooms and playing Spells. Because different Heroes seek different treasure types, and rooms are built simultaneously (played face down, then revealed), this means that every “build phase” is a bidding war. Spells are instant-speed effects that can give players advantages or disrupt opponents.
Boss Monster: Implements of Destruction Expansion
The gloves are off and the gauntlets are on in Implements of Destruction! An expansion for Boss Monster, Implements of Destruction features the popular Items cards, which attach to Heroes as they come into town, granting them powers and bonuses and making them much tougher to slay.
An alien spaceship has crash-landed in the world of Arcadia! A 45-card mini-expansion for Boss Monster, Crash Landing allows players to expand their Boss Monster game to 5-6 players, and introduces all-new treasure types, heroes, Bosses, and rooms powered by alien monsters and technological traps never before seen in the world of Boss Monster!
Boss Monster 2 features an all-new set of 160 cards, playable as a standalone game or as an expansion to the core set. Dark Heroes and Hybrid Heroes raise the stakes, while Epic Spells and "cycling" rooms give players more options and flexibility. With more Bosses, more unique cards, and more ways to slay hapless adventurers, Boss Monster 2 will take your dungeon to The Next Level!
If you've grown accustomed to Heroes as puny resources to be gathered and slain, get ready for the adventurers to strike back! The first mini-expansion for Boss Monster: the Dungeon-Building Card Game, Tools of Hero-Kind introduces new Item cards like "Cheat Code" and "Extra Life" that make Heroes more formidable. But if you can defeat these heavily-armed Heroes, you can claim their Items to gain new offensive abilities!
