Choose a card

Clear three cards and leave one for the next room.

Clear three cards to open the path.

Deck40

Cleared0

Deck 40

Cleared 0

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Fighting bare-handed

Pick up a diamond to reduce damage from monsters.

Face the monster

Take this item

InventoryEmpty

Stashed weapons and potions appear here.

Themes

Card deck

Change the face and back design of every card.

Dungeon room

Each non-tavern theme changes as you descend; taverns stay put for roleplay.

Ambient music

Optional music plays on a gentle loop. Playback begins only after you choose a track.

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“The Britons,” “Master of the Feast,” “Lord of the Land,” and “Drums of the Deep” by Kevin MacLeod. Visit Incompetech · Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.

Choose a run

Run option

How to play

Descend through a 44-card dungeon. Your goal is simple: clear every room without letting your health fall to zero.

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Diamonds are weapons

Equip one to reduce a monster’s damage. A weapon can only strike monsters equal to or weaker than the last monster it defeated.

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Hearts are potions

Recover the card’s value, up to 20 health. Only the first potion you drink in each room heals you.

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Spades and clubs are monsters

Fight bare-handed and lose their full value, or use an eligible weapon and lose only the difference.

Each room begins with four cards. Clear three and carry the last card into the next room.
You may avoid a room by placing all its cards at the bottom of the deck—but never twice in a row.
Jacks are 11, queens 12, kings 13, and aces 14.
When the deck is empty, clear every card left on the table to escape.

Scoundrel game design by Zach Gage and Kurt Bieg (2011). This is an unofficial fan implementation and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the original designers.

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Escaped the dungeon

Score · cleared cards + health remaining

Rooms cleared: 0
Outcome: Escaped
Game mode: Classic Run
House rules: None