Shimmering Deep

Brave dwarves have struck the earth once more - this time, in search of crystals that shimmer with inky darkness. It is said that combining 2 of them opens a pathway through space to a new, untouched land full of riches and danger. Features: Random events occur as your dwarves dig their tunnels, becoming more dangerous the deeper they go Find caves , rare materials and lairs . Watch out for possible hazards 12 enemy types of varying strength, intelligence and goals Resource storage locations matter - make sure your warehouses are safe and protected Efficient fortress design will keep your forces and resources safe from the creatures of the deep. Many room types including Farms and Warehouses, Gates and Embrasures, Barracks and Paragon Halls. Build a strong army of dwarves, keep their morale high, but make sure you can sustain it. An endgame challenge of generating the game-ending Shimmering Crystals. What's required to play: A PDF with a complete game guide. Full base game is free . A pencil & an eraser (or a tablet, or an erasable pen) Single sheet of graph paper (a notepad works well) A d10 die (ideally, 2 of them). Alternatively, a dice-throwing app. (Recommended) print out the game guide as a booklet on A4 (or letter) sized paper. Staple it and you'll have a nice travel-sized guide. Another option is to play on a touchscreen tablet with a stylus. A single successful playthrough takes several hours, heavily depending on player's strategy and game events. I'm no artist, but here are a couple of pictures of my games during testing (older game versions): In a notepad: https://imgur.com/a/CRbnWAA On a touchscreen tablet: https://imgur.com/a/HK2WPAV Licencing: Do not re-host this file anywhere else, so that there is only one place for the latest version of the game guide. However, feel free to share the link. Obviously, do not sell the PDF or the prints thereof to anyone, anywhere. Do not publish this game anywhere without author's explicit permission. Feedback & translation offers: andrew [at] darkdvr [dot] ru