Hall of the Dwarven King
Hall of the Dwarven King Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Setup
You will need a pencil and 7 standard dice. Use the Dig track, the Time track, the Gold track, the Buildings table and the Points track on the sheet.
Turn Structure
Hall of the Dwarven King plays over 20 turns. Each turn:
- Rolling Phase
- Action Phase
- Cleanup Phase
Rolling Phase
Roll the dice. You may discard a die to reroll any of the rest. Repeat this as many times as you like.
After rolling, you may cross out one block of 5 Gold to set a die to the face of your choice.
Action Phase
Resolve dice in order from least to greatest:
1: Fighting Dwarves
For each pair of Fighting Dwarves, gain 3 points. For a single Fighting Dwarf, discard one of your other dice.
2: Drinking Dwarves
For each Drinking Dwarf, gain a point.
3: Cooking Dwarves
If you don't have a Cooking Dwarf, ignore any higher numbered dice. This turn ends.
4: Digging Dwarves
For each Digging Dwarf, go down one step on the Dig track. If you reach a Gem icon, roll 1D6 and gain that many points.
5: Building Dwarves
Select Buildings from the Building table. Their combined cost must be no more than the number of Building Dwarves. Add their icons to the Map. You may only build in rows you have reached in the Dig track. You cannot place matching icons adjacently.
6: Mining Dwarves
Place Mining Dwarves on Mine icons on the Map. Reroll each of these dice. If their result is greater than their Depth, gain the Gold amount shown. (Show 1 Gold on the Gold track by filling in 1 of the narrow bars.)
Cleanup Phase
After resolving all the dice, cross off one of the hourglasses on the Time track. If you have built a Throne Room, cross off a crown as well.
Take back the dice you discarded. Begin your next turn.
End of Game
At the end of the game, gain points for the Statues and Vaults you've built, as well as for each crown you've crossed off the Time track.
90 points is a good goal for your first time playing. After that, try to beat your high score.
Buildings
The Buildings table lists each building with its cost, icon and effect.
| Cost | Icon | Building | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mine | Mine | 1 Mining Dwarf can mine here per turn. |
| 2 | Still | Still | Doubles the points from 1 Drinking Dwarf per turn. |
| 2 | Tavern | Tavern (Unique) | Once per Rolling Phase, reroll as many dice as you like. |
| 2 | Statue | Statue (-5 Gold) | Worth 1 point per statue. |
| 3 | Arena | Arena | Doubles the points from 1 pair of Fighting Dwarves per turn. |
| 3 | Gaming Den | Gaming Den (Unique) | Once per Rolling Phase, reroll as many dice as you like. |
Variants
Elven Mode: Before you begin, go down the first two steps on the Dig track, and gain 5 Gold. Divide your final score by 2.
Legend Mode: You cannot reroll 1s. You cannot build matching icons diagonally adjacent. Multiply your score by 2.