Doom Realm

About this board game

Doom Realm is a solo print-and-play roll-and-write game for one player, designed for approximately 45 minutes of dark-fantasy exploration.

To play, print the rule sheets and adventure sheets, then supply four six-sided dice and a pencil. In each adventure, your mission is to locate and defeat the six enemies dwelling within the realm. Every turn, roll all four dice and assign them to Movement, Enemies, Treasures, and Locations.

Use the Movement die to explore the map by shading the shape of hexes shown for that die result. When a number is shaded in front of a location, you may attempt to battle the enemy there and claim its treasure.

• Enemies: Increase an enemy’s health or damage, making foes more powerful as the adventure progresses.
• Treasures: Advance treasure hordes to discover useful items such as swords, shields, and potions, while some steps introduce traps or locks.
• Locations: Raise a location’s power level to increase its gold and strengthen the enemy residing there.

Whenever a star is shaded on a location tracker, you must also shade a box on that location’s enemy. This creates a tense balance between developing valuable treasure and allowing enemies to grow stronger.

With its compact components and dice-allocation decisions, Doom Realm turns each roll into a choice about where to explore, how dangerous a foe should become, and which rewards are worth pursuing. The 2017 game offers a focused adventure experience built around map exploration, enemy management, and treasure hunting.