The Toughest Dungeon in the World

The Toughest Dungeon in the World is a 1980 role-playing game solo adventure for Tunnels & Trolls.

Plot summary

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The Toughest Dungeon in the World is an adventure in which the player character is a troll searching the dungeon trying to build up a treasure hoard.[1]

Publication history

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The Toughest Dungeon in the World was written by Ken St. Andre and was the first adventure for Tunnels & Trolls published by Judges Guild.[1]

In 2020, St. Andre, with art by Steve Crompton and Phil Longmeier, updated and expanded the adventure to create a 48-page second edition named Toughest Dungeon in the World. Its release coincided with the second edition of Monsters! Monsters! and was first published by Trollhalla Press Unlimited.[2]

Reception

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Forrest Johnson reviewed The Toughest Dungeon in the World in The Space Gamer No. 35.[1] Johnson commented that "Do you enjoy rolling dice for hours on end, even knowing the probability of a favorable outcome is very slight? [...] If you have better things to do with your time [...] there are plenty of other games on the market."[1]

Anders Swenson reviewed The Toughest Dungeon in the World for Different Worlds magazine and stated that "In evaluation, this is a well done adventure with a crazy theme that everybody should try. Pity the poor troll, cowering in the dank depths, trying to get a small fortune together so he can escape to the outside world, free from the clutches of dungeon existance [sic]! It may make you want to take a troll to lunch."[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Johnson, Forrest (January 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (35). Steve Jackson Games: 27.
  2. ^ "Toughest Dungeon in the World". DriveThruRPG. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. ^ Swenson, Anders (July 1981). "Reviews". Different Worlds (12): 27.