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Language:English
Alternate Title: Duelmaster
Publisher: Armada -- United Kingdom
Categories: Complexity Level : Advanced (Full Game System)
Format : Paperback
Game System : Combat
Game System : Inventory Management
Game System : Multiple Players Supported
Game System : Scores
Genre : Fantasy
Product Family : World of Orb
Target Age Group : Older Children
Target Age Group : Teenagers
Writing Style : Present Tense
Writing Style : Second Person
Translated Into: Dyueru masutaa [デュエル・マスター] (Japanese)
Fantastica game (Italian)

Each title in this two-player series is actually a set of two books, one containing even-numbered sections, the other containing odd-numbered ones. The first and last sets don't have distinguishing titles to tell the two volumes apart, while the middle two sets do. The sets cover a wide variety of scenarios, from gladiatorial combat to international relations, and some books are playable solitaire while others really are not. Because of the diversity of topics, the rules vary from book to book. They are adaptable to various levels of complexity, and they make use of dice-rolling for randomization and codewords for tracking certain conditions. Coordination between the two players is achieved by use of "WAIT" instructions. When a player encounters a "WAIT" instruction, he or she must wait for the other player to also receive a "WAIT" instruction before they can both begin reading again – this keeps both players' experiences more or less synchronized.

Collections

1. Challenge of the Magi (Box set)
2. Blood Valley (Box set)
3. The Shattered Realm (Box set)
4. Arena of Death (Box set)

Gamebooks

v. 1, no. 1. Challenge of the Magi (Book 1)
v. 1, no. 2. Challenge of the Magi (Book 2)
v. 2, no. 1. Blood Valley (Book 1)
v. 2, no. 2. Blood Valley (Book 2)
v. 3, no. 1. The Shattered Realm (Book 1)
v. 3, no. 2. The Shattered Realm (Book 2)
v. 4, no. 1. Arena of Death (Book 1)
v. 4, no. 2. Arena of Death (Book 2)

Related Documents

Play Aid

Duel Master #1: Challenge of the Magi Character Sheet

Duel Master #2: Archveult Character Sheet

Duel Master #2: Barbarian Character Sheet

Duel Master #2: Priest Character Sheet

Duel Master #2: Thief Character Sheet

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