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Escape the Dark Castle - FAQ

Welcome, Prisoner…

In these pages you will find designer's notes and answers to frequently asked questions about Escape the Dark Castle, including its expansions. We’ll update these pages as new questions arise, so if you can't find a helpful answer here please email us at: contact@themeborne.com

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General Rules FAQ

Q – How many items are drawn after combat?

A - As standard, after surviving a combat, draw one item card. Just one, regardless of how many or what type of enemies the combat involved, and regardless of how many players are in the game. This is the standard rule. There are some rare occasions where you draw more than one, but on these occasions the text specifically tells you so - breaking the standard rule.

Q - If I already have two items in hand and draw a Partially Rotten Apple, can I still use it?

A - Remember that the player who physically reaches out and draws an item card does not automatically keep it. Every time you draw any number of item cards, you first turn them face up into the middle of the table where all players can see (we can call this temporary inventory area 'the pool' for the purposes if this example). Then you decide as a group who will take what from the pool. During this discussion, players can put items they were already carrying down into the pool, pick others up, use them, pick up what they originally put down again, trade with other players, or any combination of this. The golden rule is that no character can be carrying more than 2 items when a chapter card is turned - anything you don't want to take forward with you gets left behind in the discard pile.

Q – Can I use an item while RESTING?

A – No. A character who is RESTING cannot roll their dice or use items.

Q- Can we trade items after revealing the chapter card?

A – No. You must complete the trading of item cards between players BEFORE you turn the next chapter card. Once you turn, the events of the chapter are effectively happening in real time. No time to trade. You are a group of ragged prisoners running blinding through the Dark Castle. You don't get a preview of what is coming! We want you to be nervous about turning those chapters, so we packed them with nasty surprises and restricted trading to beforehand only.

Card FAQ

Every card in Escape the Dark Castle has a unique code on its lower left edge (e.g. DCSE-CH01). In the list below, simply click on the code for the card your question relates to and you’ll be taken to the appropriate FAQ page. This will avoid spoilers as much as possible.

Core Game (DCSE-????)

 CHAPTER CARDS ITEM CARDS
 DCSE-SC01 DCSE-CH25
 DCSE-CH01 DCSE-CH26
 DCSE-CH02 DCSE-CH27
 DCSE-CH03 DCSE-CH28
 DCSE-CH04 DCSE-CH29
 DCSE-CH05 DCSE-CH30
 DCSE-CH06 DCSE-CH31
 DCSE-CH07 DCSE-CH32
 DCSE-CH08 DCSE-CH33
 DCSE-CH09 DCSE-CH34
 DCSE-CH10 DCSE-CH35
 DCSE-CH11 DCSE-CH36
 DCSE-CH12 DCSE-CH37
 DCSE-CH13 DCSE-CH38
 DCSE-CH14 DCSE-CH39
 DCSE-CH15 DCSE-CH40
 DCSE-CH16 DCSE-CH41
 DCSE-CH17 DCSE-CH42
 DCSE-CH18 DCSE-CH43
 DCSE-CH19 DCSE-CH44
 DCSE-CH20 DCSE-CH45
 DCSE-CH21 DCSE-BC01
 DCSE-CH22 DCSE-BC02
 DCSE-CH23 DCSE-BC03
 DCSE-CH24
 
 
 
 

DCSE-CH01

DCSE-CH02

DCSE-CH03

DCSE-CH04

DCSE-CH05

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DCSE-CH07

DCSE-CH08

DCSE-CH09

DCSE-CH10

DCSE-CH11

DCSE-CH12

DCSE-CH13

DCSE-CH14

DCSE-CH15

DCSE-CH16

DCSE-CH17

DCSE-CH18

DCSE-CH19

DCSE-CH20

DCSE-CH21

DCSE-CH22

DCSE-CH23

DCSE-CH24

DCSE-CH25

DCSE-CH26

DCSE-CH27

DCSE-CH28

DCSE-CH29

DCSE-CH30

DCSE-CH31

DCSE-CH32

DCSE-CH33

DCSE-CH34

DCSE-CH35

DCSE-CH36

DCSE-CH37

DCSE-CH38

DCSE-CH39

DCSE-CH40

DCSE-CH41

DCSE-CH42

DCSE-CH43

DCSE-CH44

DCSE-CH45

Adventure Pack 1: Cult of the Death Knight (DCA1-????)

DCA1-CH01

DCA1-CH02

DCA1-CH03

DCA1-CH04

DCA1-CH05

DCA1-CH06

DCA1-CH07

DCA1-CH08

DCA1-CH09

DCA1-CH10

DCA1-CH11

DCA1-CH12

DCA1-CH13

DCA1-CH14

DCA1-CH15

Adventure Pack 2: Scourge of the Undead Queen (DCA2-????)

DCA2-CH01

DCA2-CH02

DCA2-CH03

DCA2-CH04

DCA2-CH05

DCA2-CH06

DCA2-CH07

DCA2-CH08

DCA2-CH09

DCA2-CH10

DCA2-CH11

DCA2-CH12

DCA2-CH13

DCA2-CH14

DCA2-CH15

Adventure Pack 3: Blight of the Plague Lord (DCA3-????)

DCA3-CH01

DCA3-CH02

DCA3-CH03

DCA3-CH04

DCA3-CH05

DCA3-CH06

DCA3-CH07

DCA3-CH08

DCA3-CH09

DCA3-CH10

DCA3-CH11

DCA3-CH12

DCA3-CH13

DCA3-CH14

DCA3-CH15

Collectors Box (DCCB-????)

Kickstarter Upgrade Kit (DCKS-????)

DCKS-CH01

DCKS-CH02

DCKS-CH03

DCKS-CH04

DCKS-CH05

DCKS-CH06

DCKS-CH07

DCKS-CH08