''Dungeon Twister'' is a strategy

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with a fantasy theme. ''Dungeon Twister'' was created by

Christophe Boelinger Christophe Boelinger is a prolific game designer and game artist from France. His most famous game is ''Dungeon Twister''. Boelinger is credited as the designer of over 60 board games or game items. He is known as a fan of theme, unique styles, an ...

, who published other French games such as ''Halloween Party'', ''A Dog's Life'', and ''Snowboard''. ''Dungeon Twister'' was originally printed in French and has gained popularity worldwide with English and German releases.

History

The ''Dungeon Twister'' Basic Set was produced in France in 2004 by

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. It was again produced in 2005 in the U.S., also by Asmodée. In November 2009, Asmodée and Hydravision Entertainment together announced that a video game adaptation of the game would be released in Q3 2009 for

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via

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. In May 2012, it was announced that the Xbox 360 had been dropped in favor of

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, with a new release slated for Q2/Q3 2012 via

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. In late June 2012, the final release date of 3 July 2012 was announced. Boellinger stated that he liked the game, but the game saw very negative reception from critics. On April 14, 2014, a crowdfunding project launched on Ulule, in order to make the adaptation of the game on tablets and smartphones.

Editions

Appeared in French, English and German: * Basegame * Paladins & Dragons * 3/4-Players * Forces of Darkness * Prison Just in French and English: * Mercenaires * Fire and Water Just in French: * Fire and Blood (A feu & à sang) * Forest creatures (Créatures Sylvestres) * Iceearth (Terres de Glace)

Tournaments

World cup

* 2012 : Ansgar Ludwig * 2011 : Christian Freidl * 2010 : Christian Freidl * 2009 : Fabrice Wiels * 2008 : Florian Vacheresse * 2007 : Mickaël Bonnefoy * 2006 : Florian Vacheresse

Three nations cup

* 2011 : Saskia Ruth * 2010 : Jan Oliver Noll * 2009 : Fabrice Wiels * 2008 : Pierre Schomus

German championship

* 2013 : Brian Zeltsch * 2012 : Jérôme Jambert * 2011 : Xavier Heeren * 2010 : Mario Krone * 2009 : Pierre Schomus

Belgian championship

* 2010 : Saskia Ruth * 2009 : Pierre Schomus * 2008 : Saskia Ruth * 2007 : Nicolas Buckens * 2006 : François Sansot

French championship

* 2011 : Alexandre Bern * 2010 : Xavier Heeren * 2009 : Illia Racunica * 2008 : Arnaud Fresnel * 2007 : Florian Vacheresse * 2006 : Christophe André * 2005 : Illia Racunica

The first three positions of the annual LIDT rankings

Reviews

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References

External links

Website of the Game

Website of LIDT
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''Dungeon Twister''
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