Dungeon Twister Explained

Dungeon Twister is a strategy board game with a fantasy theme. Dungeon Twister was created by Christophe Boelinger, 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 Asmodée Éditions. 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 Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade.^[1] In May 2012, it was announced that the Xbox 360 had been dropped in favor of PlayStation 3, with a new release slated for Q2/Q3 2012 via PlayStation Network.^{[2] [3]} In late June 2012, the final release date of 3 July 2012 was announced.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]} Boellinger stated that he liked the game,^[8] but the game saw very negative reception from critics.^{[9] [10]}

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

2010	Christian Freidl 606 PTS	Xavier Heeren 460 PTS	Saskia Ruth & Fabrice Wiels 410 PTS
2009	Fabrice Wiels 1100 pkt	Pierre Schomus 762 pkt	Christian Senksis 510 pkt

Reviews

• Pyramid^[11]

External links

• Website of the Game
• Website of LIDT
  • Dungeon Twister at luding.org

Notes and References

1. Web site: You will not escape Dungeon Twister on XBLA. 11 February 2009.
2. Web site: Dungeon Twister combines strategy, board games, and swiveling on PS3. 21 May 2012.
3. Web site: Board game Dungeon Twister coming to PS3. 21 May 2012. Shacknews.
4. Web site: Dungeon Twister Brings Board Game to PSN Tuesday. 28 June 2012. PlayStation.Blog.
5. Web site: All a-board Dungeon Twister on PSN this July. 29 June 2012.
6. Web site: Dungeon Twister Gets a PSN Release Date. Colin. Moriarty. 28 June 2012.
7. Web site: Dungeon Twister slated for July release - VG247. 29 June 2012.
8. Web site: From Board To Screen: Bringing Dungeon Twister To Life On PSN. 3 July 2012.
9. Web site: Dungeon Twister Review. Vince. Ingenito. 3 July 2012.
10. Web site: Dungeon Twister Review. Jason. Venter. 10 July 2012.
11. Web site: Pyramid: Pyramid Review: Dungeon Twister .