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Trumpeter
By Reed Ambrose
Synopsis Game Play - Round
Peter Trum the Trumpeter is a solo, dexterity-based A round consists of four phases:
game that is not for the short of breath. You are the 1. Blow the breath cube
trumpeter to the king. Disasters and darkness 2. Move the time cube
descend upon the land, villagers flee in droves, and 3. Move the villagers/dice
it's up to you to alert them to the dangers, bringing 4. Resolve the attacks
them safely into the castle. The fate of the land rests
in your lungs, don't blow it. 1. Blow the breath cube
Blow the breath cube so that it lands in a desirable
Components numerical area. From the numbers, the player will be
1 board and 1 trumpet area (printable, 1 page each) able to assess the impending attacks and move their
5 dice (any color) = villagers (no rolling dice involved) dice before the attacks occur. The numbers represent
7 cubes multiple things that will be covered with the rest of the
2 Red = royalty game play.
2 Yellow = treasure
1 Blue = wizard If the breath cube spans more than one numerical
1 White = breath area, the area that contains the majority of the cube is
1 Black = darkness the area that is used. If the cube is split equally
Setup between then the player may choose at that point.
On the board page, place all five dice in a starting
square with a value of six pips, two red cubes (royalty)
on the tower squares, two yellow cubes (treasure) on
the cave squares, one blue cube (wizard) on the
dungeon square, and one black cube (darkness) on the
zero hour time slot. On the trumpet area page, place
one white cube (breath) on the trumpet's mouth area.
When the breath cube is blown and does not touch
any numerical area, the player treats the turn as 0-1.
black This means that no attacks happen but the time cube
moves one number.
S T A R T
Easy Variant: If the breath cube spans more than one
numerical area, the player may choose which one to
use for the current turn. When the breath cube is
blown and does not touch any numerical area, the
player re-blows the breath cube without penalty. The
player may choose this variant prior to starting the
yellow game and for the duration of the game.
yellow
While blowing forms are widely rumored around the
red red kingdom… for best blowing results, place one finger
from each hand on each side of the breath cube as
close as you can without touching the cube.

blue
white

Goal
Rescue the villagers (5 dice) from the impending
attacks and darkness. Blow the breath cube to move
your dice, avoid attacks, and bring them safely into the
castle. The game ends when either time is up (that is
when the time cube hits the skull, you finish that turn Bring your mouth as level as you can with the cube
out even though it will not have any attacks) or all the and then blow. This form will create a tunnel to
dice get rescued and/or eliminated. Continue to play maximize the air. Practice a few times before you
rounds until the game ends. start. 1
2. Move the time cube
Based on the numerical area the breath cube landed
on, the number on the right side of the diamond
represents the time passed for the turn. Move the time
cube equal to the right-side number that the breath
cube landed on. Each turn, time continues to add as
time progresses past the twelfth hour. Dice do not have
to be or stay ahead of the time cube.
4
3,2 5 6
6
3. Move the villagers/dice
Move the dice according to the following rules: the
number on the left side of the diamond determines
how many dice get to move AND how many spaces
they get to move. A 1 means one die moves one space,
2 means two separate dice move two spaces, 3 means
three separate dice move three spaces, and 4 means
four separate dice move four spaces.
1,2
2,2
3,2
4,2
Dice do not have to move the full amount. A die may
not be chosen for movement twice in one round. Dice
can move diagonally or orthogonally in any direction.
Dice may not share squares with other dice. Dice can
not be attacked while in the start zone but a dice can
not move back into the start zone once it has left the
zone.
4. Resolve the attacks
From the number your breath cube landed on,
the right number has already moved the time cube to
a new hour. This hour also determines what attack(s)
will be happening. Each hour corresponds with the
attacks to the right of it. The attacks will happen in
order from left to right and target the row that they
align within.
3,2
6 pips; hits target dice for 3 pips.
The targeted columns are determined by the number
on the left side of the diamond which already
determined your dice movements.
3,2
4 3 2 1 2 3 4 Target square plus all adjacent squares move to an
4. Resolve the attacks (continued)
Between the targeted row and columns, two target
squares will be formed where the row and columns
intersect. All attacks for the round occur using both
targeted squares, meaning each attack hits two
different places at the same time. Dice can be hit twice
by the same attack, e.g. with a dragon attack. Plan to
avoid attacks from both target squares (see Xs below).
x x
The numbers could also be seen as (X, Y) coordinates
on a graph if that helps plot the target squares easier.
Use the target squares to determine where the attacks
will hit.
Zero Time/Hours
When the breath cube lands on an area with zero
time/hours, attacks still happen. Use the same attacks
of where the time cube currently rests but with the
latest movement number for the targeted columns to
determine target squares for the attacks. Although
attacks still happen, the benefit of not using any
time and still moving your die remains.
3,0 zero time/hours
Attacks
See game board for visuals.
Archers
Dice on target row lose 1 pip.
Sorcery
Dice on target row and columns reroll for new pips.
Catapults
Dice on target columns lose 2 pips.
Dragon
Hits the first dice in all diagonal directions for 2
Plague
All adjacent and connected dice lose pips equal to
their distance from the target square. If a die is on
the target square, it loses zero points.
Flood
open square not in the flood zones and lose 1 pip.
2
Special Terrain
Tree Squares - A die loses one pip if it enters a tree
square.
Mud Squares - A die must stop immediately if it enters
into a mud square. A die can only move out of a mud
square at a distance of one square away.
Hill Squares - Damage is doubled if a die is hit on a hill
square.
Scoring
When a dice enters the castle, place it on the farthest
left available slot. The game ends when either time is
up (that is when the time cube hits the skull, you finish
that turn out even though it will not have any attacks)
or all the dice get rescued and/or eliminated.
When the game ends, count the total value of the dice
that made it in the castle (be sure to double the score
of the dice with a cube) and then subtract the amount
of the first slot to the right not covered by a dice.

Special Movement -15 -10 -6 -3 -1

Solid Lines
The solid lines are barriers for dice. Dice cannot cross
solid lines. The solid lines mark off realistic boundaries x2 x2 x2 x2 x2
according to the map’s terrain. The solid lines do not
block or hinder the attacks in any way.
12 + 8 + 4 - 3 = 21

In the example above, the first, second, and third dice

have a cube to double their value while the player will
subtract three from their total, 24, because they have
three dice in the castle. Thus, the final score for the
example above is 21, earning the player the title of
Journeyman trumpeter.
In the example above, the die has one move, it
can move up, down, or diagonal but not through the
solid lines and into a tower. Master = 41-60 points
Journeyman = 21-40 points
Apprentice = 1-20 points
Special Cubes
When a dice moves into a square with a cube, place
that cube on top of the dice. All cubes double the value
of the die that carries it upon arriving in the castle.
Credits
Treasure cubes (yellow, on cave squares) Craig Boyd, Jeff Kight, Israel Waldrom, G. Uitz, and
These cubes grant the die that carries it one extra David Clarke
movement when that die is chosen to move. The cube
cannot be lost unless the die holding it is eliminated.
The die still loses pips like normal when hit.

Royalty Cubes (red, on tower squares)

These cubes grant the die that carries it immunity
from one attack but the carrier loses the royalty cube
upon being hit. The royalty cube then returns back to
the square it started on. If the die was hit on the square
of the royalty cube then the cube remains on the die.

Wizard Cube (blue, on dungeon square)

This cube grants the die that carries it the ability to
choose the number of pips it wants if hit by a sorcery
attack. The cube is lost if it by any other attack.

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