Dimensional DowngradeNormal

As each turn starts, the active player rolls-

1-3: If the active player doesn't have a doodle counter on them, put a doodle counter on them. Otherwise, remove a doodle counter from them.

Dimensional DowngradeHardUltra Hard

As each turn starts, if the active player doesn't have a doodle counter on them, they roll-

1-3: Put a doodle counter on the active player.

Forever Flat

If a player with a doodle counter on them would roll a dice, they flip a coin instead. If the coin lands on tails, the result of the roll is 1, then add 1 to the timer. If the coin lands on heads, the result of the roll is 6. Then, if the result has been 6 twice (Normal/Hard) or three times (Ultra Hard) in a row for that player, remove a doodle counter from them.

I Was Using That!

$: Add 1 to the timer:

Remove an eraser counter from up to 2 (Normal) or 1 (Hard/Ultra Hard) item(s).

Getting Started

The first thing to do is to familiarise yourself with the rules for solo and co-op play, and the general challenge rules that apply to this challenge and to each other challenge that can be downloaded from MaestroMedia.com. After that, the below should serve as a guide to how the various Global Modifiers and The Doodler's abilities influence the flow of each turn you'll take. Good luck!

On each turn, the first thing you do is figure out if The Doodler is going to turn you "two-dimensional" for the turn. You do this by rolling a dice. If you are turned flat (indicated by a doodle counter), any dice rolls you make become coin flips instead, with tails equaling 1, and heads equaling 6. Each time you flip tails, you add 1 to the timer. You can remove the doodle counter and regain your third dimension by flipping consecutive heads. On Normal difficulty, you can also unflatten at the start of the turn.

Next, you put a Blank Canvas into play (if both are not already in play). The Blank Canvas will gain the stats, abilities, and rewards of 3 different cards, as demonstrated in the diagram to the right. Each Blank Canvas you kill will reduce the timer by 1.

The action phase of the turn takes place as normal. Players will play loot, purchase items, and make attacks. For each difficulty, there is a certain number of souls players will need to reach to before they can attack The Doodler.

Then, at the end of each turn, you roll to see if The Doodler erases the abilities from one of your items. This is indicated by eraser counters. You can get those abilities back, but you'll have to add to the timer to do so!

New Keyword

For this challenge, there is one new keyword. When a card or ability uses this term, it is as if the following was written out in full:

Blank Canvas: Random card named "Blank Canvas" from outside the game.

Normal

While the number of souls controlled by all players is less than 6, The Doodler can't be attacked or take damage.

At the start of each turn, if there are less than 2 minions in play, put a Blank Canvas in a minion slot.

Each time a minion dies, subtract 1 from the timer.

At the end of each turn, the active player rolls-

4-6: Put an eraser counter on a random item without an eraser counter controlled by a player. It loses all abilities except eternal for as long as it has an eraser counter on it.

The Doodler

Hard

While the number of souls controlled by all players is less than 7, The Doodler can't be attacked or take damage.

At the start of each turn, if there are less than 2 minions in play, put a Blank Canvas in a minion slot.

Each time a minion dies, subtract 1 from the timer.

At the end of each turn, the active player rolls-

4-6: Put an eraser counter on a random item without an eraser counter controlled by a player. It loses all abilities except eternal for as long as it has an eraser counter on it.

The Doodler

Ultra Hard

While the number of souls controlled by all players is less than 8, The Doodler can't be attacked or take damage.

At the start of each turn, if there are less than 2 minions in play, put a Blank Canvas in a minion slot.

Each time a minion dies, subtract 1 from the timer.

At the end of each turn, the active player rolls-

4-6: Put an eraser counter on a random item without an eraser counter controlled by a player. It loses all abilities except eternal for as long as it has an eraser counter on it.

The Doodler

Competitive Variant

This challenge is primarily designed for solo and co-op mode, but you can also play a game of regular competitive Four Souls with an added twist. Set up as normal for a competitive game, placing the competitive version of The Doodler in a final boss slot and the two Blank Canvas cards to one side, outside the game.

There is no timer in the competitive variant. Instead, the penalty for flipping tails comes in the form of sketch counters. These are also the cost players must take on to remove eraser counters from their items. If a player ends up with 3 or more sketch counters on them, they will lose control of their attacks, instead being forced to attack a random Blank Canvas each turn. Players can prevent this from happening by successfully killing Blank Canvases. Each time a minion dies, the active player removes half of their sketch counters, rounded up.

When a player has 3 or more souls, they may attack The Doodler. Whoever is the active player when The Doodler is defeated wins the game.

The Doodler