Manuscripts is a 3-dimensional medieval game. You lead a search party of three characters into a castle to retrieve your kingdom’s stolen manuscript. Your search party consists of a Warrior who is strong and fast, a Wizard who has three game changing magic cards, and a Princess who is responsible for retrieving her secret Manuscript that is on a face down card selected at the start of the game. Each board you enter requires summoning a Monster that is controlled by the player on your left. You will face an Orc, Ogre, Minotaur, Werewolf, Knight of Doom, Dragon, or the Grim Reaper. Occasionally you will be confronted by a hostile search party. The monsters cannot follow you on to another board and your magic only works in the room you are in. You can battle with the strength of your character, use a magic weapon, use a magic spell, or run (honorably of course). To win your Princess must acquire the correct Manuscript and your search party must have acquired the most jewels of all Princesses who escaped the castle. The game ends when all Princesses have exited the castle, dead or alive. Manuscript's Castles are carved from blocks of wood and the Starter Pack 1 includes 2 boards, 7 monsters, 7 jewels, two search parties, and three Manuscripts.