Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
Princess Donut brings a lot of big personality. Which pet (yours, a friend's or a childhood one) would handle a dungeon most like her, and how would they cope?
If you got one safe room to rest in between dangers, what three comforts from home would you want waiting there?
Carl and Donut bicker constantly but clearly depend on each other. Did their friendship remind you of a relationship in your own life where teasing is really a way of saying 'I care'?
The book swings between laugh-out-loud moments and sudden sadness. Was there a moment that made you laugh and ache at once, and why did it hit you that way?
Carl keeps choosing small kindnesses even when the game rewards cruelty. What everyday acts of decency do you find comforting to see, in stories or in real life?
Being watched by an audience shapes how the crawlers act. Have you ever felt you had to 'perform' being okay, and what helped you feel safe enough to stop?
By the end of this book, how have your feelings about Carl and Donut's partnership changed? Did any moment make you feel more protective of them, without naming what happens?
The series is built around a very bleak situation, yet many readers call it hopeful. Where did you find hope in this book, and did it stay with you after you closed it?