WotC Adventure Begins: A New Dungeons and Dragons Boardgame

A new D&D board game called Adventure Begins is available for pre-order.

Originally spotted under a different name at the London Toy Fair, this new game launches on October 1st. It's positioned as a D&D entry point for ages 10+, and designed for 2-4 players.

Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Begins, for Ages 10 and Up

• QUICK ENTRY TO DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: Step into the exciting world of D&D with the Dungeon & Dragons Adventure Begins board game for ages 10 and up
• COOPERATIVE FANTASY GAME: For new D&D fans! This game is a portal to the monsters, magic, and heroes of Dungeons & Dragons. Players work together as they journey through the lands of Neverwinter
• QUICK GAMEPLAY: Players can choose and customize their hero and backpack, battle iconic D&D monsters, and experience a new adventure every time. So, step forward, brave heroes; adventure awaits
• CHOOSE A JOURNEY FOR YOUR PARTY: Choose a journey and which Boss your party of heroes will fight in the end. Choose from Felbris (Beholder), Orn (Fire Giant), Deathsleep (Green Dragon) and The Kraken
• D&D MINIATURE FIGURES: The game includes 4 mini figures that correspond with the heroes featured in gameplay

The Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Begins game is cooperative board game for ages 10 and up. It's a fun, fast entry into the world of D&D. Designed for new D&D fans, players get to choose their characters and their journey as they travel through the lands of Neverwinter. They'll work together to battle monsters and defeat the Boss monster that's terrorizing the realm. The role of Dungeon Master passes from player to player with each turn, so everyone gets to be a part of the storytelling. This exciting portal to the monsters, magic, and heroes of Dungeons & Dragons makes a great gift for the emerging D&D fan.

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• Includes 4 mini-figures, 4 Boss tiles, 4 20-sided dice, 10-sided Dungeon Master die, damage clip, 4 health trackers, plastic deck holder, 20 character tiles, 4 dungeon boards, 24 gold, 4 adventure decks, item deck, 4 reference cards, 8 backpack cards, 12 gatekeeper cards, part stand, and game rules.
• Ages 10 and up.
• For 2-4 players.

There's also an introductory YouTube video about the game.


You can get it from Amazon, Walmart, GameStop, EE, Big Bad Toy Store, and Pulse.

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[murquhart72]

I don't know, kinda sounds like Starter Set with extra steps...

 

[Blue]

1: "Blue Wizard needs food ... badly."

2: "Sorcerer, the blue figure is a sorcerer."

1: "You have no appreciation of the classics."

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

A Board Game where you have to do more Roleplay than with an RPG. Dance off, Rhyme battle and describing your attacks and death blows... 8D

When I DM, I'm now requiring my bard players to sing and make jokes if they want to grand bardic inspiration or use Vicious Mockery.

You'll roleplay or ELSE!

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

May want to wait for the 6e game to come out if your kids are that young. But, if they can rhyme, you are good to go.

Both my kids started with Dungeon! while they were in kindergarten. If you can count and have someone on hand to help you sound out words, you're good to go. (The prospect of losing all your treasure with a bad roll was a bigger issue at that age.)

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Does anyone still have VHS players anymore?

Edit: At least it wasn't BETAMAX!!!

Betamax actually lasted a lot longer than VHS. It was the format of choice for television stations for years, until they went fully digital.

 

[Nutation]

Four PCs, but only three of them made the box art. Sorry, red Champion.

 

[Retreater]

I am both confused and amused by folks in this thread grumbling about cheap components and limited utility.

IT'S AN INTRODUCTORY GAME FOR CHILDREN.

Seriously -- it is meant to be played exactly 4 times before moving on to the Starter Set or Essentials box. It isn't a premium FFG style dungeon crawler. It's a crappy board game designed to make you want to try real D&D. If you are an established D&D player, it's not for you.

Still, I think kids would've loved a big, awesome dragon miniature.
And I don't know what the harm would be in trying to make a board game that could last for several sessions. HeroQuest was a "crappy board game" designed for kids, and easily much better than what we're getting here.
But a crappy product will always be a crappy product. And fans of board games, D&D, and people with kids should always demand more than "it's okay it's crappy - it's for kids."

 

[darjr]

You can pick those minis up separately now. Probably even ones for the other monsters and PCs. I might put a list together. Also I wonder if they’ll do a delux version?

 

[Tales and Chronicles]

Still, I think kids would've loved a big, awesome dragon miniature.
And I don't know what the harm would be in trying to make a board game that could last for several sessions. HeroQuest was a "crappy board game" designed for kids, and easily much better than what we're getting here.
But a crappy product will always be a crappy product. And fans of board games, D&D, and people with kids should always demand more than "it's okay it's crappy - it's for kids."

My son will be 3 yo in 2 weeks, so he's still a little young, but I plan on using a simplified version of 4e with one of the many random dungeon card deck + a random encounter cards deck + same thing for loot to create a board game initiation to D&D. With all movement and distance calculated in squares, I think it would be quite easy to learn, as long as the rules are simplified enough (maybe restrict it to PHB 1 or use Essentials instead)

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

My kids have loved learning D&D, almost as much as my dad has. It's been incredibly rewarding. You're going to have a blast when the time comes, @vincegetorix.