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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 5773390" data-attributes="member: 151">Arguably, this has been a problem for D&amp;D since Basic was released.&nbsp; There has not been an adequate entry-point into the hobby like this for a long time.&nbsp; WotC has tried several times, but I still don't think they've managed it, yet.&nbsp; Too many recent efforts have either come across as incomplete attempts or have the feel of a euro board game but encumbered with too many rules from the 'real' game.The European D&amp;D board game from 3E and the 4E Ashardalon/Ravenloft games are great...but they're no more D&amp;D than Descent is.&nbsp; They don't perform the same basic function that the Moldvay red box does...and something needs to.&nbsp; I don't have a good idea how to do that...but then I'm not a game designer.D&amp;D is always going to be somewhat fragmented.&nbsp; Since the release of AD&amp;D, when there was more than one ruleset in play, there have been people with a preference.&nbsp; The trick is to get the lion's share of gamers to favor one edition consistently.&nbsp; And that will be quite a trick to perform.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 5773390, member: 151"] Arguably, this has been a problem for D&D since Basic was released. There has not been an adequate entry-point into the hobby like this for a long time. WotC has tried several times, but I still don't think they've managed it, yet. Too many recent efforts have either come across as incomplete attempts or have the feel of a euro board game but encumbered with too many rules from the 'real' game. The European D&D board game from 3E and the 4E Ashardalon/Ravenloft games are great...but they're no more D&D than Descent is. They don't perform the same basic function that the Moldvay red box does...and something needs to. I don't have a good idea how to do that...but then I'm not a game designer. D&D is always going to be somewhat fragmented. Since the release of AD&D, when there was more than one ruleset in play, there have been people with a preference. The trick is to get the lion's share of gamers to favor one edition consistently. And that will be quite a trick to perform. [/QUOTE]

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