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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 3312643" data-attributes="member: 3586">I think that having the next edition of D&D as a board game is a Really Bad Idea.However, I think there is a lot of potential in writing a set of rules that combine the existing D&D Miniatures and Dungeon Tiles (plus perhaps an additional deck of cards or two) into a boardgame. There is a start at it in the Miniatures Handbook (Random Dungeons), but it is my feeling that there needs to be more of a structure to the format and, particularly, to the goal of a scenario.There is a big difference between a set board and a random board; the latter rarely works in terms of a D&D-type scenario. Thus, I prefer the idea of Scenarios.Purely random dungeons boil down to "let's kill the next monster", which is fun but very limited (and eventually pales in interest). I'd rather have a game where the players need to make meaningful decisions to progress to their goal.Take the D&D Miniatures combat rules as a starting point; add decks of cards for magic items and special encounters, and use the DDM stat cards for monster stats and monster encounters, and you have the beginnings of a D&D Board Game that uses the existing material as a starting point, which is the approach I prefer.Cheers,Merric</blockquote>