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<blockquote data-quote="Marc_C" data-source="post: 8159710" data-attributes="member: 7025897">I played the game at the local store. We had a group of 12 players going strong for a while. As a war gamer I liked it. It was a fun abstract system. Sadly my collection got lost during a move. I'm thinking of buying the new starter set by SFR in 2021.&nbsp;I finished reading Book 1 &quot;Rise &amp; Fall of the Obsidian Grotto&quot;. It's a short read, 246 pages on my iPad. These are the new Dragon Dice novels.The author, Christopher Schmitz, played Dragon Dice when it originally came out and it shows. For those who played the game it is very cool to read about all the factions in action. Dragon Dice is a war-game. The novel is fateful to that. The book is a bit like the Simarillion*. It starts with a creation of the universe myth. Followed by a short story about an important hero. The novel tells the tale of a long war spread of over 300 years against a very intelligent drow spider. Over the course of the novel we follow the trials and tribulations of various faction leaders. Schmitz also finds ways to introduce factions that were released after the original game came out. I didn't expect that. Bonus points for that. (*I'm not saying that the author is as good as Tolkien.)The book ends with a regional and continental map. There is also a glossary, which would be very helpful to create a setting document.Overall I found it entertaining. The writing is competent. A few sentences could have been polished but it did not deter me from finishing the book. If you liked the Battle of the Five Armies section in Bilbo the Hobbit you would probably like this book even if you never played Dragon Dice. Knowledge of the game is not required. Who knows maybe it will tempt you to try it!I'm starting &quot;Book 2: Ashes of Ailushurai&quot; very soon. My wife has a subscription for the Kindle Unlimited program. This book is free.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Marc_C, post: 8159710, member: 7025897"] I played the game at the local store. We had a group of 12 players going strong for a while. As a war gamer I liked it. It was a fun abstract system. Sadly my collection got lost during a move. I'm thinking of buying the new starter set by SFR in 2021. I finished reading Book 1 "Rise & Fall of the Obsidian Grotto". It's a short read, 246 pages on my iPad. These are the new Dragon Dice novels. The author, Christopher Schmitz, played Dragon Dice when it originally came out and it shows. For those who played the game it is very cool to read about all the factions in action. Dragon Dice is a war-game. The novel is fateful to that. The book is a bit like the Simarillion*. It starts with a creation of the universe myth. Followed by a short story about an important hero. The novel tells the tale of a long war spread of over 300 years against a very intelligent drow spider. Over the course of the novel we follow the trials and tribulations of various faction leaders. Schmitz also finds ways to introduce factions that were released after the original game came out. I didn't expect that. Bonus points for that. (*I'm not saying that the author is as good as Tolkien.) The book ends with a regional and continental map. There is also a glossary, which would be very helpful to create a setting document. Overall I found it entertaining. The writing is competent. A few sentences could have been polished but it did not deter me from finishing the book. If you liked the Battle of the Five Armies section in Bilbo the Hobbit you would probably like this book even if you never played Dragon Dice. Knowledge of the game is not required. Who knows maybe it will tempt you to try it! I'm starting "Book 2: Ashes of Ailushurai" very soon. My wife has a subscription for the Kindle Unlimited program. This book is free. [/QUOTE]

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