D&D General Hasbro enters gambling deal using Dungeons & Dragons intellectual property

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

Maybe they could do an ENslot game where we gamble forum ratings instead of money?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

What a waste of page space. Nobody is ever going to run these monsters that serve no narrative purpose.

Judging by this thread, I think plenty of groups would like to kill virtual slot machines.

 

[Wolfram stout]

Curious. But, a little more than simple slots. What is a “story driven” slot machine?

TomB

At a guess: you buy a certain amount of credits. This becomes your hit points. A "good" fantasy avatar appears that represents you. A monster appears with a 3*3 grid that is the spinners. You decide on each"roll" how much you are risking. You hit the spin button and the avatars have little attack animations and based on your roll the hit points go down. If you get lucky you kill the monster and win more credits/hit points and can face bigger monsters with more risk more reward. If you keep playing things just keep getting bigger.

Rather insidious.

 

[Joshua Randall]

Maybe they could do an ENslot game where we gamble forum ratings instead of money?

Three quatloos on Crothian!

 

[trappedslider]

People are still clutching their pearls over gambling? What decade is this?

It's more of "how dare they use a brand I love like this"

Judging by this thread, I think plenty of groups would like to kill virtual slot machines.

And any other use of the D&D brand that they don't approve of.

 

[Hatheince]

At a guess: you buy a certain amount of credits. This becomes your hit points. A "good" fantasy avatar appears that represents you. A monster appears with a 3*3 grid that is the spinners. You decide on each"roll" how much you are risking. You hit the spin button and the avatars have little attack animations and based on your roll the hit points go down. If you get lucky you kill the monster and win more credits/hit points and can face bigger monsters with more risk more reward. If you keep playing things just keep getting bigger.

Rather insidious. This mechanic is very like popular casino games where risk and luck go hand in hand. Check out https://freeslotshub.com/ for some exciting free online slots games. It’s a fun way to get a feel for the gameplay without putting any real money at stake. Casinos offer a mix of excitement and reward. This makes them fun for both new and experienced players.

It seems that most people here are not so much against gambling itself as they are disappointed with how the D&D brand is being used.

 

[EzekielRaiden]

It seems that most people here are not so much against gambling itself as they are disappointed with how the D&D brand is being used.

Seems to me pretty dang clear that most of the comments in this (six-month-old) thread are about seeing a direct connection between D&D slot machines and trying to fleece money out of children.

 

[NN]

Gambling is for fools and slot machines are the worst kind of idiot lantern.

If hasbro want adult money id rather they sold D&D branded booze, bongs, and sex toys.

 

[Misanthrope Prime]

I find myself in a lot of casinos for work and I always remark to myself how weird it is there isn't a licensed D&D slot machine, especially since there's a thematic link between the dice used for D&D and the dice used for things like craps. I thought maybe it's because Hasbro wanted to keep the IP "family friendly" but IIRC plenty of board game IPs owned by Hasbro have slot machines and I think Transformers did for a while too

 

[mamba]

It seems that most people here are not so much against gambling itself as they are disappointed with how the D&D brand is being used.

Not sure how you came to that conclusion… If the people were in favor of gambling, I doubt they would object to D&D themed gambling. You kinda have to start opposed to it to complain about D&D joining in.