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

[Mistwell]

“This also isn't the first D&D slot machine, just the latest.” I read that as you saying that this new partnership was a physical casino machine like the old ones were.

No just saying we've had D&D slots for a long time

 

[sevenbastard]

How about I live stream my sessions and you all place bets on how long it takes for

-One of my players to cast a spell not realizing it doesn't work remotely like they think but they didn't read the description

-One of my player to insult an NPC for no reason

-One of my players to go down a plot rabbit hole on a wild conspiracy that makes no sense because they are not taking notes or paying attention

-One of my players spend 5 minutes asking questions and clarification about the situation on their round of combat just to cast Eldritch Blast.

-someone to yell out "I have dark vision"

 

[rhythmsoundmotion]

How about I live stream my sessions and you all place bets on how long it takes for

-One of my players to cast a spell not realizing it doesn't work remotely like they think but they didn't read the description

-One of my player to insult an NPC for no reason

-One of my players to go down a plot rabbit hole on a wild conspiracy that makes no sense because they are not taking notes or paying attention

-One of my players spend 5 minutes asking questions and clarification about the situation on their round of combat just to cast Eldritch Blast.

-someone to yell out "I have dark vision"

This sounds like a drinking game to me

 

[MGibster]

I saw this thread and immediately thought of the Twilight Zone episode where a criminal goes to heaven where he simply can't lose at the casino. He's having a grand old time until he figures out he can't lose and gaming loses it's allure. He asks to go to the "other place" and is told he's already there.

I've got mixed feelings about gambling. I consider it an industry that preys on society, offering little in return, and I haven't been keen to see it expand throughout the United States these last few decades. When I drove through the South Western part of the United States in the 1990s there were hardly any casinos. In 2018 you couldn't swing a dead cat in the desert without hitting one. On the other hand I've seen the tax revenue generated by gambling establishments do wonders for the local infrastructure. Many of the schools in Tunica, Mississippi look much nicer than the schools in other parts of the state.

I don't really care to see D&D associated with gambling but that's old news as slot machines have been around for a while. I'm particular concerned about online gambling. It was one thing when you had to travel all the way to Vegas but it's quite another to have that stuff right in your home or at work.

 

[Henadic Theologian]

Neon Valley Studios these are not slot machines on brick and mortar locations where teens are not allowed to enter.

Online gambling is worse, at least physical casinos can keep minors out.

 

[CellarHeroes]

This bugs me more than I think it should. I have seen physical slot machines themed around other Hasbro games, so why not online D&D slots?

I'm not a fan of what they have been doing with D&D, but I just shrug my shoulders and play the many other games I do enjoy. I wanted to be naive and believe that Hasbro/WotC cared about the gaming community and wanted to spread the joy of D&D to the masses. The company made some other missteps along the way, but I still wanted to believe they were reparable errors.

Being an older person, some decisions that were made had me scratching my head. But I just chalked it up to the company wanting to have a more inclusive environment around D&D. Great! It brought me back to feeling like they cared.

Then there was the movie...
This opened my eyes to what was really going on. They don't care about the community at all, they just want to appeal to the lowest common denominator. They want all the money.
This online gambling deal just further leads me down that track.

 

[Joshua Randall]

How about I live stream my sessions and you all place bets on how long it takes for

-One of my players to cast a spell not realizing it doesn't work remotely like they think but they didn't read the description

-One of my player to insult an NPC for no reason

-One of my players to go down a plot rabbit hole on a wild conspiracy that makes no sense because they are not taking notes or paying attention

-One of my players spend 5 minutes asking questions and clarification about the situation on their round of combat just to cast Eldritch Blast.

-someone to yell out "I have dark vision"

I will place a bet (hah!) that something like this will LITERALLY come true on a Twitch stream (or whatever the cool kids use nowadays), if it hasn't already. Maybe what is offered as a reward for being right on the gamble will be Twitch Money or emojis or skins or something "worthless", but still.

I saw this thread and immediately thought of the Twilight Zone episode where a criminal goes to heaven where he simply can't lose at the casino. He's having a grand old time until he figures out he can't lose and gaming loses it's allure. He asks to go to the "other place" and is told he's already there.

Me too! That's one of the most chilling and memorable TZ episodes of all time. It teaches an important lesson, too.

I've got mixed feelings about gambling. I consider it an industry that preys on society, offering little in return, and I haven't been keen to see it expand throughout the United States these last few decades.

Right?!

How did we go from "sports gambling is terrible and we will ban Pete Rose for life because of it" to "sports gambling is embedded into the sports themselves, part of every TV sports show, and totally fine".

(And if you think that in today's day and age, professional athletes are not betting on themselves / their own teams, safe in the anonymity of the internet, you may want to look into this bridge I have for sale in Brooklyn.)

 

[Jefe Bergenstein]

Blind bag minis.

Which were amazing. You could get most commons for 25-50 cents on ebay, large uncommons for like 2 bucks.

Go look what 10 orcs and 5 ogres would cost today. Sure, there were a bunch of grandpas scared of online commerce who complained but the secondary market made it so easy to fill out encounters cheap.

 

[Belen]

Which were amazing. You could get most commons for 25-50 cents on ebay, large uncommons for like 2 bucks.

Go look what 10 orcs and 5 ogres would cost today. Sure, there were a bunch of grandpas scared of online commerce who complained but the secondary market made it so easy to fill out encounters cheap.

That was in an age where you got 8 minis for $15 and the rare distribution was sane. You could buy a box and be close to a whole set.

WizKids give you 4 minis for 20 and have chase rares. They gouge the mess out of you. Fewer people buy and fewer minis exist so the secondary markets eat you too.

The current WizKids plastic crack is a massive predatory cash grab.

 

[Jefe Bergenstein]

That was in an age where you got 8 minis for $15 and the rare distribution was sane. You could buy a box and be close to a whole set.

WizKids give you 4 minis for 20 and have chase rares. They gouge the mess out of you. Fewer people buy and fewer minis exist so the secondary markets eat you too.

The current WizKids plastic crack is a massive predatory cash grab.

Sure, today. At the time I was stunned at the whiners who somehow didnt realize how good it was, when the alternative was a single orc for $3-4 from reaper or GW.

I have a couple 27 gallon totes filled with prepaints from those halcyon days that have met my gaming needs for 20 years now!