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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 9712235" data-attributes="member: 52734">I know the '91 D&D starter did (I mistakenly called it the '99 set earlier), it was a big theme for it (and Dragon's Den, Goblin Lair, Haunted Tower & the Thunder Rift adventures).  Not too long ago, I pulled out the 2E starter set and it had poster-sized battlemaps and standees for all the adventures.  My 3.5E starter sets are in storage (except the Blue Dragon one), but I seem to recall that was during the Dungeon Tiles era and I think that all the adventures in those boxed sets used them for the adventures within, and I think there were pogs for the monsters that didn't have actual miniatures.  Can't remember for 4E as I ditched that set, but I think I'm sure it had pogs and I think all the locations had battlemaps.   So, WotC/TSR since late 2E era was doing its best to have game mats and some sort of minis in it for its starter line and farther along ensuring it covered all the pre-made content - looking back, it's unusual that the 2014 5E set didn't include that as distancing itself from 4E's mini/battlemat centric "focus" (I guess that sort of stuff was moved to the later Essentials?).(not directed at you, but more general)Beyond that, there's been quite a few adventure modules that battlemats, standees and the like that go back to 2E, if not further - a lot of it being in the "Basic" D&D line.  While those might not have covered everything, they certainly were "board game" elements that took the game beyond Theater of the Mind.  That's not even including the likes of Battlesystem, the miniature wargame that went back to the wargaming roots of D&D and certainly was played with minis and the like.As an aside, a list of what "board game" elements I could find across old products[spoiler]2ECastles Boxed Set - paper fold-up models of 3 castles (for Battlesystem), battlemats, standees2E Complete AD&D Starter set - battlemats for all adventures, standeesDragon Mountain - couple of battlemats, standeesCity of Mystery - battlemats & fold-up modelsG1 - Strongholds - paper fold-up models from Castles, City of Mystery, & the Falcon module seriesG2 - Dungeons of Mystery - battlemats, paper fold-up models for dungeons3ED&D Starter Set - monster pogsD&D Starter Set (w/ black dragon) - battlemats? & minis & monster pogs?D&D Starter Set (w/ blue dragon) - dungeon tiles & minis & monster pogsFantastic Locations: Dragondown Grotto - battlematsFantastic Locations: Fane of the Drow - battlematsFantastic Locations: Fields of Ruin - battlematsFantastic Locations: Hellspike Prison - battlematsFantastic Locations: The Frostfell Rift - battlematsVarious Dungeon Tile supplementsGreyhawkWGA1 - Falcon's Revenge - battlemats and paper fold-up models (for use with minis)WGA2 - Falconmaster - battlemats and paper fold-up models (for use with minis)WGA3 - Flames of the Falcon - battlemats and paper fold-up models (for use with minis)Forgotten RealmsCity of Splendors - battlemat (Adventurer's Quarter) and paper fold-up models (for use with minis)Basic D&D91' D&D Challenger Set - battlemats for all adventures ("Zanzer's Dungeon"), standees)Classic D&D Boxed set (1994) - same content as above, just reboxed and editedMystra First Quest - battlemats and standeesDragon's Den - battlemats and standeesGoblin's Lair - battlemats and standeesThe Haunted Tower - battlemats and standeesHail the Heroes - room "handouts" for use with minisAC3 - Kidnapping of Princess Arelina - battlemats and standeesAC8 - Revenge of Ruak - battlemats and standeesO1- The Gem and the Staff - battlemats and standeesKnight of Newts - battlemat and standeesQuest for the Silver Sword - battlemat and standeesRage of the Rakasta - battlemat and standeesSword and Shield - battlemat and standeesAssault on Raven's Ruin - battlemat and standeesIn the Phantom's Wake - battlemat and standeesOtherDL08 - Dragons of War - battlemat (Tower of the High Clerist) & counters (Battlesystem)DL11 - Dragons of Glory - War of the Lance wargame/board gameDL12 - Dragons of Faith - counters (Battlesystem)DL14 - Dragons of Triumph - rosters for BattlesystemX10 - Red Arrow, Black Shield - mat & counters for wargame/board gameCardmaster - cards depicting rooms on them for random dungeon creation & minigame[/spoiler]</blockquote>

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