How is the D&D Boardgame?

[johnsemlak]

I'm in the Fantasiapelit FLGS in Helsinki and they have the D&D Boardgame, published by Parker Brothers (I believe, do they exist any more?). It is not available in the US i believe. Anyone know how it is?

What other boardgames might offer a similar experience?

 

[uberhiker]

It's fun

If you are referring to the old one I played some 20 years ago, it's fun. One of the guys found it in a game shop and bought it for us to try. We only played it a few times but it was money well spent.

 

[WizarDru]

If you are referring to the old one I played some 20 years ago, it's fun. One of the guys found it in a game shop and bought it for us to try. We only played it a few times but it was money well spent.

I believe he's referring to the current version, solid primarily in the UK and never available in the US. The Boardgamegeek entry can be found HERE.

I'm in the Fantasiapelit FLGS in Helsinki and they have the D&D Boardgame, published by Parker Brothers (I believe, do they exist any more?). It is not available in the US i believe. Anyone know how it is?

What other boardgames might offer a similar experience?

That are in print? None that I can think, directly. The closest are games like Heroquest, which the D&D board game great resembles (albeit with different rules). I have it and the two expansions, but have not had a chance to play it with my kids. Descent is another, but from what I gather is far more complicated than the D&D board game, which is much closer to something like the old Dungeon! game than Descent (which really IS a board game version of a D&D session).

It's kind of cool, in that there are search dice and trap dice, for example. It's like Heroquest in that you can have a continuing campaign with the characters from 1st-3rd level. In some ways, I think it's better than the D&D basic game in 'selling' D&D conceptually.

 

[frankthedm]

3.5 D&D is a boardgame because one counts squares to measure distance in combat.

You use a ruler to measure distance in a wargame.


If the D&D game is from early 2000's that is the euro D&D boardgame that was never released in the US. I guess they did not want it competing with the other product lines over here. IIRC that game is very Heroquest-y. Especially since the same furniture is used!
http://files.boardgamegeek.com/bggimages/pic79320.jpg

 

[Kax Tuglebend]

Especially since the same furniture is used!
http://files.boardgamegeek.com/bggimages/pic79320.jpg

um, that is HeroQuest furniture.. the D&D Boardgame doesnt come with any furniture (unless you count some cardboard pillars and trees)

i've got a copy but havent gotten round to playing it or reading the rules.. but some of the dice sure are sweet!

 

[philreed]

My copy, and the two expansions, arrived on Friday. I expect to get a chance to play it this weekend.

 

[WizarDru]

Well, we just finished playing our first game of it.

I think those smiles speak for themselves. I quite like it. The system is a great deal like Heroquest, but more D&D-specific. The specialized dice are nice, and the whole thing plays quite nicely, if you're looking for a good board-game representation of a dungeon delve that isn't going to take hours to play.

 

[greywulf]

Great pic!!

I reviewed it some time ago and found It Was Good.

Recommended, especially for the shedload of plastic figures

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

BTW, Paizo is currently selling this with its two expansions in the US.

 

[Cergorach]

I bought it a while back in dutch, but was suprised to find that there are two expansions for it, does anyone know if the expansions were also released in dutch? Btw. you might want to replace the supplied miniatures with the DDM painted miniatures...