Podcast #195: Best Board Games for Dungeons & Dragons Fans

This week, Morrus, Peter, and Jessica talk about the best board games for Dungeons & Dragons fans. In the news, Blade Runner RPG coming to Kickstarter, Joe Manganiello and ARcana bringing augmented reality to the tabletop, and more! Plus Our Favourite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch about the status symbol that is an adventurer’s mount.

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News

Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition (A5E)

Blade Runner RPG Kickstarter Launching May 3 The Bladerunner Kickstarter Date Is... May 3rd!

ARcana augmented reality VTT on Kickstarter D&D General - ARcana -- Augmented TTRPG Platform from Actor Joe Manganiello

News Digest for the Week of April 8 (Hasbro corporate news, WizKids Demilich piece, Dark Crystal RPG digital release, Pathfinder on Foundry) News Digest for the Week of April 8

EN Live for information about the 200th Episode Special, EN Live Actual Play, and Not DnD EN Live

Level Up Advanced 5e Tools (currently for Kickstarter backers) https://a5e.tools/

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Kickstarters

Kamon: Japanese Fantasy Setting for 5e https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fabioattoli/kamon-japanese-fantasy-setting-for-5e

The Heart of Chentoufi https://www.kickstarter.com/project...of-chentoufi-adventure-in-luke-gygaxs-okkorim

Dark Nation https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/amazingtales/dark-nation-a-tabletop-role-playing-game

EPIGONI: a Mythpop RPG https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nessundove/epigoni-a-mythpop-rpg

Find out all the RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon each week with Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News at RPG Crowdfunding News – Tome of Adventure Design, Kamon, Dark Nation, and more

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Best Board Games for D&D Players

Dicebreaker’s Best Board Games for Fans of Dungeons & Dragons Best board games for fans of D&D

Gloomhaven Amazon.com

Star Wars Imperial Assault Amazon.com

Descent Legends of the Dark Amazon.com

Dungeons & Dragons: Lords of Waterdeep https://amzn.to/3jiNIBW

Agricola Amazon.com

Dungeons & Dragons Monopoly Amazon.com

Catacombs Amazon.com

Dixit https://amzn.to/35VUTgh

Mysterium Amazon.com

Betrayal at Baldur’s Gate Amazon.com

Pathfinder Adventure Card Game https://amzn.to/3Kv1g9q

Tyrants of the Underdark https://amzn.to/35Uma2E

This War of Mine (note: the charity donations are for the video game this is based on, not the board game) https://amzn.to/3DVoDXa

Dead of Winter: The Long Night https://amzn.to/3LM3IZk

Twilight Imperium https://amzn.to/3un1YzN

The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen https://amzn.to/3DVp2sE

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Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey, Peter Coffey, and Jessica Hancock

Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott

Theme Song: Steve Arnott

Kickstarter Game Research: Egg Embry

Kickstarter Game Theme: Lyrics by Russ Morrissey, Vocals by “drwilko”, Guitar by Darryl Mott

Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey

 

[TwiceBorn2]

I'm kind of surprised The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth, and Mage Knight didn't make the board game list.

 

[Morrus]

I'm kind of surprised The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, The Lord of the Rings: Journeys in Middle-Earth, and Mage Knight didn't make the board game list.

It was a list of 5 games. I'm curious which 3 you would remove?

 

[Dioltach]

I wouldn't include Journeys in Middle Earth in any "best" list. I found the whole boardgame aspect meaningless - you can just click through the adventure in the app without wasting time and effort putting out the tiles and resolving the combat.

War of the Ring is probably much more appealing to roleplayers, particularly the hidden movement and hunting elements.

 

[TwiceBorn2]

It was a list of 5 games. I'm curious which 3 you would remove?

Sorry, my bad. I didn't click on the Dicebreakers link, I commented based on the 16 games listed beneath the link.

 

[Morrus]

Sorry, my bad. I didn't click on the Dicebreakers link, I commented based on the 16 games listed beneath the link.

Well, it’s a podcast episode.

 

[TwiceBorn2]

I wouldn't include Journeys in Middle Earth in any "best" list. I found the whole boardgame aspect meaningless - you can just click through the adventure in the app without wasting time and effort putting out the tiles and resolving the combat.

War of the Ring is probably much more appealing to roleplayers, particularly the hidden movement and hunting elements.

That's fair enough. I don't mind JiME, but you're right, it's not an amazing game. I just thought the generally theme would apply to D&D players as much as Imperial Assault does... but only realized in hindsight that IA isn't in the top 5 games in the Dicebreakers list that Morrus was referring to, either.

The Lord of the Rings LCG is definitely one of my top 5 non-RPG games, though.

 

[TwiceBorn2]

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