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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rounser" data-source="post: 4318367" data-attributes="member: 1106">Before people leap to conclusions, this is not a flame or a troll, nor a sarcastic attack on the new edition.  I love boardgames, and sometimes think they nail the D&D vibe better than D&D does.How would you run a campaign of D&D in "the boardgame style"?  I think D&D 4E offers the possibility of being a Warhammer Quest or Talisman, but better, more than any of the prior editions - if run in the right way.  The level of abstraction has gone up in some areas and down in others to support that, IMO.Towns: Probably the bit that gets abstracted the most.  When PCs visit a town, they simply get presented with a list of quests NPCs want done, and what can be bought there.  No need for other stuff, no need for a map.  Maybe some towns have dungeons in them, or an encounter with (say) thieves in an alleyway, hired by a disgruntled villain - go to the encounter map.  If they've gone there to talk to an NPC about a plot development or quest, just skip to the chat with that NPC.Wilderness: Maybe a hex map.  Walk around the hex map, discover encounters on the hexes.Dungeons: Certain hexes contain dungeons.  PCs go to another map if they choose to enter.Simple as that?  I'm interested in other's thoughts.And no, I'm not having a go (honestly).</blockquote>