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From Wizards of the Coast website:
A cooperative game of adventure for 1-5 players set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons.
A heavy shadow falls across the land, cast by a dark spire that belches smoke and oozes fiery lava. A cave mouth leads to a maze of tunnels and chambers, and deep within this monster-infested labyrinth lurks the most terrifying creature of all: a red dragon!
Designed for 1-5 players, this boardgame features multiple scenarios, challenging quests, and cooperative game play.
Each player selects a hero; a rogue, thief, warrior, cleric, or wizard. On their turn, each player can explore further into the dungeon (turn over new tiles), move through the already explored parts of the dungeon, and fight monsters. When a new dungeon tile is revealed, there is typically an encounter of some sort, and new monsters to fight are added. Slain monsters reward the players with treasure, and experience points, allowing them to level up and increase their skills during play. Players must cooperate to stay alive, slay the monsters, and achieve the goal of their quest. Each scenario has a different goal - from retrieving a relic, to slaying a vampire lord.
Integrates with:
Dungeon Command: Blood of Gruumsh
Dungeon Command: Curse of Undeath
Dungeon Command: Sting of Lolth
Dungeon Command: Tyranny of Goblins
Dungeon Command: Heart of Cormyr
Can also integrate with:
Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game
Dungeons & Dragons: The Legend of Drizzt Board Game
Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of Ashardalon Board Game
Dungeons & Dragons: Temple of Elemental Evil Board Game
Dungeons & Dragons: Tomb of Annihilation Board Game
Dungeons & Dragons: Waterdeep – Dungeon of the Mad Mage Board Game
Dungeons & Dragons: Ghosts of Saltmarsh Board Game
- Fast setup for a large box game
- Easy to learn rule set
- High replayability through multiple scenarios and randomized encounters
- Excellent value for components and miniatures
- Strong option for solo play and quick re-reads of rules
- Dungeon tiles can create a large table footprint
- Randomization can occasionally punish players harshly
- Occasional rule ambiguities not fully covered in the core rules
- Less tactical depth relative to heavier dungeon crawlers like Gloomhaven
- cooperative exploration against monster encounters within modular scenarios
- fantasy dungeon crawl in a shared D&D-inspired setting
- scenario-based, episodic dungeon exploration with a campaign option
- Gloomhaven
- Gears of War
- Shadows of Brimstone
- Castle Ravenloft
- Legends of Drizzt
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- character abilities and loadouts — Players customize their party with daily powers and utility abilities.
- Cooperative Game — Players work together to achieve common objectives and survive the dungeon.
- cooperative play — Players work together to achieve common objectives and survive the dungeon.
- encounter and treasure decks — Randomized encounters and treasure cards drive variability each session.
- Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game — A collection of scenarios provides structure and a sense of progression.
- Scenario-based progression — A collection of scenarios provides structure and a sense of progression.
- simplified turn sequence — A relatively approachable turn structure compared to heavier RPGs.
- Tile-based dungeon exploration — Dungeon tiles are revealed and connected as players move through the dungeon.
- Unique player powers — Players customize their party with daily powers and utility abilities.
Video topics + discussion points
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- this just this was just a breath of fresh air
- I just love how with every other more complex game that I've played like uh in the Dungeon Crawler genre like Shadows of Brimstone which is my favorite um I I just love how this this distills the experience of a dungeon uh into a simple into a simpler rule set
- I absolutely adore how uh this uh sets up in less than an hour
- for 50-60 dollars you get so many components