Dungeons of Dread booster (D&D Miniatures Product)
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Designer: Wizards Miniatures TeamEdition: Misc. Supplies
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-08
ISBN: 0786947551
Number of pages: 1
Model: 21550
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Book Reviews of Dungeons of Dread booster (D&D Miniatures Product)
Book Review: Great for new players wanting to expand their collection
Summary: 4 Stars
My friends and I just recently got hooked into the wonderful world of D&D miniature gaming. We got the D&D miniature Starter Kit that came with the new revised rules (called Dungeons of Dread rulebook), and we had a blast. After having so much fun with the starter kit, we decided to buy some boosters and we picked up several of these Dungeons of Dread packs and really liked them.
What's nice about the Dungeons of Dread boosters is that they come with updated stat cards that use the new rules, so you can immediately play them with your starter kit (if you bought the recent version). These new stat cards are in full color and look better than the old stat cards, and apparently they will tie the game closer to the new 4th edition D&D RPG game. I don't play the RPG game, but I may plan to in the future.
Like others have mentioned, these boosters do recycle some miniatures from older booster sets so veteran collectors may be unhappy about this, but this was done to help new players so they won't have to search to find old booster sets, which go back as far as 15 expansions back. As a new player, I think this is great way to introduce players into the game.
I also bought some boosters from the older series like Desert of Desolation, Night Below and Unhallowed, so I was able to compare the quality of the minis. I thought Dungeons of Dread overall had a better consistency in quality and paint job than Desert of Desolation. While both Desert of Desolation and Dungeons of Dread has some mediocre minis, I found Dungeons of Dread to a bit better. Night Below however seemed the worst, while not horrible, it was not as good as Dungeons of Dread or Desert of Desolation. Unhallowed however, was the best with consistently good paint jobs and the minis tended to be larger.
Important: one thing to be aware is that if you buy older booster sets (anything pre-Dungeons of Dread), is that the packaged stat cards were designed to be used with the original (now called "vintage") rules. But fear not, you can go online to the publishers website, Wizards of the Coast, and download the updated stat cards in PDF format for printing. As of this writing, only Desert of Desolation and Night Below have been updated. Unhallowed will be updated in May/June 2008. The other booster sets will be available later.
So if you're new to D&D miniature gaming, I think these are great introduction, and overall I've been pretty happy with them. They use the newer stat rules that help to streamline gameplay, so it's a great time to jump in and learn the game.
Summary of Dungeons of Dread booster (D&D Miniatures Product)
Iconic Dungeons & Dragons characters and monsters.This latest D&D Miniatures Game release is designed for use with the Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures Game starter and includes D&D characters and iconic D&D monsters. In addition, several figures are drawn from key 2008 D&D titles.
Each booster pack contains 8 randomized, prepainted plastic miniatures with stat cards. The complete set contains 60 miniatures.
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