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Dungeons and Dragons Basic Game
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Fantastic Game At A Fantastic Price
Review date: 2010-08-23 Rating: 8 out of 10
I used play D&D when I was younger with a group of friends. Unfortunately life got in the way and we had to stop. After seeing this on Amazon, I decided to revive my old hobby. You get everything you need in the set: dungeon tiles (double sided and numbered), 12 models (4 are player characters), 1 set of dice and all the basic rulebooks. Anyone could learn the basics, although I would advise getting the 4th edition rulebooks. With 6 encounters (adventures) to play, up to five people can give D&D a go. To be honest at the price it is, you haven't got much to lose!
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Reviews
A good revamp and and interesteing introduction
Review date: 2010-05-21 Rating: 8 out of 10
I played dungeons and dragons when I was a kid, (going back 25 years now) and bought this for my children, mainly based on the price. The contents of the box are good quality and the basic number of figures and information/rules are, it feels like anyway, a revamp of the D&D boardgame that was reeleased a few years back.
Anyway suffice to say, my kids absolutely love it, they ask me to play the game with them, we don't even play properly, just line the monsters up on the boards and then roll a dice to see if you kill the monster. If you are a "serious" roleplayer then this will be way too basic for you, but as a bit of fun, especially for kids, if you as an adult can be a bit imaginative and are able to describe environments and monsters vividly and enthusiatically then you can have a great time and you kids will love this.
Makes a definantely better choice than letting them watch TV.
An excelent starter set for D&D (with some essentials missing)
Review date: 2009-03-08 Rating: 8 out of 10
I purchased this set because I wanted to try out Dungeons and dragons, the "Basic game" is a starter set to D&D - it contains characters, dice, models etc to start adventuring. As a new player, running a new group through the game, I found the rules easy to start off, the game gives a "Dungeon master's book" for the DM, and books which act as character sheets for the players, and explains the basic ruleset. It contains 6 encounters (about 5 hours play, either session based, or all in one go, if you have the time).
The dice are good quality - however there is only 1 set (you may need to purchase more if you want to speed the game up, as passing around dice can be annoying). It also skims over some of the advanced rules, until the characters are comfortable with the basic rules.
The set is quite expensive, which is a shame, whilst not trying it, the Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Starter Set (D&d Introductory Game) (Dungeons & Dragons) - seems to be a better buy - it contains the same materials as the "basic game" (With rules for the 4th edition, instead of version 3.5) - and is much cheaper. Plus it contains a listing of low level monsters, which can be used even with the advanced rulebooks. Wizards of the coast don't seem to be marketing this set, which is a shame, as I wish I'd heard about it before I bought the basic game set.
The only other complaint is there is no way to generate your own characters - you'll have to buy a copy of the player's handbook.
My advice, go and get yourself a copy of The 4th edition starter set - as it looks a more complete version of this game. Regardless, this set was worth it.
Product Details/Specifications
Authors:
Matthew Sernett
Bill Slavicsek
Recording label: Wizards of the Coast,US
Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast,US
EAN: 9780786939442
Binding: Misc. Supplies
ISBN: 0786939443
Number of items: 1
Language: English (Unknown)
Manfacturer minimum age: 144 months
Brand: Wizards of the Coast