Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Adventure Boardgame
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Dungeons & Dragons: The Fantasy Adventure Boardgame is a fantasy adventure board game, released in 2002 by Parker Brothers, a division of Hasbro and is based on the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons by Wizards of the Coast, another division of Hasbro. The game has been distributed only in the European market, and though it has been successful enough to lead to two expansion packs so far the game is not scheduled for release in the US or other non European markets. It is not to be confused with the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Game (2004) which ia available worldwide through Wizards of the Coast and is an introductory version of the role-playing game in a packaging similar to a board game.
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[edit] Gameplay
The game is similar to a dungeon crawl from the game Dungeons & Dragons. However, there is no role-playing involved. Additionally, there no character sheets and (similarly to 1st edition D&D) no non-weapon proficiencies. The quests are pre-determined, unlike Dungeons & Dragons where many people create their own quests, though the game is customizable with the owner being able to create just about anything they want for the game.
[edit] Expansions
Each of the expansions requires the core game, but not each other, to play.
[edit] Forbidden Forest Expansion
Players have to enter the haunted woods to fight evil and find the mad druid Orwick and defeat him. Includes:
- 2 Druid figures (playable as characters in some quests)
- 2 new gameboards (forest theme)
- 10 new monsters (Yuan-ti, Owlbears, Shambling mounds and Razor Boars)
- 6 new quests
[edit] Eternal Winter Expansion
The battle continues in the frozen winter wastelands. Here, vicious creatures roam the icy landscape, hunting for unprotected prey. Includes:
- A New Character to Play, the Barbarian Hero
- 6 new Level 3 adventures
- A 3D ice tower, adding an extra dimension to the gameplay
- 8 new Monsters, including Ice Dragon
- Roaming Monsters, who materialise in the wilderness, hungry to attack
- Wintery weapons and spells -- and flight action!
[edit] External links
- Dungeons & Dragons The Fantasy Adventure Board Game website
- Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Adventure Boardgame at BoardGameGeek
- Review of Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Adventure Board Game at RPGnet
- Dungeons & Dragons IceXuick Vault fansite with downloadable extras