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The 6 Hero figures from the Classic edition.

Some markers. Good artwork. Paper could be thicker.

The New Easy to Master Dungeons & Dragons (1991)

Players

2–8

Best: 5, 6

Playing time

120–120 min

Age

12+

6.97

Average rating

293

Ratings

2.53/5

Weight

#8103

BGG rank

Outside top 5,000

Alternate names:The Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game +6 more

Designer:Troy Denning, Timothy B. Brown

Artist:Troy Denning, Timothy B. Brown, Jeff Easley, Clyde Caldwell, Fred Fields, Terry Dykstra, Dawn Murin, Gerald Brom

Publisher:Tactical Studies Rules (TSR) +3 more

Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).

Game DNA

Strategy5.0

Luck7.0

Interaction5.0

Complexity5.1

Theme9.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

FantasyExplorationAdventureFightingVariable Player PowersRole PlayingDice RollingGrid MovementPlayer JudgeSquare Grid

Overview

This game is in a way an introduction to role playing but is played as a board game.

There were 3 expansions released for it:

Dungeons & Dragons: The Dragon's Den, Dungeons & Dragons: The Haunted Tower, Dungeons & Dragons: The Goblin's Lair.

The new D&D Basic revised edition that guides the RPG rookies through the first 5 levels of experience. It features pull-out cards detailing basic monsters and dragons, a dungeon map and cardboard stand-ups to play in a boardgame way and a simple dungeon adventure for inexperienced players and Dungeon Masters.

Dungeons & Dragons Starter Sets: 2nd Edition: The New Easy to Master Dungeons & Dragons and Introduction to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition/3.5 Dungeons & Dragons Basic Game 4th Edition: Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set