Dungeons & Dragons: Castle Ravenloft Board Game

I bought mine for about £40 on Amazon, the price seems to fluctuate quite a bit, but that price is a bargain. You could buy it just for the figures at that price... 42 of them! I've modded my game quite a bit, if you are interested I'd head over to BoardGameGeek and do some looking at the variant and session forums for the game. I painted everything, added Wrath of Ashardalon to it (there is a guide on how to do this on BGG), made some 3D stairs and custom play mats and tuck boxes (the latter 2 are available free at BGG). I also bought some more dice, you get 1, but packs of D20s are pretty cheap. I played the first game, which is solo, and beat it... just. The game is so exciting, drawing you in that I found it very easy to just forget all the help I could have given myself. It was pure luck, I was surrounded by monsters but an Event card threw me to the furthest point of the dungeon away from everyone. Phew. I then played the second game with 2 players and got soundly beaten. Again, we got so caught up in the adventure we forgot all the help we could have used from treasure and cancelling events. The second attempt at this scenario we won, spending slightly longer calming down and making the most of some new tactics. The game says 1 hour, and its incredibly accurate. From start to finish its very, very close to that. There is a little bit of set up time, but it's not too long. It helps to have everything organized, so maybe build some compartments into the box, or bag things up. A lot of fun, good solo or with friends, not too long (which means more games), tonnes of figures.

Game was brand new and in shrinkwap. Complete, with no miniatures missing, none duplicated. The game itself is very good fun when played solo, by player more than one character. I also looks promising as a cooperative game for up to 5 people - or even 6, if one of them acts as DM, which could give opportunities for more roleplay than is present in the base game. This is not really a roleplay game, more of a dungeon crawl puzzle game. The components are excellent for the price - very thick cardboard for the dungeon tiles, and over 40 miniatures for a price of about 50 euros or dollars, which makes the game great value even for a D & D GM, who could grab the minis and discard the rest! The miniatures are unpainted, which for me added hours of extra enjoyment. The first few I painted were terrible, but my skills are improving, and the painted monsters and allies make the game even more enjoyable.

I have played other D and D board games and this one is really good. It is more complex and challenging than I expected and my son (age 10) loved the variety of monsters and the great figures that come with the game. The playing pieces feel solid and good quality. I like the way each adventure is different because of the different combination of room tiles which emerge as you play. I would recommend to anyone who likes this type of game, especially if you have played other D and D board games before, although beginners may find it a little complicated to get started.

I love cooperative board games and this one if perfect for that. It great fun, you can play it alone or up to 4 players, even more if you buy later other games from this series, Components quality really did surprise me, even thought this game is few years old, game quality is really up to par. I have ordered few games on the same time with this one, but this one stud out the most and became my favorite, thought I didn't think so before gating the game. My only complain is lack of monsters variety ,but then again it can be solved with adding others games components from the series and that I think would really spice things up.

Castle Ravenloft is a strategy boardgame for up to 5 players, playing co-operatively. Play on your own or with 4 other players as you delve into the dungeons below Castle Ravenloft searching for treasure, battling monsters and weaving your way through the dungeon's tricks and traps. It's very easy to learn the rules and the game comes with lots of adventures to play through. One of the best parts of the game is the modular board. As you explore, you lay down random tiles and this gives each game a completely unique feel as you'll never have the same game twice. I highly recommend this game for anyone wanting to give their imagination a bit of a workout. It's challenging, but fun.

This is a great game, but it is HARD to win. A few bad dice rolls in a row and a few bad Encounter card draws (the vast majority are bad and some are really bad) can put you in an impossible position early on. The options you have to try and control things are many, but you are constantly under pressure. This can get frustrating when you lose the same scenario 5 times in a row, but its possible to make the game easier in a number of ways that don't ruin it as a challenge. The best strategy seems to be to get to the final showdown (whatever it may be) as quickly as possible, which may be why the playing time is listed as 'One Hour or Less' If anyone says they win more than they lose they may be lying. If they aren't then i'd like to know how on earth they manage it :)

Très bonne histoire, bon scénario, mais j'ai reçu la moitié des figurines cassées!!! J'ai su en réparer certaines avec de la super glue, mais 4-5 ont du être jetées...

Enjoyable evenings with the kids but some adventures are really very easy.

Diese Spiel macht einfach Spaß! Die Regeln sind kurz und knapp und sind sehr leicht erlernbar. Es steht zwar "12+" auf der Verpackung oben, das Spiel eignet sich aber durchaus für Unter-10-jährige. Das beiliegende Material ist von guter bis sehr guter Qualität - das "Spielbrett" (bzw. die Einzelteile, welche zusammengesetzt werden) ist aus starkem Karton und die (nicht bemalten) Miniaturen (Helden + Monster) sind fein modelliert. Eine Spielrunde dauert ca. 60 Minuten, die ersten beiden Spiele vielleicht etwas länger, wenn man die Regeln noch nicht so verinnerlicht hat. Aufgrund der Tatsache, dass es kein fixes Spielgeschehen gibt (die Landkarte sieht bei jedem Spiel anders aus, es werden unterschiedliche Monster- und Event-Karten gezogen), wir das Spiel auch nicht so schnell langweilig. Darüber hinaus gibt es zwei "Erweiterungen" (Wrath of Ashardalon und Legens of Drizzt), deren Monster und Helden mit diesem Spiel kompatibel sind und man so "ewig" erweitern kann. Es ist kein Rollenspiel (!), es ist aber trotzdem möglich, seinen Charakter zu spielen und ihm "Leben einhauchen". Jeder Spieler ist gleichzeitig "DM" (bzw. SL), da jeder den Dungeon mit gestaltet und auch "seine" Monster spielt. Darüber hinaus skaliert das Spiel sehr gut mit der Anzahl der Spieler - je mehr Spieler spielen, desto mehr Monster sind gleichzeitig am Spielplan. Schön finde ich auch, dass es ein kooperatives Spiel ist, also alle zusammen helfen müssen um die Abenteuer zu bestehen.

Siempre me han gustado los juegos de mesa y los componentes de los mismos, y siempre había querido juntar un grupo y jugar D&D pero las miniaturas son caras y organizar un grupo de juego difícil, enter Castle Ravenloft Board Game. Es algo caro pero vale la pena ya que tiene bastantes miniaturas y el juego aunque difícil de ganar es entretenido. Si nunca has jugado un juego de rol (tabletop o en videojuego) no hay ningún problema, las reglas son sencillas pero conservan los elementos base de un buen RPG (lo juego con mi hijo de 8 años),eso sí, que sean sencillas no quiere decir que el juego sea fácil, de hecho considero que hay que tener un alto nivel a la frustración para disfrutar el juego a la larga ya que algunos escenarios están canijos, lo bueno es que no se requiere de un maestro del calabozo que cree la historia o maneje a los enemigos lo cual deja espacio para que todos los jugadores disfruten del juego y vayan inventando la historia y las situaciones. Si ya juegas D&D supongo que el juego es lo de menos, pero las minis están padrísimas y si las pintas el juego llega a otro nivel. Si empiezas en el hobby de los juegos de mesa o si te interesan los juegos de rol considero que es una buena compra, es un buen Dungeon crawler para irse metiendo más en las mecánicas tanto de los juegos de mesa como en el de los juegos de rol. Si le pusiera un pero, sería que pareciera que el dado de 20 caras que incluye me odia y nunca puedo jugar tan bien como quisiera, pero bueno, es parte de la experiencia. Recomendado si quieres las miniaturas o si quieres un juego de rol introductorio. (En las imágenes se observan figuras pintadas por mi, y sin pintar las figuras más grandes y el héroe enano como vienen en el juego como referencia.)

Il primo gioco in scatola col sistema dungeon crawler basato su Dungeons & Dragons; l'ideale è giocarlo in più persone, ma è ottimo anche in solitario. Le regole sono abbastanza semplici da imparare, ma introducono progressivamente elementi più complessi nelle missioni successive, ma non ha alcun elemento di gdr classico (progressione dei personaggi, interazione con l'ambientazione e così via). Componenti di ottima qualità, dal tabellone modulare alle carte alle miniature. Queste ultime non sono tutte eccezionali, ma sono molte, ed alcune valgono davvero l'acquisto (il Dracolich, il Flesh Golem, i Gargoyle, etc.). Nel complesso un gioco divertente, specie per chi ama l'ambientazione Ravenloft, i dungeon crawler, o per chi vuole un po' di miniature di non morti e altro per le partite a D&D!