Dungeons of Dread booster (D&D Miniatures Product) |  | Creator: Wizards Miniatures Team
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Category: Book
List Price: $14.99
Buy New: $7.00
You Save: $7.99 (53%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 45695
Media: Misc. Supplies
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 3.6 x 3.1
ISBN: 0786947551
Dewey Decimal Number: 793
UPC: 653569253129
EAN: 9780786947553
ASIN: 0786947551
Publication Date: April 8, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: Unopened box
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Product Description
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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 Off to a good start, but expecting better. August 11, 2008
I started playing d&d minis right when Desert of Desolation first hit the shelves. I loved it, and immediately stocked up on Night Below, Unhallowed, Blood War, and Dragon Queen. When the new rules came out with Dungeons of Dread, I was a little trepidatious but have been won over by the way that they streamline game play and make the game more accessible to new players. I mean hey, my girlfriend is now a hard-core player and she is not the, ahem, D&D type.
I will say, though, that more than a few of the miniatures leave A LOT to be desired. In the older sets, miniatures were finely detailed and many had very interesting, dynamic poses that really brought a feeling of story to the game. New Dungeons of Dread pieces like the Bulette or Silver Dragon bring some of that back. But the majority tend to lean toward the monochromatic and plain, or the down-right poorly designed. The Orc Raider is so bland that I can't even bring myself to use it for role-playing purposes. And the Mind Flayer, one of the most feared creatures in the D&D universe, looks like he had bad nail polish spilled on him. All in all, this is a great game and the new sets are bringing some really great stuff to the table. The original early sets were also a little lacking in the mini dept. and so I am hoping that the cool cats at Wizards are slacking on the sculpts until they see what kind of reaction the new game gets. If you're wondering about the game, get it. I am sure good things are on the way.
Good product BUT.... July 21, 2008
I ordered 12, "assuming" that I would get a sealed box (that's how many come in a box). But Amazon sent me one from one box and 11 from another, and I ended up getting two of the same rare because of it.
So the savings is not worth buying here on Amazon, if you are a collector and want to get whole sets. But the product itself is great if you are into D&D or D&D Minitures games.
 disappointed July 1, 2008
D&D miniatures have a new look. And I don't like that look. They are using a new glossier paint scheme. I find it to be very fake enamel-like paint. What happened? I also found the sculpts on this set to be uninspiring. And this is the first full set for the 2E mini rules and for the 4E RPG rules. Yet there are no dragonborns but plenty of tieflings. Odd. Overall, I would say to order individual minis that you want from various places instead of getting a random booster.
Better quality than previous boosters June 30, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The figures in the new booster have greater detail and more accurate paint jobs than in previous packs. I've had good success in getting new figures in each pack. The creativity of design is fun to see - armor and shields have terrific detail and patterns, wings are better textured and even the ugliest beasts have vivid color and character depth.
Particularly good, in my amateur opinion, are the Angel of Valor, Ascendant Hellsword, and the Bugbear Headreaver (holding a reaved head, of course). Even the orc raider has a battered shield.
The new packaging makes it easier to get everything out, but it is extremely difficult to open the boxes without completely mangling them.
 A good way to add to a collection. May 27, 2008
I was looking for something to add to my order to recieve the free shipping and saw this item at a 40 % discount from what I would have to spend at my local hobbie store. It filled my needs wonderfully. Thanks.
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