97 of 105 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
So many minatures, so liitle money, Oct 21 2004
By Adam Souza "He who reads on toilet" - Published on Amazon.com
The box comes with the following 16 Minitures
Adventurers: Aramil, Eberk, Regdar, Lidda
Monsters: Dire Rat, 4 Kobolds, 2 Skeletons, Wolf Skeleton ,Black Dragon , 2 Orc Warriors, Troglodyte
The Black Dragon is well scuplted/painted and well worth the price of box set by himself.
A sililar pack of Kobolds from reaper would retail for $10.
All of the Iconics match their D&D artwork down to the last detail
If you bought similar models and dice from any other manufacturer it would cost you at least $60, to get it at Amazon's bagain price is too good of a deal for any D&D miniatures enthusiast to pass up.
30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not bad, Dec 21 2004
By D. Sietsema "dsiets" - Published on Amazon.com
I have this game. Just got done playing it w/ my nephew. I have not played D&D since late 80's but picked up the "new" basic set on a whim because it had been a long time.
After using the quick start manual, my nephew's first question was "where did you get this game"? because it was fun.
This Basic Set has its limits, but it was a good refresher and easy to get back in the game w/ a new player.
I hope this review helps because one reviewer rates the game w/o even mentioning anything about the product or game play.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good starter, but less complete than previous D&D primers, Mar 18 2006
By Kevin J. Loria - Published on Amazon.com
Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars :4.0 out of 5 stars
The 2004 (3rd ed) is still a good primer to introduce those new to boardless games to the greatest RPG ever invented. This boxed set has everything you need to play, but less pregenerated adventures than the previous boxed sets. You will hook newcomers on this amazing world of adventure and imagination, then discover you'll soon want evern more options than this set can provide (which was WIZARDS' plan in the first place). The hardcover D&D Player's handbook gives you the complete rules, with more race, spells etc.
This set comes with16 nice painted miniatures (4 heroes and the rest monsters) better than the punch-outs of the earlier set.
The set has 4 pre-genterated character sheets to start play immediately, along with the standard 7 dice, quick start rules, a small first adventure book and "advanced" rulebook, 4 double-sided map tiles for generating dungeons and combat. Also this set has monster stat card very handy for handling combat without constant pageturning. The set lists for ages 12 and up, but a good reader of 8 (along with an adult guide) would love this set.
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