Pyramid Review
Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Tiles
Published by Wizards of the Coast
Designed by Andy Collins, Jesse Decker, David Noonan, & Christopher Perkins
Art by Jason Engle
38 tiles (two 8×10 (pub & store), two 4×8 (shattered columns & boneyard), four 4×4 (pit, pool, treasure hoard, & fountain/pentagram), two 2×8 (statuary & crevasse), 12 2×4 (stairs, crevasse, and darkness), six 2×2 (spiral staircase, pit, pentagram, obelisk, & blank), eight 1×2 (portcullis & doors), two 1×1 (trap door & suit of armor); full color, mounted; $9.95
There are some products any company can put out, knowing full well that some segment of the gaming community is going to find it appealing, and one such product is dungeon floors. Why it took Wizards of the Coast so long to milk this cash cow (or, more accurately, milk it anew) isn't clear, but in a field that, in the last six months, has turned positively lousy with mapping accoutrements and programs from several companies, you have to be cautious enough to wonder if Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Tiles is worth it.
Note that Wizards isn't really new to customizable layouts. They've been providing the Map-A-Week service at their website for no small length of time now, their miniatures come with their own various floor plans, and RPG history is littered with everyone's shots at creating geomorphic boards and customizable cartography. This time, the product in question is a set of cardboard-mounted tiles.
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Article publication date: December 8, 2006
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