Dragons Trove: Dungeons and Dragons Clue

Hello everyone and welcome to another addition of Dragons Trove. Now I love table top gaming, and I’m always on the lookout for something truly weird and out there. Today I will be talking about a mash up that none of us every saw coming, makes no sense at all, but looks really cool none the less. That game is Dungeons & Dragons Clue by ThinkGeek.com (which is one of my favorite websites to visit by the way).

Now the original Clue is outlawed in my house. Why you ask? Well because my beautiful wife can win a game of Clue in just a few rounds that’s why. Are her deductive skills outside the realms of normal human being? Or is she just a really good guesser? I don’t know, I’ve never been able to figure it out myself. I do have an electronic Clue game that makes it a little more difficult for her to figure it out so quickly and I’ve actually won a few games playing that one.

Dungeons and Dragons Clue really got my attention because, despite never being able to win a game of Clue, it’s one of my favorite traditional board games from my youth. I loved feeling like Sherlock Holmes, deducing who did it, with what weapon and where. I’m also an avid Dungeons and Dragons fan, though I have not been able to get a steady group together for years.

Here is the blurb about D&D Clue from the Think Geek website:

TORDEK IN THE DRAGON'S LAIR WITH THE FLAMING BATTLE

AXE. It's a dark night, when the group assembled at the Archmage's castle. What started as a wonderful dinner party has turned into a ghastly scene. The Archmage has been murdered (by a doppelganger, no less). The doppelganger hides amongst the group hoping to escape, but it didn't count on two things. First, the castle is magically sealed until the murderer is caught. And second: you're on the case! So it goes, with Dungeons & Dragons Clue. Dungeons & Dragons Clue plays just like classic Clue, but with a whole heap of D&D crammed into it. Gone are the basic playing pieces and standard weapons. They've been replaced with all new metal pieces: 6 player characters and 6 wicked weapons. The board's been overhauled, too. Oh, and then there are the Monster Cards. Those cards will shake up game play even more. Get your cloak on, light the candles, and get ready to find the Archmage's killer in the awesome Dungeons & Dragons Clue.  Monster cards? In Clue? Yep, you read that right. That’s just one of the many things that have me excited about. Just look at the cool pieces that come with the game. Heck you could take the miniatures and easily use them for your D&D game.

 This looks like a game I can get a lot of fun out of. I really want to know how the Monster Cards change up the classic Clue game play and what other D&D tropes make its way into the classic board game. There is a reason why this is in the Number 1 spot on my Board Game Amazon Wish List. So if there is anybody out there that wants to get me a little gift.......

So that’s Dungeons & Dragons Clue in a nutshell folks. If you have any question or you want to know more you can always email me a rnigro1020@gmail.com or head over to http://www.thinkgeek.com itself and have a look around. Keep gaming my friends.