It’s really no secret to those who know me or at least follow us on twitter that I’ve fallen pretty hard back into tabletop Dungeons and Dragons in the past year. Since then my senses have definitely been tuned to pick up any and all news of impending DnD product releases. So it was of no surprise when I got myself all excited the Castle Ravenloft board game was announced. It’s kinda/sorta based on the Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition rules, but stripped down to the basics and runs without the need of a dungeon master.
If you’re a tabletop Dungeon Master then the idea of a DM-less game is at the minimum an interesting one. Sitting on different sides of the screen, spending time preparing the adventure, knowing for the most part what’s going to happen, playing the part of spoil, etc. feels a bit strange sometimes. Don’t get me wrong, I love DM’ing and plan to do it for a long time (players willing), but it’s nice to all play a game together against the game system itself. And in that Castle Raveloft provides the perfect backdrop to get your fix on.
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Another two weeks have gone by and that means only one thing (to us)… ANOTHER PODCAST! We actually cover a huge range of topics this week. From Dragonlance novels to Android games…. from motion controlled FPS’s to Apple TV. It’s all geeky, all the time. Cmon ride the train… cmon and ride it!
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This wasn’t exactly the kind of email I expected to get from Ticket to Ride maker Days of Wonder, I can tell you that. Seems there’s going to be an expansion pack coming out for the stalwart series that’s actually compatible with any of the games many varieties.
Alvin and Dexter are an UFO driving alien and a rampaging monster that serve to throw a little uncertainty into your games. Very simply they’ll move about the board from city to city and while they’re there you won’t be able to build routes in or out of that city. On a huge map that handles up to 5 players this will add a nice dimension to the game when you’ve only got 2 or 3 (since those games involve much less overlap of player objectives.
It’s definitely a goofy addition and luckily isn’t in any way, shape or form required to play… So those that don’t want to spoil their clean games of Ticket to Ride needn’t worry. But for the rest of us this should definitely inject some chaotic fun.
Looks to be shipping in early February and costs $13 for the two figures and some event cards. You can pre-order it at the Days of Wonder website but I’ll just wait to grab it off Funagain.com.
