This game is sold as Entry Packs and Expansions.
The Starter Set gives new players everything they need to play fast skirmish battles. They get 12 pre-painted miniatures, a stat card for each miniature, two double-sided battle maps, a 20-sided die (d20), damage counters, Quick-Start Rules, Advanced Rules, and a spell effect template. Special hints for beginners gets them playing quickly.
It allows three different ways to play:
1. Play using the competitive D&D skirmish rules in the Entry Pack.
2. Represent characters and monsters in the D&D roleplaying game
3. Collection for D&D Fantasy.
The skirmish rules allow players to compete in a war bands fight. Winner is the player whose war band eliminates enemy creatures equal to its own cost. There are also various other victory conditions.
The first expansion, Harbinger, contains 80 different characters, villains, and monsters taken straight out of the D&D Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual. These are the available expansions so far (please note that only a small number of the minis in a set will be related to the set theme):
* Harbinger: basic D&D creatures
* Dragoneye: dragons and more
* Archfiends: evil beings from the outer planes
* Giants of Legend: 4th expansion
* Aberrations: unnatural monsters and more
* Deathknell: dead, undead, and more
* Angelfire: angels, genies, and more
* Underdark: drow, giants, and more
* War Drums: orcs, war trolls, and more
* War of the Dragon Queen: big dragons and more
* Blood War: demons, devils, and celestials
* Unhallowed: vampires and other undead
* Night Below: underground and shadow creatures
* Desert of Desolation: desert creatures. Expands rules by adding mounts
* Dungeons of Dread
* Against the Giants: Summer 2008 release
There are other expansions than the 8 figure packs, such as:
- D&D Miniatures Icons (feature iconic D&D creatures, so far all large dragons)
Gargantuan Black Dragon
Gargantuan Blue Dragon
Colossal Red Dragon
Drizz't Scenario pack-includes Gargantuan White Dragon, Drizz't Drow Ranger, and Wulfgar
- D&D Miniatures Fantastic Locations Map Packs:
-- Dungeons & Dragons Fantastic Locations: Fane of the Drow
-- Dungeons & Dragons Fantastic Locations: Fields of Ruin
- D&D Dungeon Tiles Packs
4TH EDITION D&D MINIS
D&D MINIATURES GAME STARTER SET
This new starter set for the D&D® Miniatures Game includes everything 2 players need to play, including revised rules that will appeal to experienced players as well as players new to the game. Now anyone can experience an adventure right out of the box with this comprehensive set. Included are:
• 5 exclusive, non-random pre-painted plastic D&D minis, including a new Green Dragon
• Battle map
• d20 die
• Rulebook
• Stat cards and damage counters
Available April 2008
DUNGEONS OF DREAD
Battle the D&D game’s most iconic monsters with Dungeons of Dread™, a 60-figure expansion for the D&D Miniatures Game. Creatures are drawn from the pages of the new 4th Edition Monster Manual. Each booster pack contains:
• 8 pre-painted plastic D&D minis, randomized with varying degrees of rarity to enhance collectibility
• Stat cards and damage counters
• Set checklist
Available April 2008
Awards
2007 Origins Award for Miniature or Miniatures Line, Colossal Red Dragon,
Designed by Andy Collins, Jesse Decker, David Noonan, Chris Perkins; Art Directed by Robert Raper
