First Thoughts on Warriors of Krynn - The D&D Boardgame 

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I came here because Ollie’s had a huge sale and this was $10 in the US.

If you’re watching this in January 2024 this game is $10 at Ollie’s.

I was able to buy this game new for 10 bucks and I was coming to RU-vid to try and see if there was a play through and your review really some things up and gave a great perspective. My 12 year old son really seems to be into dungeons & dragons, but rarely do we have the time to sit down and actually play together so I feel like this is a good way to step his toes in and teach him how to play certain elements

Our Dragonlance campaign group just played our first battle in the board game and it was sooo much fun! We still role played our characters and there were key moments of the board game that were very cinematic moments for our rpg game. I’m sure it’s not for everyone but, wow, did we have fun playing it during our session night.

Just picked this game up for less than $10 at Ollie's! Glad to see it'll be fun!

Comparison to Pandemic is apt considering one of the designers of Warriors of Krynn is Rob Daviau.

As someone who read dragonlance when I was younger I am very excited for this adventure!!

Wonderfully worded review, you have convinced me to watch for it as well! Thx as always!

I loved the board game reviews you did last year so much - especially more with your impeccable duo, if possible - because your input offers fun palate cleansers to fight those mid-arc doldrums. This is probably more aimed at TTRPG groups, ideally, but even for my fringe-interest friends too so that I can have more options (maybe even seed interest like any impish devil should, hehe).

I remember when TSR did this for Greyhawk- modules Five Shall Be One, Howl from the North, then you had to switch to the board game Greyhawk Wars.

I am seeing a lot of comments about the cost. Shop around. You can find this for a good price on many online stores. I picked up a Deluxe Preorder for $123 AUD which converts to $85 USD. This was from my usual online store who I order my 40K and stuff through, so you do not even have to look too hard. For those in Australia - The Combat Company $123.95 + $10 postage or FREE post over $150. Gap Games $159.95 +$10 postage. Both are reliable and solid after-sales service. I have used them for many years.

I just got this game from a store that had like 100 boxes of it just sitting out, and picked one up, and cannot wait to try it out and play it 😂

The funny thing about this is that my name is Krynn and I was named after this.

I personally love the idea of using different systems to simulate different large aspects like "Large Field or Siege Battles" or "Large to singular ship Battles" myself, or at least the idea of building ontop of a foundation game like dnd could be with more and more games ontop of it. The idea of the "Mega Game" is becoming a thing for me.

I love a good board game. Based on what is presented here, Warriors of the Krynn strikes me as a D&D themed novelty item trying to be a board game rather than being a well-made dedicated board game. If anyone wants to try a really well-made D&D-style board game, try Gloomhaven if you haven't already played it. It's huge, it's challenging, it's complex, yes it's it's expensive and takes a long time to play, but it's also a unique and wild experience. If the board game is out of your price range, there is a digital version.

I like cypher system for this. Tidal blades board game along with my cypher system campaign has been super fun

Very interesting review Guy. The boardgame is something I've been considering buying to play as a standalone product and your review would encourage me to do so. Btw I'd certainly love for you to continue doing relevant product reviews in future as you're honesty in reviewing products is refreshingly. Keep up the good work!

I've heard very little info on this game but have been very interested. Excited by what was said in the video!

My experience is limited to Lords of Waterdeep board game, but it seems that the DnD board games really hold up well on their own as well-made standalone games. Lords of Waterdeep is probably one of my favorite worker placement games that I have played.

Great review Guy! I can’t wait to get my box (pre ordered a couples of weeks ago!)

Great to hear. I was unsure how this would work with the scenario so it all sounds rather exciting

I wonder, with Mass Battles coming in the form of WoK, if WotC will be releasing a Blood War inspired modual/game

So I wonder if it would revive Dungeon Command? Part of me imagine a unit set for Harper but including Drows (mostly themed on Eilistraee since Harper are their Allies and provide “tank” unit via Darksong Paladins). Even if it’s skirmish level.

Just found this at a discount store for $10... had to get it. Don't know anything about Dragon Lance or D&D. Looks neat though.

wow. That's a glowing endorsement I gotta say. I am now likely going to purchase this boardgame, and I might even end up purchasing the accompanying dnd campaign, when I had no interest in either before watching this video. I hope you were compensated properly for the influx of sales that are likely a direct result of this video.

Is it worth 150$ is the next question.

Thanks for the review..I just love when the verdict is thumbs up for a game I already planned to buy anyway..phuiii now I can relax . i feel positivism 😅

Looking forward to giving this a try.

Thanks for the review. This makes me want to give it a try.

Just picked this up from Ollie’s on sale.. I love DnD but don’t often get to assemble a party.. but my niece and her boyfriend and my nephew are interested in learning, and I’ve never DMed before so I’m hoping this is a good introduction into DnD for them! (Especially my nephew as he’s only 10). Will continue watching the video but glad I found your channel!

Thank Goodness! I was really worried after straight up being told by multiple RU-vidrs to NOT BUY SpellJammer. I'll wait for the boardgame night at the local store to see this played before I buy this. I'm not a big dragon lance fant. I even read the books when they came out but they didn't strike me as so special.

War Machine rules, Rules Cyclopedia (also a boxed set). Great mass combat rules, but not well-remembered. OD&D had Swords&Spells, which was the son of Chainmail. Also a very good game.

So funny to see this randomly right now. With all the BS Hasbro has been up to recently. Just last week or so Krynn has been bought up for the Ollie's discount stores. (Which means I need to go get one....or two depending on the price.) I really just want the minis

I Would love to see other Videos on your thoughts about there other board games!!!

Doesn't D&D have mass combat system rules with the Old 2nd Ed. Series called Birthright?

I am hopeful that there will be a way to either use the scenarios or make custom ones that will work in campaigns outside Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

This is great news. My experience when it comes to board games is first impression goes a very very long ways. Learning all the little rules one might miss the first time comes later.

Sounds amazing! I'll get a copy.

glad i pre-ordered one 😂

Are we going to see another DnD board game compatible with the other 6 adventurr board games? I searched a lot on google but I haven't found anything..

Thanks for the review, but not looking into the character porting system was... unwise. Would have liked to see more of the game than just stock shots of its contents. Good delivery however :)

I think i'd play it but not as part of a D&D campaign, i have been running huge battles in dragon lance for decades tho using my own method

OK. It's the end of 2023. It's been a year since this boardgame was released. Did you play the boardgame more than twice? I never found anyone playing this game. Not even on RU-vid. Even in actual plays, I never found one where they cut to the boardgame instead of bypassing it and moving forward in the plotline.

Will wait and see, but so far it didn't get me excited (and this has nothing to do with your review, Guy, just o be clear on that). Dragonlance is very near and dear to my heart (I'm considering running it in some other system) and so far this doesn't really seem like the Dragonlance I know.

I liked your side of reviewing this

The only thing I have against this product is how anti-online it is 🙃 suppose I’ll be waiting for the Tabletop Simulator version to come out

What if d&d was a miniature wargaming? What if miniature wargaming is curse like jumanji?!

Sounds interesting I was thinking of getting the deluxe set to get all in one I just don’t like the price. Nice review

Please for the love of ANY GOD, tell me why adventure tile #17 is listed twice per scenario #4 AND #5.

Sounds cool...is there a solo mode?

Yes, please review other D&D board games.

I'm not getting it. Waitng for Weis's and His ( I'm sorry I forget his name, though I'd know if I s aw it) New Setting.

Love rollplay and boardgame, but dont see the space for this. When it comes to boardgame gloomhaven does it better (beside the price) and when roleplaying our battles are carried out with better figures and real terrain made by 3D printing and/or XPS foam.

Is Lord Soth also in the boardgame?

I mean the only difference between a board game and a role playing game are the distance between dice rolls. You can turn any board game into an RPG just by . You know. Roleplaying in it.

Nice review

be interesting to see if the Mass Battle system cannibalised?

Love the opening. 😂

Board game. Yes. But redoing old settings no. They duck it up everytime. Batting 000

Was there any bad blood after the spelljammer video? This was one of the harshest thumbnails/reviews

I read the hell out of those books.

Sounds like a decent game. What holds me back is the quality and look of the components. I think so much more could have been done. I don't like the little rectangular army blocks, the cardboard is flimsy, the miniatures very poorly painted (washed) and the whole game looks cheap, when compared to other boardgames in the same price range. Disappointing, could have been great...

I always thought for large scale wars for D & D, that all you have to do is pull out your RISK set sitting in the closet.

I watched a review and walkthrough of the rules for this game and the book. It isnt needed and tbh it looks like it would break immersion quickly. It isnt neccessary to the game at all and to be honest it doesnt look like it's worth the extra 100 bucks you'll spend for the deluxe edition. I'll pass and just grab the book.

i don't think great minds and Wizards of the Coast should ever be in the same sentence.

Oh look, the battlesystem; same as the old battlesystem...

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I buy board games for the minis :( so not enough for me to buy it. I love board games but my husband doesn't :( So unless they stuff a bunch of minis in there I would feel guilty buying it

"Great minds at Wizards of the Coast" When did you become a comedian?

Never heard of it

I'm honestly curious how you would pronounce the word, "costle" differently from the word, "castle".

Starts at 2:00

Yeah no, I'll never play this, thank you :)

More like Warriors of Cringe. I haven't even watched the review yet, I got nothing.

I'm a HUGE fan of D&D, but I have to admit, if they offered a playtest of ANY of their recent products, I'd decline. I don't want to anywhere close to anything those woke "sensitivity writers" have even been in proximity of. They went from AAA, to ultra garbage. I guess that why I've seen a zillion of their board game at Ollies.

A good video, but God that board game is ugly as sin

I'll keep it on my radar... but I've very skeptical. I don't see how it's "a great boardgame"; it seems so simple and generic, pale and bland copy of other boardgames...

Its hard to put a lot of value into your review, when you admittedly start it so closed minded about the product.

Great minds, at WOTC? Sorry. U lost me there.

are you kidding me - quality components??? wiz kids is infamous for crap components - didnt yous ee the "art" on the characters - did you not notice how utterly cheap and unprofessional they look???

All this is doing is codifying larger scale battle with a different set of rules. Uh... Like ship to ship battles. I argued in your 'spelljammer is crap 👎' video (not the best first impression of your channel imo) that you missed the point of that products intent (I don't think that was written for you and your tastes either (you seem to need more crunch and/or vermicilitude.) You needed more content from an into scenario book+nostalgia monster book+intro adventure..., I.e., you wanted less of an intro intro. This was all n to a starter box imo. Which just based on the advertised page counts alone screamed "light weight intro" and I adjusted my perceptions immediately, sono got to enjoy the content sans but hurt. I also paid starter box prices for my copies.) But I really digressed there, what I said what I thought you wanted was a change of scale from the focus of d&d out of the box. Spelljammer needs a boardgame approach to ship battles to give you what you want. A change in scale benefits like that being done differently (at times) and not forced (e.g., opposed to slapping on additional actions to simulate and farce of an action economy... But strive for a quantum rules shift to make this larger scale interactions more entertaining and engaging.) It will be interesting to see how FORCED using your player as a player/general is in the dragonlance boardgame. This tickles my fancy though. Harkens back to the old DL 11 module that was more of a wargame than a RPG and really put you into that space.