Dungeons & Dragons Boxed Sets

Contains three booklets:

• Volume 1: Men & Magic
• Volume 2: Monsters & Treasure
• Volume 3: The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures

Contains:

• Blue book Dungeons & Dragons rules
• The module B1 - In Search of the Unknown
• Some dice

"B1" is the module that I have always seen in this box. However, according to the Acaeum, there are variants of this set.

Contains:

• Red book Basic Dungeons & Dragons rules
• The second edition of the module B2 - The Keep on the Borderlands
• Some dice
• A crayon

Contains:

• Light blue book Expert Dungeons & Dragons rules
• the first edition of the module X1 - The Isle of Dread
• Some dice
• A crayon

Contains:

• Red covered Players Manual
• Red covered Dungeon Masters Rulebook
• Some dice

Contains:

• Dark blue book Expert Rulebook
• X1 - The Isle of Dread, second edition.
• Some dice
• A crayon

Contains two sea green books:

• Player's Companion
• Dungeon Master's Companion

Contains two black books:

• Master Players' Book
• Master DM's Book

Contains two gold books:

• Players' Guide to the Immortals
• DM's Guide to the Immortals

This is a large box, which contains:

• Dungeons & Dragons Rulebook
• 56 "Dragon Cards" inside a DM's screen folder
• Dice
• Fold-out map
• Cardboard stand-up figures

Although I had already been playing D&D for quite a while, I purchased this because it looked fun. It also was unthreatening enough to get my younger brother into the game. He agrees that the mechanisms for learning are good, but admittedly it was cool packaging and sheer amount of stuff, such as the A3 map and playing pieces, that was impressive. The Dragon Cards are actually the introduction to the game. It is reminiscent of the way the Basic Players Manual teaches the game, illustrating concepts step by step.

This is just an introduction to the game. The Dungeons & Dragons Cyclopedia is supposed to show all the rules.

This is a large box, which contains:

• Dungeons & Dragons Rulebook
• 56 "Dragon Cards" inside a DM's screen folder
• Dice
• Fold-out map
• 100 or so Cardboard stand-up figures

Although I had already been playing D&D for quite a while, I purchased this because it looked fun. It also was unthreatening enough to get my younger brother into the game. He agrees that the mechanisms for learning are good, but admittedly it was cool packaging and sheer amount of stuff, such as the A3 map and playing pieces, that was impressive. The Dragon Cards are actually the introduction to the game. It is reminiscent of the way the Basic Players Manual teaches the game, s illustrating concepts step by step. The adventure starts with you being captured by the bad guy, Zanzer, and gradually passing through these sections: Player Characters, Combat, Ability Scores/Classes, Armour & Weapons, Magic, Encounters, and a "What Next" section which tells a player how to create a dungeon and finally a couple of scenarios to be played with a group. Whilst you go from section to section, you are progressing through the supplied map. With the group play, you are supposed to finish off the rest of the map, and finally you can play the dungeon you populated in the previous section.

The Dragon Cards are contained in a gatefod (3 panel) folder which is pretty comprehensive (and a lot better than the AC2 version). Unfortunately, it is made of thin card, rather than the thick card which the normal games master screens i.e. AC2, AC7, and DMR1 were made of. Also, it doesn't quite sit straight on the table, because it has a cavity into which you slide the cards.

This set is supposed to be an introduction to the game. After finishing 5th level, you are supposed to graduate to the Dungeons & Dragons Cyclopedia, which provides all the rules.