If you're a fan of miniatures, this game offers some serious value. Let's take a look at how the game plays, and what you get in the package. It's a great way to get your fix, or to bring a new player into the fold. You can set up one of the 13 co-operative adventures in Castle Ravenloft in a matter of minutes, and a game will last between one hour and 90 minutes once you understand the rules. Besides, Castle Ravenloft's claim to fame is offering bite-sized chunks of fourth-edition Dungeons and Dragons-and that's hard to pass up.ĭungeons and Dragons is a game that requires preparation-time to create character sheets and plan a campaign-and the sessions can be long if you're in the middle of an adventure. Hence, our decision to go with Wizards of the Coast's Castle Ravenloft in the third installment. But someone pointed out in the comments to our last review that the idea is to talk about board games in general, not have a Fantasy Flight column.

This is our third board game review here at Ars-we've previously reviewed Elder Gods and Drakon, both by Fantasy Flight-and we had originally planned to dive into Tannhauser, a WWI-era miniatures game, also by Fantasy Flight. Sometimes my job provides moments of great fun, and that was certainly one of them. 'I have to bring this game to the Internet!' 'Oh, c'mon man, this is for work!' I told him, going back to my wallet for my personal debit card. When I went to buy Castle Ravenloft at the local hobbyshop, they told me they didn't take American Express.

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