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Wizards of the Coast announced that they’ll be releasing a Dungeons & Dragons line of The Great Dalmuti cards. The traditional game set will get a D&D-themed revamp to feature classic monsters and creatures from D&D canon, with all new art and some nods to fan favorites.
Wizards of the Coast has had year punctuated by change. The game developer behind Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering has been increasingly adding and removing content from the various products in those universes, adding old favorites to new systems and banning items that violate their increasing regulations on diversity and inclusion. Recently, Dungeons & Dragons experienced an update in the form of a new adventure, with new monsters and a Forgotten Realms area for players to revisit and explore. Both D&D and Magic are old systems that have grown with their audience and their increasing popularity, and The Great Dalmuti, while distinctly less high maintenance than Wizards of the Coast’s other offerings, is overdue an upgrade.
The announcement of the revamp of The Great Dalmuti comes with some great nods for Dungeons & Dragons fans in the form of cards that feature mind flayers, gnolls, and more. The original card game, which was designed by Richard Garfield and features 13 cards, invites players to strategize to one-up one another, without relying on the more luck-based game system that D&D utilizes. The update combines old and new, introducing Dungeons & Dragons art by artist Harry Conway to the game to revitalize it while treating fans to old standards they know and love. The game is playable by up to 8 people and encourages players to be devious and ruthless in their strategies.
Wizards of the Coast is no stranger to the power of the crossover. In the last few years, the studio has released entries in both the Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering canons that allow fans to incorporate some of their favorite elements from other media into the games. In April, Magic: The Gathering unveiled a Godzilla crossover that allowed players to utilize Godzilla Series monsters (including the king himself) in their Magic games, and Dungeons & Dragons has had numerous crossovers over the years, including a Rick and Morty mashup.
Part of the joy of Dungeons & Dragons is the recognizability of the monsters near and dear to the game, which shows like Stranger Things employ to great effect. The application of Dungeons & Dragons themes and style to a classic game like The Great Dalmuti is a wise one, and may allow Wizards of the Coast to riff on the game with more art and more monsters in the future.
The Great Dalmuti: Dungeons & Dragons will be available in November and will retail for $14.99.