WizKids and Wizards of the Coast Partner Up

ICv2 reports that “WizKids to Take over ‘D&D’ Board Games”… Wizards of the Coast and WizKids have partnered up to publish a new board game in the Dungeons & Dragons Adventure System.   The game is planned for March 2015.  Not too much is available and Wizards declined to comment but the game will have multiple scenarios, quests, cooperative game play, 40 figures, 200 cards, 55 interlocking tiles, 168 tokens, and an adventure book.  The game will be for 1 to 5 players and a play time of an hour. A couple of interesting pieces from their article...

WizKids is not designing the game; the sales sheet states that "Wizards of the Coast... is designing and developing the game." But just because some tie-in game products are licensed to another company doesn’t mean that the storylines aren’t carefully planned and coordinated.  Given the secrecy surrounding the subject matter, it would not be surprising if the new board game were tied more closely to current D&D story lines than past games have been.  WotC is currently pursuing a cross-platform integrated experience with D&D 5th Edition content...