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Descent borrowed mechanics from Doom: The Boardgame, released in late 2004. In many ways the game mechanics of Descent are an expansion upon those of Doom: The Boardgame.
Descent is set in Terrinoth, the same fantasy universe as Runebound.
HeroQuest could be considered the grandfather of Descent, with characters assigned to the players, and equipment purchased before descending into a dungeon region to solve quests. Descent prevents the 'stalling' tactics players were capable of in HeroQuest - the deck the Overlord uses in Descent acts as a timer, so every action taken by the heroes comes with a price.
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