Dungeons & Dragons Basic Game - 2006 Edition

2006 Edition

The 2006 edition follows a similar format to the 2004 Edition, but contains the following:

• 12 fully painted plastic miniatures:
  • 4 heroes (Lanin/Wizard, Dothal/Cleric, Carn/Rogue, Regdar/Fighter)
  • 2 goblins (1 archer, 1 warrior)
  • 1 orc
  • 1 skeleton
  • 1 harpy
  • 1 minotaur
  • 1 gargoyle
  • 1 small blue dragon
• 4 double-sided dungeon map tiles (all different from 2004)
• 1 double-sided token sheet (for doors, chests, etc.)
• 4 character booklets
• 6 dice (one of each: black d4, red d6, orange d8, green d10, yellow d12, blue d20)
• 1 Dungeon Masters booklet
• 1 Setup sheet (first encounter, which is also in the Advanced Rulebook)
• 1 Advanced Rulebook

Almost all of the content is different from the 2004 edition; only Regdar the Fighter made it into the 2006 edition. The sorcerer (Aramil) was replaced with a wizard (Lanin), and the young black dragon was replaced with a young blue dragon.

The Dungeon Master's book in the 2006 edition shows a purple d10% die pictured, yet there was not one included in the box.

The tilesets are all different, as are the monsters and encounters. The 2004 set did not have the small token pieces (printed on thinner stock than the map tiles). While the 2004 edition included four extra monster miniatures, many of the miniatures included in the 2006 edition are larger (minotaur, gargoyle, harpie, and blue dragon) than most of the miniatures included in the earlier edition.

The Dungeons and Dragons Player's Kit is promoted as the sequel to the 2006 Basic game. It features a larger set of dice (1 d4, 4 d6, 1 d8, 2 d10, 1 d12, 1 d20 - all of which are a darker, marbled colored), an introduction to character creation booklet, a rules summary booklet, a solo adventure and a softcover version of the v.3.5 Player's Handbook. There is also included an Aberrations booster pack of eight random miniatures. The booster pack is in its own booster pack box (exactly like one would find on a store shelf when they were issued).