{"id":1101968,"date":"2026-01-27T04:45:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T04:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=510834"},"modified":"2026-01-27T04:45:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T04:45:27","slug":"dd-monsters-and-d20-included-in-new-horrified-game-by-ravensburger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/dd-monsters-and-d20-included-in-new-horrified-game-by-ravensburger\/","title":{"rendered":"D&#038;D monsters and d20 included in new Horrified game by Ravensburger"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/dd-monsters-and-d20-included-in-new-horrified-game-by-ravensburger.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Today, tabletop game publisher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23794091\/disney-lorcana-upper-deck-lawsuit-response-dismissal\">Ravensburger<\/a> announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24146389\/dungeons-and-dragons-for-dummies\">Dungeons &amp; Dragons<\/a>-based expansion to its acclaimed Horrified tabletop game series at the London Toy Fair. Slated for release this summer, the game will set players against four iconic enemies from the world\u2019s most popular tabletop role-playing game \u2014 with some additional mechanics inspired by D&amp;D.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The fifth game in the franchise, <em>Horrified: Dungeons &amp; Dragons<\/em> is a cooperative board game for one to five players, ages 10 and up. The new RPG-inspired game will share the original line\u2019s base mechanics \u2014 having players work together to overcome puzzles and fight monsters to gather tokens and protect citizens. Each of the four iconic monsters will have unique thematic challenges to bring the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/24158159\/dnd-dungeons-dragons-worlds-realms-adam-lee-book\">TTRPG\u2019s 51 years of history<\/a> into the design and story of this new game. The monster challenges in <em>Horrified: Dungeons &amp; Dragons<\/em> were designed by Peter Lee, the mind behind 10 Dungeons &amp; Dragons board games and the <em>Horrified: Universal Monsters<\/em> game system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Among the familiar creatures fans of the RPG might recognize is the Beholder, one of <em>D&amp;D<\/em> monsters that has been present in the game since its launch in 1974. Unlike many other creatures featured in the RPG, which are based on creatures taken from mythology or folklore, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23665427\/dungeons-and-dragons-honor-among-thieves-sequel-drizzt-dourden\">the Beholder<\/a> \u2014 a floating orb of flesh with one large eye, a mouth, and many protruding eyestalks \u2014 is an entirely original creation of D&amp;D. It came to prominence as one of D&amp;D\u2019s most iconic monsters through it\u2019s featured image on the cover of the first D&amp;D supplement, Grayhawk.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In addition to familiar monsters, <em>Horrified: Dungeons and Dragons<\/em> adds a tabletop gameplay flair into the mix. The board game will incorporate the iconic d20, or 20-sided die, that has become synonymous with the game in popular culture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cAnyone who knows anything about Dungeons &amp; Dragons knows how essential a d20 is to gameplay, so when the opportunity for us to create a Horrified game with D&amp;D monsters came to us, we knew what we had to do,\u201d said Mike Mulvihill, game development manager at Ravensburger in a statement to Polygon. \u201cIt is an honor to merge the historical and awesome worlds and themes of Dungeons &amp; Dragons with the immersive cooperative play that we crafted with Horrified. We believe we have created a board game that will please both dedicated fan bases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The game is slated for release this summer, and will be available for $29.99.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/board-games\/510834\/dnd-horrified-ravensburger-board-game-london-toy-fair\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, tabletop game publisher Ravensburger announced a Dungeons &amp; Dragons-based expansion to its acclaimed Horrified tabletop game series at the London Toy Fair. Slated for release this summer, the game will set players against four iconic enemies from the world\u2019s most popular tabletop role-playing game \u2014 with some additional mechanics inspired by D&amp;D.\u00a0 The fifth game in the franchise, Horrified: Dungeons &amp; Dragons is a cooperative board game for one to five players, ages 10 and up. The new RPG-inspired game will share the original line\u2019s base mechanics \u2014 having players work together to overcome puzzles and fight monsters to gather tokens and protect citizens. Each of the four iconic monsters will have unique thematic challenges to bring the TTRPG\u2019s 51 years of history into&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/dd-monsters-and-d20-included-in-new-horrified-game-by-ravensburger\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1101969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1101968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>D&#038;D monsters and d20 included in new Horrified game by Ravensburger | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Today, tabletop game publisher Ravensburger announced a Dungeons &amp; 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