Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures Game



The Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures Game (DDM) is a collectible skirmish miniatures wargame game played with pre-painted, plastic miniature figures based on characters and monsters from the Dungeons & Dragons games. Released in September of 2003 by Wizards of the Coast, which is owned by Hasbro, DDM is composed of loosely themed sets that are released roughly every 4 months.

The game is played on a grid of one-inch squares, each representing five feet; the scale is thus 1:60.

All figures are designated as being a "common",  "uncommon", or  "rare" piece. This rarity determines the odds of obtaining each piece within a pre-packaged expansion pack or starter set. By making certain pieces of higher worth to be less available, DDM has a collectible component similar to collectible trading card games such as Magic: The Gathering (also published by Wizards of the Coast).

Unlike Dungeons & Dragons, which like most role-playing games has players playing the part of a single character, the Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures Game is a miniatures wargame in which two opponents pit armies of units against each other. In order to allow rule adjudication without a Dungeon Master, the DDM rules are simplified from Dungeons & Dragons' combat system, with a few additional features unique to the skirmish game.

The Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures Game also currently serves as Hasbro's official line of miniature figures for the Dungeons & Dragons game.

Rulebooks

 * Miniatures Skirmish Rules 2003
 * Miniatures Handbook Rules Supplement
 * Miniatures Skirmish Rules 2004
 * Miniatures Quick Start guide 2006
 * Miniatures Battle Rules 2008

Icons
Three standalone figures, called Icons, have been released. These are the Gargantuan Black Dragon released in August 2006, the Colossal Red Dragon released in September 2006 , and the Gargantuan Blue Dragon released in January 2007. There is one Icon Scenario Pack called the 'Legend of Drizzt Scenario Pack' released September 2007. It features 3 figures Drizzt Do'Urden, Wulfgar, and Icingdeath the Gargantuan White Dragon. Linae Foster, Asst. Brand Manager made a forum posting in January 2007 stating that future releases in the Icon range would not be limited to single figures. At GenCon 2007 a prototype Icon of a Gargantuan Orcus was on display. As of November 2007 they have not yet confirmed production of this Icon although Amazon US have it listed as a pre-orderable item released on 4th April 2008. The Amazon US website also lists as a pre-orderable item an Icon of a Gargantuan Dracolich, to be released on 19th August 2008. No word, official or otherwise, has of yet been released on this possibility, and no prototype has been seen.