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.

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.

Wizards of the Coast also makes a Star Wars Miniatures Game, based upon their own Star Wars rules, which are similar to the rules of DDM, although simpler.

Sets
A thirteenth set, Night Below, is scheduled for release in July 2007. The theme for this set will be dungeons and is confirmed to include a Raistlin Majere figure.

A fourteenth set, Desert of Desolation is scheduled for a November release. This set will feature new figures and rules for mounted combat.

Icons
Three standalone figures, called icons, have been released. These were Gargantuan Black Dragon in August 2006, Colossal Red Dragon in September 2006, and Gargantuan Blue Dragon in January 2007. The next planned release in the Icon range will the Legend of Drizzt Scenario Pack on 26th September 2007. This will feature 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.