Dungeon Legends Components Overview and Impressions

I am a sucker for cooperative, dungeon crawl games, and when Asmodee Canada reached out and asked if I wanted to look at Dungeon Legends, it was an easy, “Yes” from me! Getting the game unboxed took a bit of work as you build the various boxes and fill them with their pieces, but once that was done, I was VERY impressed with the game’s production, which made me more excited to play.

Dungeon Legends plays over a number of Chapters which are all detailed in the Chapter Booklet included with the game. Chapters will have chapter specific pieces, and those are all stored in a variety of little tuck boxes that are included with the game. You do have to assemble the boxes and then load them with the appropriate pieces, but as this isn’t really a “legacy” experience, you won’t really be spoiling anything while you load the pieces where they need to go.

The tuck box quality was pretty solid, and I loved that the side flaps that ultimately give the box its structure were pre folded and ready to go. This is a nice feature as it gives the box structure. Normally, when boxes are flat packed to go in a box, if you don’t crease those side flaps enough, the boxes themselves come out a bit wobbly.

The punchboard was a bit less impressive. A few of my punchboard sheets were damaged before I even go to punch them out. The corners looked to have been banged up, and the top layer of the cardboard tiles was peeling back. When I punched the rest of the pieces, it wasn’t as clean as I would like to see in a modern board game – I was often concerned about tearing my pieces. With a bit of care, however, I did get everything punched out with no issues.

The cardboard itself, however, is perfect. The pieces are nice and glossy, and thick enough for what you need to use them for. A few pieces require little plastic bases to make a standee, and these pieces fit onto the plastic base well without 1) being too loose; and 2) wrecking the cardboard itself.

The cards are pretty good, although in games like this I do prefer to sleeve them up. A bunch of cards will need to be stored away in the tuck boxes for later chapters, and I found that when using my premium GameGenic sleeves that there was still plenty of room to 1) fit the cards; and 2) fit the rest of the pieces as well.

The dual layered characters boards are a highlight, although you get just a bit of warping (which is normal for dual layered boards because of the glueing process). There are small little wooden heart pieces that represent your health which nestle nicely into slots on the board. The highlight of the entire package, however, is the neoprene mat included in the box! I love when a neoprene mat is standard for board games, and I don’t believe this is the first time Rebel Studios has done this. A neoprene mat was also included in MLEM.

The production quality here is fantastic, and I’m very impressed overall. A few hiccups with my cardboard punchboards which I attribute more to shipping then poor quality, but I thought it was worth noting none-the-less. I cannot wait to table Dungeon Legends and see how this plays – I’m really looking forward to this one!