Dungeons & Dragons meets League of Legends in Trials of Tempus board game

Dungeons & Dragons: Trials of Tempus was designed by Heavy Dragon studios. There is an emphasis on team battles very similar to multiplayer battle arena games such as DoTA 2, League of Legends, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, and others of this kind. On that note, having the theme of the game built around Tempus (the God of Battle of the Forgotten Realms setting) makes perfect sense.

According to the official description of the board game:

Dungeons & Dragons: Trials of Tempus is a cooperative, team-based game for 2-8 players, where rival parties of Heroic adventurers battle to prove their worth and mettle in the ever-changing Battlerealms of Tempus, God of War! Choose your Hero wisely, for the skills and allies you need to conquer each Trial are never the same, and the Guardian that awaits you all at the end will surely test the limits of your bravery... or is it your cunning? The Trial will tell. To win, you and your party must work together to earn more Victory Points than your rivals by completing Quests and gathering Loot! Finally, you must defeat the Trial Guardian. Whichever party has the most Victory Points when the Trial Guardian falls wins the Trial!

The Dungeons & Dragons: Trials of Tempus Board Game will come with the following contents: 9 map tile pieces 4 d20 dice 344 cards 333 tokens 25 painted plastic miniatures 1 rulebook

While the Standard Edition and Premium Editon of the Dungeons & Dragons-inspired board game will both have the same contents, the miniatures in the Premium Edition will come fully painted. While that is convenient and adds to the aesthetics of the miniatures, an additional $100 might be a little steep (unless there are other features the Premium Edition will have that are not announced yet).

Although Trials of Tempus is not an official crossover with League of Legends from Riot Games, the game mechanics does echo the popular multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA). Coincidentally, there was a Dungeons & Dragons 5E setting based on League of Legends lore.

Legends of Runeterra: Dark Tides of Bilgewater

was previously available on D&D Beyond, but has since been discontinued.

Dungeons & Dragons: Trials of Tempus Board Game is available for pre-order for $99.99 for the Standard Edition and $199.99 for the Premium Edition. The game will be released and begin shipping on August 2023.