A newDungeons & Dragonspinball machine is coming out this year, featuring an epic voice cast and tons of amazing nods to the popular tabletop franchise.Dungeons & Dragonshas had a massive 50th anniversary, with multiple brand crossovers and a new set of rulebooks that made massive revisions to the current Fifth Edition rules.D&D’s anniversary celebrations are spilling into 2025, with the release of anewMonster Manualdue out in February and several other big plans teased as well.
Stern Pinball, a maker of licensed pinball games, has announcedDungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye, a new pinball machine coming out this year.The game features an animatronic mech red dragonand the voice talents of Michael Dorn, Kevin Smith, Luke Gygax, Chris Prynoski, Brendon Small, Gerard Way, Matthew Mercer, Laura Bailey, and Marisha Ray. The game also features a campaign storyline with character creation, items that can be unlocked or purchased with gold, and a branching storyline. Characters will also face classicD&Dmonsters like owlbears, mimics, and even a gelatinous cube that traps pinballs using magnets.
What Is Dungeons & Dragons: The Tyrant’s Eye?
The Tyrant’s Eyeisn’t the first pinball machine to be released with aDungeons & Dragonstheme. Bally Manufacturing released aDungeons & Dragonspinball machine back in 1987, complete with Larry Elmore art pulled from the Red Box. However, the newTyrant’s Eyecomes with several new features in addition to standard pinball offerings like ramps, targets, and bumpers. For one,the game utilizes a save function via Stern’s Insider Connected system that allows a player to continue their campaign, using the same character and unlocking new choices and features as they progress through the campaign.
Tyrant’s Eyealso features a new storyline, featuring Tiamat the Dragon Queen trying to escape her abyssal prison. Players will also face off against Xanathar the beholder and Sammaster the lich, along with Rath the Ruthless, the red dragon that appears in the pinball machine. Rath the Ruthless is voiced by Dorn and shoots multiple pinballs at players when enraged.The Tyrant’s Eyewill be released with three different versions, with prices varying between $6,999 and $12,999 depending on the edition.
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New Pinball Machine Seems Like Worthy Representation Of D&D
Pinball machines are getting more and more impressive, and thisDungeons & Dragonspinball machine looks absolutely amazing. Ilove that players can play through a campaign narrated by Matt Mercer,featuring voices byCritical Rolecast members and other D&D luminaries.
The ability to save your character and continuously play through a campaign seems like a pretty cool feature. It does seem likeDungeons & Dragonsis growing more and more as a brand while the game itself isn’t growing at nearly the same pace, although that could change as Wizards starts rolling outits 2025 slate of books.
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Dungeons and Dragons
Dungeons and Dragons is a popular tabletop game originally invented in 1974 by Ernest Gary Gygax and David Arneson. The fantasy role-playing game brings together players for a campaign with various components, including abilities, races, character classes, monsters, and treasures. The game has drastically expanded since the ’70s, with numerous updated box sets and expansions.
