To compliment the long-running role-playing game, Wizards of the coast created a table-top collectable miniatures game to further expand the Dungeons and Dragons Universe.

The playing system is based on a simplified D20 system, which is the combat system for 3rd Edition D&D. Players familiar with hit points, armor class, and saving throws will find this game almost second nature. The gaming system is the exact same one as used in the Star Wars Miniature game, another product of Wizards of the Coast.

Players collect and build a part of characters and monsters and they pair off to do battle, using cardboard tiles to simulate a dungeon. The characters, represented by plastic figurines, come with a card that has the figures statistics.

Some of the most compelling features of the Dungeons and Dragons miniature game is its similarity to the role-playing game and the use of the D20 combat system. Traditional players of Dungeons and Dragons can enjoy a quick, light-hearted game without pulling out the tombs and manuals and filling out massive character sheets. The miniature game is also an excellent avenue for competitive play, in tournaments of with friends, unlike the role-playing game which is burdened with house rules and style of play.

An added bonus to the game is that the figurines are also able to be used in the role playing game. The dungeons tiles and pre-painted figurines are to scale with the traditional lead figurines of D&D games of old. In addition, Wizards of the coast has printed the role-playing statistics on the same stats card, enabling a Dungeon master to quickly use the figurines without having to dig the creatures out of a monster manual.