In James Rolfe’s long-running series Board James, the internet star plays the 1993 action fantasy game– Dragon Strike in the second episode. This video also marks the first time that James introduces himself as Board James. In the episode, he discusses the complexity of Dragon Strike and how his friends were too intimidated by all the instructions and set-ups to want to play it.
Dragon Strike has similar game play to Milton Bradley’s HeroQuest. One player acts as the “Dragon Master” and controls the placement, movement, and action of the villains. The rest of the players control one of five different hero types (Warrior, Wizard, Thief, Elf, or Dwarf) and attempt to complete various adventure goals. Dragon Strike takes the HeroQuest game play and goes a step further in a few directions, adding new rules and strategies.
James also pokes fun at how the old-timey font of the game’s “trap” cards make them read like “crap” cards. He also reacts to some parts of the VHS tape that’s required to watch at certain points of the game. It’s rather intense. See for yourself and check out the full episode right here: