Update: Since the tease last week Dungeons & Dragons The Tyrant's Eye Pinball Game has received a trailer showing off some of the features of the table.
Additional detail revealed along with the trailer is the players will take on the role of members of the Dragonshield Guild who is trying to defeat the dragon queen Tiamat. Rath the Relentless, the Red Dragon featured in the game is voiced by Michael Dorn (Worf from Star Trek: The Next Generation) and stars alongside many other well-known voice talent in the D&D and nerd space including Kevin Smith, Luke Gygax, Chris Prynoski, Brendon Small, Anthony Carboni, Mica Burton, Gerard Way, Matthew Mercer, Laura Bailey, and Marisha Ray.
The Pinball machine features game elements such as rolling dice to create random events and choose story paths, the ability to unlock new characters, and multi-axis motion and omnidirectional impact sensing technology. This is also the latest game to support Stern's Insider Connected platform that will not only expand the game's features overtime but will also save players character experience points, inventory, and campaign progress.
A Dungeons & Dragons pinball machine is coming next year. Wizards of the Coast is extending the world's most popular fantasy TTRPG into the realm of old-school time wasters thanks to a deal with Stern Pinball.
The Dungeons & Dragons Pinball Machine Announcement
The official Dungeons & Dragons account announced the Dungeons & Dragons pinball machine via a social media post on X (formerly Twitter).
The post contained little detail. It was a collection of eyeball emojis followed by a thirty-second teaser trailer. The trailer was barebones, showing illustrations of a dungeon, a battle map, a d20 being rolled, and a blink and you'll miss it face of a red dragon. The name of the pinball machine, The Tyrant's Eye, alongside this imagery strongly implies the machine will involve toppling a red dragon tyrant.
The official Stern Pinball website does contain a bit more information. First, there is a limited supply of these pinball machines. Second, the machines will only be shipping to the mainland United States. Sorry, EU and UK fans. Third, purchases of these pinball machines will only be available to All-Access Stern Insider members.
As for the price for one of these maines? The Pro and Premium editions of the Dungeons & Dragons pinball machines will be sold at an MSRP of $6,999. Furthermore, there is a Limited Edition machine available for $12,999.
This does beg the question as to what these pinball machines contain. What novelty will they bring to the game of pinball? Will certain creatures and characters be showcased like the conniving Xanathar or the magnficent Mordenkainen? Those details will be revealed by Stern on January 3.
The release of a Dungeons & Dragons pinball machine is a natural extension of the game's growing popularity. One that has surged thanks to the rise of actual plays like Critical Role and Dimension 20 alongside the critical and commercial success of Larian Studios' Baldur's Gate 3.
