It was intended to be a pathway for beginners to start with, and for players to eventually play the full Advanced Dungeons & Dragons tabletop game after kindling their interest.

[1] The game used a ruleset that was simpler than the basic Dungeons & Dragons rules to make it easier to play.

[2] The game came with several fold-out maps, cards, dice, an instructional VHS video, and a number of plastic miniatures.

At the end of the tape is a section for the Dragon Master, which includes tips and tricks to help the players have fun, as well as making the game challenging.

Each player receives a card representing his character, which shows ratings for Armor Class, Speed, Attack Strength, and special abilities.

The Dragon Strike game was designed by Bruce Nesmith and Andria Hayday, and published by TSR, Inc. in 1993.

Warrior, Elf, Wizard and Thief were the titles, and expanded on the lore and adventures leading up to the video and game.

After a few rounds of Dragon Strike's "Role-playing Lite", I suspect most players will be salivating for the real thing".

[5] The game sold acceptably well, selling out its initial printing of 100,000 copies, with orders for 50,000 more from toy and hobby stores.

[2] The overprinting did have the benefit of allowing TSR to essentially take out a "loan" from Random House, as TSR's contract with them allowed them to ship the excess copies to Random House for immediate payment, and only be charged with debt later after the unsold copies were returned.