Another D&D Advent Calendar Done Wrong!
Last year around this time I started seeing ads for a D&D themed advent calendar, with all kinds of goodies - dice, minis, etc. After looking over the promotional image, several things started bothering me. One, it wasn't an official Wizards of the Coast product, but they were using images of Player's Handbook cover. A different version had the image of the original D&D movie. I couldn't image a company paying all those licensing fees for different cover images. Also, some of the included items didn't look like they would fit inside the box sizes shown, like a fire giant mini, or a wooden treasure chest. In short it was all a scam. But strangely, they did deliver product to those who paid, but none of the products shown on the promotion. If you want to see a video of what was included, here's the reveal for day 5. (Note there was a legitimate advent calendar from Adventure Dice in 2020, but it was all dice and the packaging was unimpressive to say the least ...