Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book.

I an unable to review this title, as it was archived before I had a chance to download and read it. This feedback is only to stop this title from adversely affecting my netgalley feedback rate. If in the future I have the opportunity to read this title, I will post a proper review here.

I'm sorry to say I couldn't finish this book due to my laptop breaking down. By the time I had a new one, this book had already been archived. I would really love to have finished because what I did see of it, I very much enjoyed. I am giving the book 3 stars only because I couldn't finish. It in no way reflects my feelings on the book.

So, overall I liked this cookbook, but this is also the longest review for a cookbook I've ever written in my life. I get it's food for RPG nerds, but I have some grievances. With a positive spin you could say recipe-wise it has something for everyone, and at all cooking skill levels! But—though I admit it could be because I read and work with a lot of cookbooks and am used to seeing them organized a certain way—for me the end result felt a little unfocused and scattered.

There are plenty of recipes that are mostly just putting together individual components than actual cooking. There's a toasted ravioli recipe that use frozen ravioli, monkey break with tin biscuit dough, and cupcakes that use a box mix, but also cupcakes that are from scratch. These recipes are mostly traditional party food recipes—so your usual wings, crab dip, dirt cups (but boozy, and quite delicious if you're looking for recommendations), finger foods—but then there are also very involved recipes and like...whole turkey legs, which fit the RPG/DnD energy but not so much the "easy foods for your game night" premise. So yes, something for everyone, but it's also kind of weird to see a recipe for cowboy caviar where the directions are basically "put all in bowl and stir" near something like a yule log cake or a hot water crust pie, both which require a little more technical skill, and not a lot of middle ground.

The organization was really weird. I'm still not sure what the decision-making process was behind how they organized these recipes, especially considering there's an appendix with all the recipes that organizes them in the standard way with breakfast, lunch, dinner, appetizers/snacks, and dessert that makes SO MUCH MORE SENSE than the way they did it. There's another moderately popular RPG cookbook that similarly organizes based on their whims (or species in that book's case) rather than the usual appetizers, drinks, entrees, sweets style you see in cookbooks, but they do it much better. It felt like that cookbook put a lot more thought into, thematically, how to group the recipes, and like they created recipes to fit those groups. This one felt more like they had a specific set of recipes, mostly party foods, and grouped them arbitrarily. When I think of RPG-inspired foods I think of comforting foods, tavern meals like stews with hearty breads, or maybe some whimsy for Elvish foods. I don't think I'd consider pizza bagels, no matter how delicious, to be RPG-inspired. This book is definitely much easier to work with and more accessible all around than the official DnD cookbook, but it also sacrifices thematic relevance for it. Comparison is the thief of joy and all that, so I'm moving on.

The book on the whole needed a lot more pictures. As much as I liked the colorful and whimsical illustrations, I'd rather forego them if it means we get more pictures of the food. I applaud the food photographer for the clean photos and making the food look especially appetizing, to the point that I wanted more of that.

All in all, it's a good cookbook, but it missed the mark for me on the "RPG-inspired" front. There are some good recipes in here but honestly, most of this isn't novel. I think I'd be a little bummed if I bought this thinking it would be heavily DnD/RPG-inspired recipes only to find things like oven s'mores, skewers with watermelon and feta, pizza bagels, and dirt cups. It's a cookbook of delicious food, but not enough photos and a definite disconnect from what they said they'd set out to do. A little too much "level up your game night" and not enough "RPG" for me.

I still think if I went to a party with these foods, it'd be a hell of a party though. So do what you will.

Very cute and geeky cookbook. You can tell the author's put a lot of time and thought into it however, I would have liked some easier recipes to use for a game/dungeon night get together. Most of these recipes would have been very time consuming to make.

Do you have game-night? Whether it be a dungeons and dragons or another game, then ‘The Dügeonmeister Cookbook’ will give you a variety of food that suits game-night.

8 seperate chapters make it very easy to find what type of food that you feel like will suit your game-night. The sections are Snacks For Those Who Walk Upright, Snacks For Every Character, Food For Feats, Noshes For Magical Marvels, Dainties For Demons And Friends, Bites For Behemouths, Fare For Faraway Places, and Finger Food For RPGers.

I cannot wait to try almost all of these recipes, so many look so good! I personally am going to try the Cloakers (Scallion Pancakes), Piercing Blades (Teriyaki Chicken Skewers), and Necklace of Fireballs (Coconut Chicken Nuggets and Tropical Sauce). These were just a few of the 75 recipes that you have on offer, and I every single recipe included will work in some way for you game night. Nibbles, sweet treat and even full meals are all included in here.

A great book for game-night, whatever game you play.

This is a fun cookbook for your favorite gamer. My husband and sons love D&D, and my oldest son is a DM so I read this with them in mind. It wouldn't be a good fit for us since our family consists of a lot of vegetarians and we're all gluten free. These are very traditional recipes for snacks, sandwiches, desserts, etc. There are colorful role playing illustrations in each chapter and the recipes all have D&D related names with blurbs about how they're related to gaming.

There are gorgeous full page color illustrations of some recipes, maybe 1/4 or 1/3 of them. I really prefer a photo of each recipe. There isn't nutritional information for the recipes for those who need to track carbs, calories, salt, etc. Some of the recipes do seem D&D related but mostly they just look like nice recipes to feed your friends, not necessarily like some of the sci-fi related cookbooks where they use fanciful colors, shapes, ingredients, etc. to really seem magical. The food styling often involves things like a tiny sword in the sandwiches, but these don't look necessarily any different from any other food you'd serve while gaming. The food styling for the burger on the cover is awesome and is my favorite recipe photo, but it is essentially a homemade burger that you top with a packet of hollandaise sauce mix and some other ingredients. It certainly sounds delicious though.

Many of the recipes call for pre-made ingredients like frozen ravioli and pudding mix, but others do require things like making bread from scratch. The recipes are kind of randomly organized into chapters by themes, instead of all the desserts in one place and so on. These are nice recipes and the blurbs are fun if you want to convince your friends they're gaming foods.

Three stars for "liked it."

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

This is so fun!!! The authors clearly had a great time with the theme and each recipe has hysterical notes and commentary included. While the book is organized by gaming theme, the recipes are indexed more traditionally at the end (breakfast, appetizers, etc.) for quick reference.

The recipes themselves are all very appealing and presented clearly. Ingredient lists are well-organized and instructions are well-explained. There is a nice mix of beginner/low-prep recipes and more ambitious projects. Almost all of this is very doable for even a novice home cook. I would have loved to have seen photographs of each recipe. Only about half have pictures in the book, but they do look lovely.

This would be an excellent handbook for anyone hosting game night and a wonderful gift for any avid gamers in your circle!

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

I’m not a rpg person (my friends are) but I do love a good theme.

One might think this is a gimmicky cookbook and they would be completely wrong. These recipes are legit fantastic! They are fun and great for any game night not just rpg!!! I do wish there were a few more pictures because the recipes sound so good I’d love to see what if should look like!

Being so heavily into D and D myself, I had to read this book! The themes in this book are well researched and entertaining. I am especially excited about the Dwarven Battle Pasta (Toasted Ravioli), Multiclassic Salad (Gnocchi German Potato Salad), and Adamantine Bars (Cherry Cheesecake Bars).

I mean didn't you ever want to know how to create your own turkey leg? I also appreciate the way they put an index at the beginning of the book, and each chapter. But if you are looking for way to each themed and healthy? This is not is, but I am sure substitutions can be made.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a fun book!

There is a variety of recipes from finger foods to main dishes that are both sweet and savory. There's information on what inspired each recipe, the recipe its self, and more information on how each recipe ties into D&D. I wish there were more photos, some of the recipes have them but others don't. The recipes are in standard measurements and some don't require a lot of work.

It's a fun find to spice up game night!

This cookbook is next level for all gamers/adventurers! It really feels like stepping in to a tavern along your travels and enjoying the delicacies.

There are beautiful pictures and fun artwork mixed in with a nice formatting that makes it feel like a game guide book in a way. This cookbook covers everything from appetizers, entrees, desserts and more. It all looks incredibly delicious and I'll definitely be giving all of these a try!

As a gamer & lover of cookbooks I was so excited when I was approved for this book. It is a collection of 75 game friendly bar bites, finger foods and easy-to-share meals. Full of fun commentary, perfectly named recipes and flavor combinations that I am looking forward to trying.

This is definitely a book a couple of my friends will be getting for their birthday or holidays. I have already gifted their previous books A Dragon Walks Into a Bar: An RPG Joke Book and Düngeonmeister: 75 Epic RPG Cocktail Recipes to Shake Up Your Campaign. Can’t wait to complete their collections!

I want to thank NetGalley, Jef Aldrich & Jon Taylor and Adams Media for the e-ARC of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are honest, my own and left voluntarily.

This is such a fun and geeky cookbook! It's ok if you don't know anything about Dungeons and Dragons. The fun and easy recipes (some quick too) are great for any kind of party, get together, and especially game night. You just might not get all the fun references. There's plenty in here to satisfy any band of misfits.

This cookbook is creative and punny. You can tell a lot of thought was put into creating it; coming up with recipes that fit what different species or characters would eat. I loved all the descriptions and Lord of the Rings references. I also LOVED the art used in between chapters.

The only complaint I have is that I wanted more pictures of the food. Only about half of the recipes had pictures and I was curious to know what the end result would look like for some of the recipes. There were these random marble-colored squares throughout the cookbook, and I don't know if those are eventually going to be pictures and they were just place holders, but they were just kinda misplaced.

I received an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
4 1/2 Stars

I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

As an avid eater and player of games, I was thrilled to get a copy of this book. The illustrations ay the beginning of each chapter are amazing and the food pictures look soooo tasty. I liked the fun notes at the end of recipes explaining things like elf types or optional additions. The voice of the book is fun and geeky. Love it!

Themed cookbooks can be hit or miss, but this one was amazing! I loved the illustrations to introduce the various chapters, and there were so many great sounding recipes with great DnD names and tie-ins. I definitely will be purchasing this when it comes out! This is a great cookbook for anyone who likes DnD.

I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.