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What was the first RPG?

August 29, 2018 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The first evening of tabletop roleplaying, as we would recognise it today, was run by Dave Arneson in 1971. The campaign setting was Blackmoor, and the game system was a modified version of Chainmail.…

Filed Under: Tabletop RPGs Tagged With: Avalon Hill, blackmoor, chainmail, Dave Arneson, diplomacy, dragon pass, Dungeons & Dragons, empire of the petal throne, Gary Gygax, Glorantha, Greg Stafford, jeff perren, Tekumel, TSR, tunnels & trolls

 

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