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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

Gaming history: Dungeons & Dreamers review

March 4, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

The 40th birthday for Dungeons & Dragons happened this year, the community celebrated it and the hobby basked in some positive press attention. Today is International GM’s Day and it seems a fitting day to look back at the hobby.…

Filed Under: Books, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: brad king, Dave Arneson, Dungeons & Dragons, dungeons & dreamers, Gary Gygax, id software, john borland, reviews, Richard Garriott, Ultima

The creation of Dungeons & Dragons: The Great Kingdom

January 30, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This is the trailer for the documentary The Great Kingdom that follows the creation of Dungeons & Dragons. It’s about the great work of Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson… and then the troubles with TSR.…

Filed Under: Online Shows, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dave Arneson, Dungeons & Dragons, Gary Gygax, the great kingdom, trailers

Does anyone care? Happy 40th birthday to Dungeons and Dragons

January 26, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 3 Comments

Today is Dungeons & Dragon’s 40th birthday. While we can’t be %100 that the 26th is the exact date, as it was never announced, historian and author Jon Peterson presents some great research on his blog that really leaves little debate.…

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dave Arneson, Dungeons & Dragons, Gary Gygax, gygax magazine, Jon Peterson, wizards of the coast

Celebrate the birthday of modern roleplaying

January 10, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

We’ve roleplayed for generations but Dungeons & Dragons is considered the first modern roleplaying game. It was published in 1974 and will be 40 this year. This blogger has asked Wizards of the Coast whether they’ll be celebrating the birthday of their flagship RPG.…

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dave Arneson, Dungeon & Dragons, Gary Gygax

Gaming history: A First Survey – Science Fiction Hobby Games

September 1, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Do you know much about the origin of the roleplaying games hobby? Perhaps you know Gary Gygax published Dungeons & Dragons in 1974? A gamer geek might remind you that it was Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax who published the game.…

Filed Under: Books, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dave Arneson, Gary Gygax, Kenneth Bulmer, Neal Tringham, Richard Bartle, Roy Trubshaw, Tribes of Crane

Swords and Wizardry Monstrosities review

March 23, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Swords and Wizardry Monstrosities is the largest ever compilation of monsters for Swords & Wizardry from Frog God Games. There are 186 new monsters and hundreds of older monsters from the first edition of the game and they’re all in one place.…

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dave Arneson, frog god games, Gary Gygax, monsters, reviews, Swords & Wizardry

Who actually created D&D? A Dungeons and Dragons documentary

August 27, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This video is a trailer for a Dungeons & Dragons documentary. I think it looks pretty good. It’s a complex story – even around apparently simple questions like; “Who actually created D&D?”…

Filed Under: Online Shows, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dave Arneson, Dungeons & Dragons, Gary Gygax, kickstarters, wizards of the coast

RPG News: 30th Anniversary Celebration | Echoes #17

January 3, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

RPG Industry News D&D 30th Anniversary Details Paranoia XP Announced Green Ronin Licenses The Black Company Blue Rose D&D 30th Anniversary Details Celebrate as a pop culture icon turns 30! Since it first released in 1974, the fantasy roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons® has taken millions of players on imaginary adventures of epic scale.…

Filed Under: Echoes from the Wyrd Tagged With: Dave Arneson, Dungeons & Dragons, echoes from the wyrd, Gary Gygax, rpg, wizards of the coast

Joseph Goodman e-View | Echoes #10

December 20, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Joseph Goodman is the founder of the busy Goodman Games publishing companies. Goodman Games produces several d20 lines including, but not limited to, Broncosaurus Rex, the Complete Guides and Dungeon Crawl Classics.…

Filed Under: Echoes from the Wyrd Tagged With: Dave Arneson, dungeon crawl classics, echoes from the wyrd, goodman games, interview, Joseph Goodman, rpg, wizards of the coast

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