A 2012 thread on Troll Lord Games’ site predicts we’ll never see Castle Zagyg in PDF.
The Lost Dungeons of Tonisborg: Rediscovered 2nd oldest RPG dungeon with free samples
Greg Svenson was given a play-test copy of D&D in the summer of 1973, while Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax laboured to finish the manuscript.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #163
Routinely Itemised offers bullet points of RPG news, new releases, reviews, interviews, and RPGs tips from around the web.
RPG Publisher Spotlight: BRW Games
The first product we published was Adventures Dark and Deep™, which was spawned from a post on my blog about Gary Gygax’s never-implemented plans for a second edition of AD&D.
Listen to learn about the history of tabletop RPGs with the great Shannon Appelcline
Designers & Dragons: The ’70s is a comprehensive picture of the beginnings of the RPG industry.
Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons on pre-order
It’s not just creator v creator history in the book. As you might expect, Game Wizards also looks at the Satanic Panic and not just at the problems that caused, but the advantages as well.
Christmas in July: Chainmail, the game which became D&D, is on sale
The DMs Guild has more than a PDF scan copy of Chainmail available. The print-on-demand softcover is also available. The bundle, with both, is also marked down.
Fandom conventions update for July
Geek Native runs an RPG, fandom and geeky events calendar.
The confusing re-return of TSR Games and a potential dinosaur theme park
So we’re left to unearth these clues found scattered over their social media activities and one very sketchy press release.
Gary Gygax’s own DM has finally licensed his original works
Robert J. Kuntz is an author and game designer who played with Gary Gygax in that fateful demonstration by Dave Arneson of Blackmoor in 1972. He later went on to DM Gary Gygax.
