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Playing at the World 2E V2 Arrives original ↗

5 May 2025

2024

A Fiftieth Anniversary Year original ↗

30 Dec 2024

Jim Ward's Adventure in Gygax's Wonderland original ↗

31 Mar 2024

D&D Turns 50, and Something Else Turns 200 original ↗

27 Jan 2024

2022

Trivial Pursuit: Dungeons & Dragons Ultimate Edition original ↗

11 Dec 2022

E'a, Chronicles of a Dying World original ↗

30 Apr 2022

Alistair MacIntyre's 1974 Dungeon Designs original ↗

30 Jan 2022

2021

The Deadly Illusion of GenCon 1978 original ↗

23 Nov 2021

Arneson v. Gygax: The Freeman Deposition original ↗

7 Nov 2021

Game Wizards: The Evolution of TSR Contracts original ↗

28 Oct 2021

Arneson's Hit Points for Characters original ↗

21 Oct 2021

"Game Wizards" the Game original ↗

15 Oct 2021

Units of Value and the Tactical Studies Rules Partnership original ↗

12 Oct 2021

Game Wizards: D&D Development Timeline original ↗

6 Oct 2021

Game Wizards: TSR Staffing original ↗

29 Sept 2021

Game Wizards: TSR Financials original ↗

16 Sept 2021

Game Wizards: My New Book original ↗

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The Edmund Scientific Polyhedron Set (1966)original ↗

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A Date for Monsters! Monsters! Monsters! Galore original ↗

4 Apr 2021

The Invention of the d4 original ↗

5 Mar 2021

Western Gunfight (1970): the First RPG?original ↗

14 Feb 2021

Does System Matter?original ↗

7 Feb 2021

Immersion and Role Playing in the 1970s original ↗

31 Jan 2021

A History of Hero Points: Fame, Fortune and Fate original ↗

23 Jan 2021

The Origins of Rule Zero original ↗

16 Jan 2021

Player Typologies, from Wargames to Role-Playing Games original ↗

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2020

A Forgotten Variant: Mythrules (1978)original ↗

17 Dec 2020

The Elusive Shift, My New Book original ↗

2 Dec 2020

Fredda Sieve and Her 1963 "Zazz" Dice original ↗

13 Nov 2020

d6s to Roll for Wandering Monsters in 1980 original ↗

9 Oct 2020

Early Play-by-Post D&D in Britain original ↗

23 Sept 2020

GenCon 1971 and the Castle Sewer Game original ↗

29 Jul 2020

Dungeons & Dragons at a Distance: Early Play-by-Mail D&D original ↗

10 May 2020

Dave Arneson's Origins 1977 Tournament original ↗

20 Apr 2020

Identifying the Dice of the 1970s original ↗

22 Feb 2020

2019

The Complete OD&D Illusionist original ↗

7 Mar 2019

D&D's 45th Birthday original ↗

27 Jan 2019

2018

Artistic Arcana: Scruby Fantasy Miniatures and TSR original ↗

25 Nov 2018

Artistic Arcana: Greg Bell Before TSR original ↗

23 Oct 2018

Subterranean Chainmail: Mines and Countermines original ↗

17 Oct 2018

Artistic Arcana: The Impostor Lizardman original ↗

1 Oct 2018

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24 Sept 2018

A Forgotten Variant: The Observers Book of Monsters original ↗

17 Sept 2018

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8 Sept 2018

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7 Aug 2018

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21 Jul 2018

Mordenkainen, in 1974 and today.original ↗

5 Jun 2018

D&D in the News (1978): Funny Dice in Iowa, with Zeb Cook original ↗

16 Mar 2018

From Arbela to Alexander: Gygax's Ancient Board Wargame original ↗

8 Mar 2018

Vintage Ad: 1980 Do-It-Yourself Edition original ↗

20 Feb 2018

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2 Feb 2018

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26 Jan 2018

Vintage Ad: Does Your Shop Sell Military Miniatures?original ↗

15 Jan 2018

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D&D in the News (1976): The Duke and the Evil Balrog original ↗

29 Dec 2017

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The Invention of Randomly Generated Dungeons original ↗

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Vintage Ad: Slain Any Wicked Dragons Lately?original ↗

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The Dalluhn Manuscript and CONTAX original ↗

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A Conversation with Len Patt original ↗

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5 Oct 2014

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How Gary Gygax Lost Control of TSR original ↗

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15 May 2014

Autumn Walk: A 1975 Gygax Poem original ↗

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16 Feb 2014

History of D&D in 12 Treasures original ↗

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20 Oct 2013

The First Critical Hits original ↗

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Character Sheets in 1975 original ↗

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Arsouf (1969) by Gary Gygax original ↗

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