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Has the Earliest Version of D&D Been Discovered?
Pictured here: A dungeon map from the so-called “Dalluhn manuscript” (left), shown next to a map from the published edition of Dungeons & Dragons. (Image: National Museum of Play) Followers of...
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How Important Are Rules?
The infamous “random harlot” table from the AD&D Dungeon Master’s Guide. Too many rules? (Image: Ethan Gilsdorf) In a story that ran Monday called “Old School Dungeons & Dragons: Wizards of the...
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Celebrate Gary Gygax’s 75th Birthday
image: Flickr user orchid8 Seventy-five years ago today one of the most important geeks the world has ever known was born in a mystical land many call Chicago. Ernest Gary Gygax founded Gen Con and...
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D&D “Officially” Turns 40 Today
The original Dungeons & Dragons, also called OD&D, looked like this. It was a small boxed set of three booklets, originally published in January, 1974. When exactly is the 40th anniversary of...
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Five Amazing TV Moments from D&D History
In honor of the 40th anninversary of Dungeons & Dragons, which is being celebrated non-stop here at GeekDad’s Saving Throw Headquarters, we present Five Amazing TV Moments from D&D History. In...
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A Little History With Your D&D?
Dungeons & Dragons is back in the news, what with it being 40 years old (Happy Birthday, D&D!) and the release of the new Starter Set. Hopefully this means lots and lots of new players and new...
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Soylent Green, and Gaming, Is People: Final Thoughts From Gen Con
Is your old D&D Basic Set worth millions? The booths have been dismantled, the games put away, the green goblin face paint washed off, and the last of the trolls, pirates and grognards have been...
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A Gary Gygax Biopic Is in The Works!
Lights. Camera. Roll …ing for initiative. A Gary Gygax movie is on the horizon. The Examiner.com has reported and confirmed a rumor that’s already been echoing through the dungeons of D&D talk:...
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Dave Who? Arneson Gameday Celebrates Other D&D Creator
D&D co-creator Dave Arneson (photo: Wikimedia Commons) You probably know Gary Gygax was one of the masterminds behind Dungeons & Dragons. But what about his collaborator? Can you even name...
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Dave Who? Arneson Gameday Celebrates Other D&D Creator (GeekDad Weekly Rewind)
D&D co-creator Dave Arneson (photo: Wikimedia Commons) You probably know Gary Gygax was one of the masterminds behind Dungeons & Dragons. But what about his collaborator? Can you even name...
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GeekDad Exclusive: Auction Preview of D&D Co-Creator’s Personal Collection...
One of Dave Arneson's unpublished D&D manuscripts. What secrets about D&D does it hold? (Photo: Paul J. Stormberg/The Collector's Trove) Brass, copper, steel, and onyx sailing ship autographed...
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Exclusive: Auction Preview of D&D Co-Creator’s Personal Collection and...
One of Dave Arneson's unpublished D&D manuscripts. What secrets about D&D does it hold? (Photo: Paul J. Stormberg/The Collector's Trove) Brass, copper, steel, and onyx sailing ship autographed...
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Reprinted AD&D Books on Sale Tuesday to Benefit Gygax Memorial Fund
We reported on this before in January and in February. The release date was supposed to be back in April. A new release date was set. Now the news is confirmed. According to the Facebook page of the...
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Happy Birthday, E. Gary Gygax
photo credit: Alan De Smet via Wikipedia Ernest Gary Gygax (1938-2008), co-founder of Dungeons & Dragons, would have been 74 today. Many of us have either direct or indirect memories of and...
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D&D Documentary to Explore ‘the Most Influential Game in History’
How did a geeky hobby involving dice, graph paper, and a bowl of Cheetos roll a natural 20 to become the killer game of its era? How did its shock waves roll into the realm of videogames, influencing...
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‘Empire of Imagination’– The Gary Gygax Biography
On my gaming shelf are a number of books related to the history of role playing games, especially Dungeons & Dragons. I enjoy playing D&D, but I’ve also had a strong interest in the history of...
View ArticlePlans Underway to Honor Gary Gygax with Statue
Image via Wikipedia The Janesville Gazette reports that Gail Carpenter Gygax, wife of late Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax, is currently seeking to have a statue built in Gary's honor in...
View ArticleThe Best Game Designers, Publishers And Authors Write About The Best Games...
Have you ever walked by a box in your local game store and wonder if what was inside was any good? There's only so much you can learn from the outside of the box – the attractive illustration and a ......
View ArticleGygax Memorial Moves Forward
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, was always a mythical land of enchantment to me, a kid raised far away on the east coast who spent much — OK, way too much — of his allowance on Dungeons & Dragons gear....
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Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, was always a mythical land of enchantment to me, a kid raised far away on the east coast who spent much — OK, way too much — of his allowance on Dungeons & Dragons gear....
View ArticleOn His Birthday (Today), You Can Help the Memory of Gary Gygax Last Forever
Today (July 27) is the birthday of Gary Gygax, who would have been 73 this year had he not passed from this earth in 2008 to dance forever on the astral plane, which (according to the DM's Guide) is a...
View ArticleSculptor for Gygax Memorial Named
Hello from Gen Con, in Indianapolis, the gaming convention where I've been hanging this week. I've spent some time with the Gygax family and following their effort to raise money here on behalf of the...
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