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A 1974 Review of D&D

Posted by michael on from the start-of-an-era dept.

CleverNickName writes "Boing Boing pointed me to this 1974 review of the 'new' Dungeons and Dragons game. Some highlights: D&D was subtitled 'Rules for Fantastic Medieval Wargams Campaigns Playable with Paper and Pencil and Miniature Figures.' The reviewer concludes, 'In general, the concept and imagination involved is stunning. However, much more work, refinement, and especially regulation and simplification is necessary before the game is managable.'"

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  1. Re:Wow! by Tyler+Eaves · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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  2. More Retro Reviews by ReadParse · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    How about a review of Frogger for the Atari 2600 from 1982?

    Come on, it's FUN :)

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  3. Re:An odd request by orthogonal · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I am ordained (in North Carolina, Baptist youth minister).... I use role-playing games as a way to get young people with emotional problems such as unfocused anger or resentment, loneliness, and even abuse (well, once, anyway).

    To get young people, huh?

    You sure you're not ordained Catholic, Father?

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