A 1974 Review of D&D

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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D&D Irony

[korea]

Heh, this is great to see. It tickles me that this article was consequently dug up from more than likely a nice metaphorical archive 'dungeon'. I can't wait until D&D 3.5 Edition. Druids will change the most, but eh... Min/Max number crunchers will always find fun ways to make ridiculous characters. Thank god for (though intellectual) backwards compatibility. D&D has really evolved. Some would say for the worst, but it has always been this great, cheap hobby that promotes the imagination, mathematics, and cameraderie. A lot of people misunderstand and look down on Dungeons and Dragons, and I guess it's really refreshing to think that in 1974 that it had gotten a fair review. Pen and paper tabletop games tend to be a great hobby, and I think TSR handing their brainchild to wizards of the coast was for the best.