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30 Years Of Dungeons And Dragons

Posted by timothy on from the no-beldar-the-biiiig-die dept.

vasqzr writes "CNN has a story about Dungeons and Dragons celebrating its 30th birthday. 'An estimated 25,000 fans in 1,200 stores celebrated the anniversary Saturday, said Charles Ryan, brand manager for role-playing games at Wizards of the Coast, a Renton, Washington, company that owns Dungeons & Dragons.'"

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  1. Dupe by Junior+J.+Junior+III · · Score: 4, Informative

    This story hit a few months ago, and was covered on Slashdot.

    Here and
    Here.

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  2. Gary Gygax by serutan · · Score: 5, Informative

    Sadly, the article only makes a passing reference to the patriarch of D&D. I guess ownership is everything nowadays. GameBanshee.com has a nice interview with Gygax accompanied by lots of D&D artwork.

  3. Re:Although correlation != causation by Believe · · Score: 5, Informative

    For those like me who are not as well versed in D&D lore, Tarrasques are described here.