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Playing at the World 2E Volume 1

Description: This new edition of Playing at the World is the first of two volumes that update the 720-page original tome of the same name from 2012. This first volume is The Invention of Dungeons & Dragons, which explores the publication of that iconic game. (The second volume is The Three Pillars of Role-Playing Games, a deeper dive into the history of the setting, system, and character of D & D.) In this first volume, Jon Peterson distills the story of how the wargaming clubs and fanzines circulating around the upper Midwest in the 1970s culminated in Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson�s seminal role-playing game, D & D. It augments the research of the original editions with new insights into the crucial period in 1972�3 when D & D began to take shape.Drawing from primary sources ranging from eighteenth-century strategists to modern hobbyists, Playing at the World explores the origins of wargames and roleplaying through the history of conflict simulations and the eccentric characters who drove the creation of a signature cultural innovation in the late twentieth century. Filled with unparalleled archival research (from obscure fanzines to letters, drafts, and other ephemera), this new edition of Playing at the World is the ultimate geek�s guide to the original RPG. As such, it is an indispensable resource for academics and game fans exploring the origins of the hobby.

Price: 24.75 USD

Location: Naperville IL

End Time: 2024-11-20T04:56:14.000Z

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Type: Board Games

Brand: Penguin Random House

Book Title: Playing at the World, 2e, Volume 1 : the Invention of Dungeons and Dragons

Number of Pages: 392 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: MIT Press

Publication Year: 2024

Item Height: 1 in

Topic: General, Popular Culture, Role Playing & Fantasy, Essays

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Sports & Recreation, Social Science, Games & Activities

Item Weight: 16.8 Oz

Item Length: 9 in

Author: Jon Peterson

Item Width: 6.1 in

Book Series: Game Histories Ser.

Format: Trade Paperback

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