Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons
(Part of the Game Histories Series)
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Discover the colorful history of the table-top RPG phenomenon, Dungeons & Dragons, as a D&D expert examines its surprising successes, setbacks, and controversies. "The battle over Dungeons & Dragons was the ultimate geek war." --Wired When Dungeons & Dragons was first released to a small hobby community, it hardly seemed destined for mainstream success--and yet this arcane tabletop role-playing game became an unlikely pop culture phenomenon. In Game Wizards, Jon Peterson chronicles the rise of Dungeons & Dragons from hobbyist pastime to mass market sensation, from the initial collaboration to the later feud of its creators, Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. Inside you'll learn about: - Gygax and Arneson's first meeting and their work toward the 1974 release
- The founding of TSR and its growth as a company
- Arneson's acrimonious departure and subsequent challenges to TSR
- "Satanic Panic" accusations that plagued D&D--and boosted its popularity
- TSR's reckless expansion and near-fatal corporate infighting
- And much more With Game Wizards, Peterson restores historical particulars long obscured by competing narratives spun by the one-time partners. That record amply demonstrates how the turbulent experience of creating something as momentous as Dungeons & Dragons can make people remember things a bit differently from the way they actually happened.
- The founding of TSR and its growth as a company
- Arneson's acrimonious departure and subsequent challenges to TSR
- "Satanic Panic" accusations that plagued D&D--and boosted its popularity
- TSR's reckless expansion and near-fatal corporate infighting
- And much more With Game Wizards, Peterson restores historical particulars long obscured by competing narratives spun by the one-time partners. That record amply demonstrates how the turbulent experience of creating something as momentous as Dungeons & Dragons can make people remember things a bit differently from the way they actually happened.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0262542951
ISBN13:9780262542951
Release Date:October 2021
Publisher:MIT Press
Length:400 Pages
Weight:1.27 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 8.8"
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