Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
Author: Gary Gygax (among many others)
Year: 2012 – reprinting the 1983 print editions
Players: 2 or more
Ages: 12+
Category: Sword and Sorcery Role Playing
Pages: 112 pages for the Player’s Handbook; 240 pages for the Dungeon Master’s Guide; 128 pages for the Monster Manual
Retail Price: $34.95 for the hardbound Player’s Handbook; $44.95 for the hardbound Dungeon Master’s Guide; $34.95 for the hardbound Monster Manual
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Thanks for the overview. I think I paid $12 for my original 1979 Player’s Handbook, which was about a month’s allowance. I think I still have it, dogeared and worn somewhere. My friends and I each bought one of the core books. I remember that our characters often died early and often, especially the wizard characters, d4 for hit points? A stiff breeze would usually do them in.
Hahahaha! I remember those wizard characters quite fondly Andy! I usually played a ranger or paladin in most games. 😉