Game Wizards(English, Paperback, Peterson Jon)

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Game Wizards(English, Paperback, Peterson Jon) is written by Peterson Jon and published by MIT Press Ltd. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0262542951 (ISBN 10) and 9780262542951 (ISBN 13).

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.