Scott Gygax invents D&D? According to Train Table

Emirikol

Adventurer

• Jul 10, 2005

• #1

...and in 1973?

http://www.littlekidstuff.com/timeline_of_toys_article.htm

http://www.drtoy.com/toy_history/toy_history_timeline.html

 

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M

MPA

First Post

• Jul 10, 2005

• #2

Despite the wrong name, what's the matter with the dating? Sure, it was created in 1972, but was published in 1973.

 

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Col_Pladoh

Gary Gygax

• Jul 10, 2005

• #3

MPA said:

Despite the wrong name, what's the matter with the dating? Sure, it was created in 1972, but was published in 1973.

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Wrong

I wrote the initial draft in 1972, a revised and expanded one in 1973, and the game was published at the end of January 1974. All of that is a matter of record, and any serious researcher should know those facts.

Gary

 

Jdvn1

Hanging in there. Better than the alternative.

• Jul 10, 2005

• #4

Col_Pladoh said:

Wrong

I wrote the initial draft in 1972, a revised and expanded one in 1973, and the game was published at the end of January 1974. All of that is a matter of record, and any serious researcher should know those facts.

Gary

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So why do you think Scott would get the credit? How big a part of the creation process was he?

 

Henry

Autoexreginated

• Jul 11, 2005

• #5

Jdvn1 said:

So why do you think Scott would get the credit? How big a part of the creation process was he?

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Actually, I don't think there IS a "Scott Gygax", unless Gary corrects me.

 

Jupp

Explorer

• Jul 11, 2005

• #6

Perhaps Scott is the Minime version of Gary? *enter Vincent Price suspense background music*

 

M

MPA

First Post

• Jul 11, 2005

• #7

Col_Pladoh said:

Wrong

I wrote the initial draft in 1972, a revised and expanded one in 1973, and the game was published at the end of January 1974. All of that is a matter of record, and any serious researcher should know those facts.

Gary

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OK, it was something like a pre-publication. I'm not an expert on the subject, but I think it was sold in the GenCon of 1973, wasn't it?



EDIT: found it: http://www.acaeum.com/DDIndexes/SetPages/Original.html It is supposed to have been distributed at 1973 Eastercon, in very limited number.

 

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Jupp

Explorer

• Jul 11, 2005

• #8

In case someone has such a prepub box...could he/she please give me their address? ....please? *gives his best Thomas Crown smile*

 

Gez

First Post

• Jul 11, 2005

• #9

And the hours at which they're away from home, and whether they have security systems or not...

 

M

MPA

First Post

• Jul 11, 2005

• #10

I think you woudn't like the price; a few thousand dollars.