D&D General The new Book "Game Wizards: A history of D&D" from the D&D historian Jon Peterson

[Marc Radle]

There's this and Ben Riggs' book, both covering similar ground, coming out soon. TSR historians are about to have a boom!

What’s Ben Riggs' book?

 

[darjr]

What’s Ben Riggs' book?

Slaying the Dragon

Role-playing game historian Ben Riggs unveils the secret history of TSR— the company that unleashed imaginations with Dungeons & Dragons, was driven in...

us.macmillan.com

 

[Benjamin Olson]

I just want everyone to know that at the moment Amazon has Game Wizards listed as the #1 Bestseller in "Sports Journalism".

 

[darjr]

Well congratulations

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[Ralif Redhammer]

Also really excited for Ben Riggs' book to see print. Judging by his seminars and Plot Points podcast, his research is so amazingly thorough.

There's this and Ben Riggs' book, both covering similar ground, coming out soon. TSR historians are about to have a boom!

Peterson's The Elusive Shift was a fascinating read, with as many deep-dives as Playing At The World, but perhaps an easier to digest book. Not that Playing At The World isn't interesting and important, well worth reading. But it is a Tome-with-a-capital-T.

 

[darjr]

Speaking of Ben!

 

[darjr]

 

[Malmuria]

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[Ralif Redhammer]

That is fascinating. I knew sales took off around the Dallas Eggbert III incident, but the discrepancy between revenue and profit is staggering.

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[darjr]

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@Morrus does this deserve a front page item? I think so. Have numbers this detailed been out before?