D&D General What version of the Basic D&D/BECMI starter set did you first own?

[JEB]

Following from the general poll on first D&D products owned, which had an overwhelming response in favor of Basic D&D starter sets...

Feel free to elaborate on your Basic D&D experiences here!

 

[Lyxen]

It was very interesting, I only had the basic set and an article from a french magazine to guide me, so I read it front to back and back to front with my barely adequate english. Fortunately the example of play was enough and my friends interested enough to get us going.

 

[Nikosandros]

The Mentzer Red Box in 1985, when it was translated in Italian by Editrice Giochi.

 

[Lyxen]

The Mentzer Red Box in 1985, when it was translated in Italian by Editrice Giochi.

So you are the culprit, the reason for which my DDB is cluttered by a Manuale del Giocatore !

 

[Helldritch]

1981 Basic Set, followed by the OD&D white (both burned in a fire).
Then I "upgraded" to 1ed with PHB, PHB (yep two), MM, DMG and never stopped expanding my collection since then.

 

[Weiley31]

Never had the pleasure of playing this edition: I discovered DND around the time of 2nd Edition and didn't really get into "collecting" books/supplements till 3.0/3.5 and then truly officially started buying/playing DND with 5th Edition.

I'd probably aim for B/X or Rules Cyclopedia.

 

[thirdkingdom]

'83 Mentzer Red Box, here.

 

[Jacob Lewis]

I need this info added on my driver's license for the same reason it has my blood type. Every time someone asks, I can never be sure and I would hate to get it wrong. How has someone not made a cheat sheet already?

 

[Stormonu]

Huhn, I didn't realize Holmes was initially '77. I got mine in '79, with B2 Keep on the Borderlands, for Chistmas. Still had the chits, instead of dice. I was only 10 and the rules were beyond me - my dad had to read and explain them to me. Sadly, I lost the rulebook after a month or so. Didn't have another rulebook until the '81 Moldvay set, which I loved to death.

 

[jmartkdr2]

I played the '83 red box series, but they belonged to my brother.