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I noticed that all these physical products (book, map pack, screen, cards) simultaneously showed up on Amazon today (April 13) as well as Dndbeyond. They weren't on Amazon when I checked yesterday. I assume they probably also showed up at the same time on other online game/booksellers...

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/223359/weapons-and-warriors-castle-siege-game

I've been searching through the "Dragon Mirth" strips, but haven't been able to find this comic. Which issue was it in?

That's where I got my W&W games, too! At some point, I became obsessive about keeping records of how much I spend on my hobbies, so I did a quick search just now and found that, in July & August of 2001, I bought two copies of "Weapons & Warriors: Castle Siege Game" at the local Kay-bee since...

Kay-bee (a.k.a KB, K-B toys) used to heavily discount some of their games when they put them on clearance pricing. I bought discontinued board games from them at various times and they'd be marked down to around one-half to one-third regular price. I also remember seeing discontinued TSR...

We always thought about how amusing it was that the 1e cleric was forbidden from using edged/pointed weapons because they "shed blood" according to the Player's Handbook. So, instead they have to use hammers or maces to splatter a person's melon into goo like a . . . well, like a melon.

TSR did use a few methods to get rid of overstock. In the mid 1980s they repackaged bundles of modules and sent them to game stores at a reduced price. There would be about 4 modules with a bright yellow tag on the front that would say something like: Get this bundle for eight dollars if you...

In my 1e campaign, clerics used to take lucerne hammers since clerics couldn't have edged weapons and they did more damage than regular war hammers. But then UA came out and we found out these were really pointy polearms instead of hammers.

My first experience with the concept of errata was in the 1e Player's Handbook (idol cover). Back then, demi-human characters had ability score limits. As a DM, I was checking over a character that one of my players had rolled up. I told him that the dexterity of his half-orc was too high...

Hey, I did that! Well, sort of, anyway. The 2 pages of summarized errata were printed in the center of the magazine with blank sheets on the reverse sides since they were designed to be removed and placed in the book. All you had to do was prise up the staples, remove the sheets, and bend the...

I'd like to give a more general answer regarding Dragon covers. I'm not aware of any covers that directly related to one specific article in the issue. I'm not saying that never happened; I just can't think of any that did. However, the covers would frequently tie in with the theme of the...

I remember going to what amounted to the art show at Gen Con in the very early 1980s when the convention was held at the University of Wisconsin Parkside campus in Kenosha. The art show was really just a fairly small, darkened alcove with a handful of paintings and a miniature diorama or two...

I heard the neato castle that TSR used for their mega-booth at Gen Con also went to the landfill along with the other stuff. Not right away, but eventually. I think it was when the con moved from Milwaukee to Indianapolis.

An auction for the original Greg Irons cover art for the 1979 AD&D Coloring Album concluded a few days ago. The auction was conducted by Heritage Auctions and the item sold for $57,500.00 (including buyer's premium). Greg Irons The Official Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Coloring Album Wraparound...

Yes, the 2e modules "FRQ1: Haunted Halls of Eveningstar" and "FRQ3: Doom of Daggerdale" would also be good choices to start a Dalelands campaign. Both can handle 1st-level characters. Eveningstar is in Cormyr, but it's close to the Dalelands and the location is easily moved if desired.