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Jon Peterson's Playing at the World was the serious attempt at the history of this hobby I was always looking for. Sadly I was never able to buy a copy. Now it looks like the 2nd edition is real.
There isn't a cover as of yet. Edit: the cover is now out!
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He's also posting fascinating things at this blog.
playingattheworld.blogspot.com
Jon Peterson studies the history of games, especially tabletop role-playing games and wargames. His first book, "Playing at the World," was called "the first serious history of the development of Dungeons & Dragons" by the Village Voice.
There isn't a cover as of yet. Edit: the cover is now out!
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Playing at the World, 2E
The first volume of two in a new, updated edition of the 2012 book Playing at the World, which charts the vast and complex history of role-playing games.This...
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Playing at the World, 2E, Volume 1: The Invention of Dungeons & Dragons (Game Histories)
The first volume of two in a new, updated edition of the 2012 book Playing at the World, which charts the vast and complex history of role-playing games.This new edition of Playing at the World is the first of two volumes that update the 720-page original tome of the same name from 2012. This...
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He's also posting fascinating things at this blog.
Playing at the World
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