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Not only that, but all the old games still exist and are fun. I've gotten a lot of Zoomers into them recently. :) But we digress...

That's great, thank you. How old were you, and had you a concept of roleplaying before you were introduced to D&D? Or was it a revelation, this idea of structured make believe? Did you play D&D more for RP or more as a wargame?

Oh yeah. :) So, like I said, my brother got introduced in 1976, and then he came back from Israel in 1977 and followed the friend who introduced him to D&D into the high school Conflict Simulations Club, where D&D was just becoming a big thing. By the time I was able to read (four years old) D&D...

Thank you for this! I was at NASFIC in... 2019, I think? (I've been on the ballot a few times.) Was this your first encounter with the concept of roleplaying?

This is lovely! I take it you were more interested in the roleplaying as opposed to the miniature wargaming aspects. How was the game introduced to you? "Check out this new way to play games!" or "Check out this miniature combat game" or something else?

I have hope. :) Because of what I do at Galactic Journey, I am friends with a lot of people much older than that (though it is a mixed joy; my friend Tom Purdom just passed away at the age of 87.) Also, I'm only 49 (going on 50), and I keenly remember my introduction to D&D in 1978. The Holmes...

Thanks for replying! If you didn't own a copy of the rules at first, I take it you were introduced by someone else? Do you know what year that was? Did you emphasize the wargaming aspects or the roleplaying, at least at first? And how did you discover Greyhawk?

Hello out there! I am interested in knowing about how D&D affected the existing populace when it was a brand new phenomenon. If you started playing before 1976, 1) How did you discover D&D (or roleplaying in general) 2) What was your reaction? 3) Were you a wargamer? 3a) What kind? Before...