D&D General A tour of each and every TSR/D&D release

[Stormonu]

Huhn. Never heard of Swords & Spells. Did the later Battlesystem use any of the rules from it?

 

[TerraDave]

Oddly enough, Eldritch Wizardry is the only OD&D booklet I've actually ever had my hands on. The old hobby shop I used to go to (which shut down some time in the 00's) had a copy for sale that was still in the shrink wrap, sitting right next to the regular D&D books (i.e., not protected in one of their many "collectables" display cases). Looking back, I'm amazed no one ever bought it.

All those years ago, I saw it in a toy store.

 

[TerraDave]

So far, so great.

But I wonder what happens when he gets to those hundreds of 2e products? Show them by the shelfull?

 

[GuyBoy]

I have very fond memories of Swords & Spells. It was undoubtedly flawed as a rule set, but our teenage group would often pool all our figures and play out 1:10 ratio fantasy battles, covering a table with a green sheet and using lichen as wooded areas.
A far cry from all the modern scenery from GW and similar, but great fun. BTW, at the time, GW was a tiny store off Shepherds Bush Rd in London, before moving to Hammersmith.

 

[darjr]

From what I understand he does indeed plan to cover each and every product he has. Which I think is almost everything of not everything.

I was about to jump into the TSR release year of 1977, but was alerted to the fact that I was about to skip one final 1976 OD&D Supplement release. So, up today is the Supplement, Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes released in 1976. Here are a few of my copies. Onto 1977 tomorrow!

 

[darjr]

Holmes was the first D&D I ever saw. It was a hand me down to the kids in my class. There was an iconic piece of art within that I couldn’t find until years later looking through a copy. I’ve never owned one.

Oh those dice!

Alright. The year 1977 for TSR. We have some iconic releases to enjoy. Up today is huge one. The Holmes Basic D&D set. Here are my 4 copies ranging from a 1st print to a 5th/6th with one being in original shrink wrap. Here is a great synopsis: Basic Set

 

[GuyBoy]

This has to be my favourite thread right now.
Will be even more perfect if he has early Judges Guild stuff too....

 

[darjr]

This has to be my favourite thread right now.
Will be even more perfect if he has early Judges Guild stuff too....

I dint think he will. I wonder if he collects that too? Huh? It would be cool.

 

[Marc Radle]

I dint think he will. I wonder if he collects that too? Huh? It would be cool.

That box set is where I got my start into D&D
Ah, the glorious good old days …

 

[Hussar]

Very cool. I'll admit, I was too young for D&D in the 70's, but, got my start with Moldvay Basic.