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Message: <blockquote data-quote="buzz" data-source="post: 3257876" data-attributes="member: 6777">It's worth noting that our sources for these numbers, both now and in the past, are typically the game's publisher (TSR then, WotC now), and thus you can raise all sorts of doubts. FWIW, WotC (via Charles Ryan) claimed that, as of the 30th anniversary, there were more people playing D&D than at any point previous.I think all we can really say is that, of the total gaming population, the majority of them are playing some edition of D&D. The 2e era was probably the only time there was a noticeable loss of fanbase. Anecdotal evidence would probably point to 3e, if anything, bringing fans back to D&D, not to mention creating a whole new sector of the market via the d20STL/OGL. (A model which 1e fans are benefiting from, BTW, via OSRIC and, arguably, C&C.)</blockquote>