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<blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 5316303" data-attributes="member: 3586">Err...1974: Original Dungeons &amp; Dragons (supplements follow which drastically change the game, especially Supplement I: Greyhawk)1977: Dungeons &amp; Dragons Basic - Holmes edition - an introduction to original D&amp;D, written by someone only familiar with oD&amp;D. Gary Gygax threw a few AD&amp;D concepts in (he was working on AD&amp;D at the time). Uses a few concepts from Supplement I, but is based mainly on the original 3-booklet set.1977-1979: Advanced Dungeons &amp; Dragons is released, based on oD&amp;D with substantial additions from the supplements, The Strategic Review and The Dragon. Does some important changes (like AC now starts at 10, not 9).1981: Dungeons &amp; Dragons Basic - Moldvay edition (not the Red Box). Complete rewriting of D&amp;D Basic, putting down the form it would follow for the next 20 years. Also released an Expert set (Cook).1983: Dungeons &amp; Dragons Basic - Mentzer edition (Red Box). Re-editing of the Moldvay edition with a choose-your-own adventure and splitting of material into players and DM books. Expert, Companion, Master and Immortal sets would follow.1989: Advanced Dungeons &amp; Dragons 2nd edition.1990: Dungeons &amp; Dragons Rules Compendium - putting all the rules from the BECM set into one book. A complete rewrite of the Immortal set was released as &quot;Wrath of the Immortals&quot;.Cheers!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MerricB, post: 5316303, member: 3586"] Err... 1974: Original Dungeons & Dragons (supplements follow which drastically change the game, especially Supplement I: Greyhawk) 1977: Dungeons & Dragons Basic - Holmes edition - an introduction to original D&D, written by someone only familiar with oD&D. Gary Gygax threw a few AD&D concepts in (he was working on AD&D at the time). Uses a few concepts from Supplement I, but is based mainly on the original 3-booklet set. 1977-1979: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons is released, based on oD&D with substantial additions from the supplements, The Strategic Review and The Dragon. Does some important changes (like AC now starts at 10, not 9). 1981: Dungeons & Dragons Basic - Moldvay edition (not the Red Box). Complete rewriting of D&D Basic, putting down the form it would follow for the next 20 years. Also released an Expert set (Cook). 1983: Dungeons & Dragons Basic - Mentzer edition ([b]Red Box[/b]). Re-editing of the Moldvay edition with a choose-your-own adventure and splitting of material into players and DM books. Expert, Companion, Master and Immortal sets would follow. 1989: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition. 1990: Dungeons & Dragons Rules Compendium - putting all the rules from the BECM set into one book. A complete rewrite of the Immortal set was released as "Wrath of the Immortals". Cheers! [/QUOTE]

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