D&D General First official D&D game product you owned?

[MockingBird]

Not sure when this beginner set released or what name it goes by. It was probably 96 when I got it? Beginner box set that came with a CD, 3 dungeon delves, set of dice, character cards, player book, DM/adventure book, MM book, double sided map, and character minis.

 

[RoughCoronet0]

The 3rd edition Draconomicon was the first D&D product I owned, followed closely by Dragons of Eberron and Races of Dragons (both also 3rd edition)

 

[Alzrius]

Not sure when this beginner set released or what name it goes by. It was probably 96 when I got it? Beginner box set that came with a CD, 3 dungeon delves, set of dice, character cards, player book, DM/adventure book, MM book, double sided map, and character minis.

That sounds like it was the First Quest (affiliate link) boxed set, for AD&D 2nd Edition?

 

[Weiley31]

Sword and Fist: A Guidebook to Fighters and Monks.

It was the first Dungeons and Dragons book I ever purchased.

 

[MatthewJHanson]

Mentzer red box, technically it was my older brothers, but he was a good brother and shared it with me.

Since the Holmes/Moldvey/Mentzer basic sets seem to dominate as a whole, I'm curious how those breakdown.

 

[MockingBird]

That sounds like it was the First Quest (affiliate link) boxed set, for AD&D 2nd Edition?

I have since lost the box set but it looked different and didnt have the "First Quest" title. Possibly a reboxing of the same items? I remember the first delve was very basic with room by room descriptions. The second one was a haunted house that let go of the DMs hand a bit more. The third (cant remember if it was a poster map) you had to stock it and come up with your own descriptions. It was very setting generic. Came with a card with a generic town on it and listed what services could be found there. The CD was audio of kids playing the game and had sound effects for the other dungeons.

 

[Alzrius]

I have since lost the box set but it looked different and didnt have the "First Quest" title. Possibly a reboxing of the same items? I remember the first delve was very basic with room by room descriptions. The second one was a haunted house that let go of the DMs hand a bit more. The third (cant remember if it was a poster map) you had to stock it and come up with your own descriptions. It was very setting generic. Came with a card with a generic town on it and listed what services could be found there. The CD was audio of kids playing the game and had sound effects for the other dungeons.

Hm, that description sounds spot-on for what was in First Quest.

Some online searching suggests that, after being released in 1994, First Quest had its contents ported over to the Introduction to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Game boxed set in 1995 (actually two boxed sets, since item codes 1134 and 1135 both apply to that title, the latter releasing the same year in box scaled closer to that of a typical board game):

 

[jmartkdr2]

I started playing with my brothers' basic sets, and later some AD&D books, but the first D&D book I got for myself was the 3.0 PHB. I still have a couple dozen White Wolf books on my shelf, which was most of my 90's gaming.

 

[Richards]

After having taught how to play by my cousins in the summer, for that Christmas my two brothers and I got the 1E basic books: I got the Dungeon Master's Guide, by oldest younger brother got the Player's Handbook, and my youngest brother got the Monster Manual.

And we were off.

Johnathan

 

[Parmandur]

The 3.0 PHB, back in College.