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

[Lanefan]

While I voted for the 1e PHB as that was the first relevant thing I owned, I suppose technically the first official D&D product I had was a set of those "official" blue dice - the ones that after just a bit of use wore down into a series of almost-perfectly-round marbles.

So the dice don't count. PHB it is.

 

[TerraDave]

In 1981 TSR really did sell a lot of Moldvay basic sets, and almost as many Holmes before, and a fair number of Mentzer after. Millions, overall.

And from these seeds did ENWorld apparently grow.

 

[Cadence]

In 1981 TSR really did sell a lot of Moldvay basic sets, and almost as many Holmes before, and a fair number of Mentzer after. Millions, overall.

And from these seeds did ENWorld apparently grow.

Googling around I just found this read through thread of it. Might engage in a bit of threadnecromancy...

TSR - [Let's Read] Dungeons & Dragons Basic Rules, by Tom Moldvay

On top of WotC's announced plans for a basic set, the possibility of an RC reprint, and the mysterious test of the D&D page on RPGNow, I've just purchased box sets of Moldvay Basic and Cook Expert (no dice, but B2 and X1 are included!). And I kinda miss the Let's Read OD&D thread. So I thought...

www.enworld.org

 

[MockingBird]

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):

This is it!

 

[Casimir Liber]

1977 box set for basic dnd

 

[R_J_K75]

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):

I had a friend who sold me a few 2E revised edition books with the black covers. In the pile was some stuff from a basic starter set with the same color schemes, layout and type face as the 2E revised books. The adventure in it was set in the Dalelands of the Forgotten Realms and one thing that I distinctly remember was there was an extra Dale, Silverdale. Never saw it mentioned before or since. I never knew where the book was from because it was loose, thrown in with the rest of the books I bought. I wonder if this was from the set youre talking about?

 

[Audiomancer]

1981 Basic Set, followed very quickly by the Expert box set.

Before too long, I also had the 1E core books.

 

[teitan]

I voted what I could but it's a bunch of things on the same day. We went to a yard sale and found them. I grew up loving the old cartoon and my cousin had the 1e hardcovers, the big 3 and a Field Folio, when I was growing up, as well as some minis sets from Grenadier annnnddddd some Dungeon Dwellers (some of which I now have in my collection that I am painting up old school style) minis. I grew up in a small town, like 800 people in one town, 1500 in the county seat kind of place so we didn't have a book store or anything and very limited on being able to buy stuff like that. My first RPG was actually the Mayfair Games Batman game but we went to a yard sale one day and found a copy of the OCE 4th printing, a 1e PHB, and the Slavers modules for $5 with the LBB Greyhawk and Gods, Demigods & Heroes book. That's what I learned on and played with until 1992 I think, may have been 1991, but late 91 if it was.

 

[jdrakeh]

The Mentzer Basic Set. procured from a garage sale.

 

[HalfOrc HalfBiscuit]

So I went with original boxed set as there's only the option to make one choice - the truth is I got (as a present) the box set and Supplement I (Greyhawk) at the same time (1977).