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<blockquote data-quote="Ariosto" data-source="post: 5300904" data-attributes="member: 80487">The figure for B2 is from 1979 to 1999 -- two decades! Most of that time is after the period in question.It is unlikely that sales were constant over those 20 years, but it is interesting that a general estimate on per-title module sales has them falling to about 1/10 in the 1990s. (That is presumably at least in part because there were too many offerings for a single DM to be likely to purchase them all).The module was indeed in the 6th-7th printings of Holmes basic, as well as in the Moldvay (1981) boxed set. It was, however, not included in the Mentzer (1983) box.I think that it was probably available separately even prior to 1983, but I am not sure.Did you get you get yours at Wintercon VIII in 1979? The collector's item has a green cover with &quot;Collector's Edition II&quot; in the upper left hand corner and a black line-art illustration by Erol Otus.<img src="http://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/modpages/modscans/c2dm_small.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />The standard retail module has a red cover with &quot;C2&quot; and &quot;For Advanced D&amp;D Game&quot; in the upper left corner, and color art by Roslof. It went through four printings, 1980-1983, and is not especially rare.<img src="http://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/modpages/modscans/c2fifth_small.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ariosto, post: 5300904, member: 80487"] The figure for B2 is from 1979 to 1999 -- two decades! Most of that time is after the period in question. It is unlikely that sales were constant over those 20 years, but it is interesting that a general estimate on per-title module sales has them falling to about 1/10 in the 1990s. (That is presumably at least in part because there were too many offerings for a single DM to be likely to purchase them all). The module was indeed in the 6th-7th printings of Holmes basic, as well as in the Moldvay (1981) boxed set. It was, however, not included in the Mentzer (1983) box. I think that it was probably available separately even prior to 1983, but I am not sure. Did you get you get yours [SIZE=2]at Wintercon VIII in 1979? The collector's item has a green cover with "Collector's Edition II" in the upper left hand corner and a black line-art illustration by Erol Otus. [IMG]http://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/modpages/modscans/c2dm_small.jpg[/IMG] The standard retail module has a red cover with "C2" and "For Advanced D&D Game" in the upper left corner, and color art by Roslof. It went through four printings, 1980-1983, and is not especially rare. [/SIZE] [IMG]http://www.acaeum.com/ddindexes/modpages/modscans/c2fifth_small.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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