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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 1814608" data-attributes="member: 8530">Speaking as an old timer who was around and played back then:&nbsp; D&amp;D wasn't just a &quot;fad&quot; in the early 1980's it was a major fad.&nbsp;&nbsp; A significant number of high school and college aged students all &quot;sampled&quot; the game.&nbsp; Furthermore, most games that were played were ad hoc pick up games rather than campaigns, where frequently only the DM had copies of the books.&nbsp;&nbsp; I knew several gaming groups at the time who had a dozen active players on average, where today's groups are half that size.&nbsp; &nbsp; In sheer numbers of people exposed to the game the 1981-1982 period probably surpassed any other two-year time frame for the game. Now, If you're talking sales, serious players, campaigns, computer gaming, computer communication, etc, then the game is more popular now - but it is more of a niche market.&nbsp; Back in that short historic period it was very much in the mainstream.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 1814608, member: 8530"] Speaking as an old timer who was around and played back then: D&D wasn't just a "fad" in the early 1980's it was a major fad. A significant number of high school and college aged students all "sampled" the game. Furthermore, most games that were played were ad hoc pick up games rather than campaigns, where frequently only the DM had copies of the books. I knew several gaming groups at the time who had a dozen active players on average, where today's groups are half that size. In sheer numbers of people exposed to the game the 1981-1982 period probably surpassed any other two-year time frame for the game. Now, If you're talking sales, serious players, campaigns, computer gaming, computer communication, etc, then the game is more popular now - but it is more of a niche market. Back in that short historic period it was very much in the mainstream. [/QUOTE]

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