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<blockquote data-quote="Cadence" data-source="post: 8100265" data-attributes="member: 6701124"><p>For the early years, besides D&D we regularly played Gamma World. I had a copy of Villains & Vigilantes and Star Frontiers - they got played a little. Some friends had Champions (another I didn't play much).</p><p></p><p>I remember seeing Boot Hll, Empire of the Petal Throne, Metamorphis Alpha, Traveller, and Top Secret at the local comic/record/book/game store and/or hobby store from the list on Wikipedia through 1982 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tabletop_role-playing_games" target="_blank">List of tabletop role-playing games - Wikipedia</a>.</p><p></p><p>For other games, a friend had Car Wars (I never played it), and I still have some Lyran Miniatures and a ton of rule books for Star Fleet Battles - didn't start that until later in the decade though.</p><p></p><p>-----</p><p></p><p>Pulling up the old Dragon Magazines makes me remember how much I miss the feeling of reading those when I was much younger. It's a bit late in the time frame, but #64 in August 1982 was my first. (And I don't think it's particularly representative necessarily!!) Also, I had completely forgot the ads for Play by Mail games!!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Game Specific Advertisements:</p><p>----------------------------------</p><p>RPG -</p><p>Fullpage: Star Frontiers, Rolemaster, Man Myth & Magic</p><p>1/2 page - Bushido, Space Opera, Villains and Vigilantes, Traveller</p><p>Smaller: Champions, Espionage</p><p></p><p>Play by Mail -</p><p>Fullpage: Silverdawn</p><p>Smaller: Star of Uldor, Logan's Run</p><p></p><p>Computer -</p><p>Fullpage: Crypt of the Undead</p><p></p><p>Other games -</p><p>1 page - Warriors of Batak</p><p>1/2 page: Grav-Ball, Jasmine</p><p>Smaller: Quirks, Empire Builder</p><p></p><p>D&D specific articles:</p><p>---------------</p><p>New weapons (Aklys, Atlatl, Blowgun, Caltrop, Garrot, Harpoon, Hook Fauchard, Lasso, Man Catcher, Sap, Spiked Buckler, Staff Sling, Sword Falchion, Sword Khopesh, Whip).</p><p>New creatures (Planetar, Solar)</p><p>Events of the Eastern and Southern Flanaess (Raxivort)</p><p>Giants in the Earth (Tanith Lee's Myal Lemyal, John Henry, Fin MacCumhal)</p><p>Sage Advice (non-thieves can't climb walls and more)</p><p></p><p>Non-D&D articles:</p><p>---------------------</p><p>Traveller</p><p>OGRE (Review)</p><p>Worlds of Wonder (Review)</p><p></p><p>And... Planet Busters Game, Championship Sumo Wrestling Game, and a system free Assassin's Guild article and adventure, with the usual book reviews, letters, and comics.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cadence, post: 8100265, member: 6701124"] For the early years, besides D&D we regularly played Gamma World. I had a copy of Villains & Vigilantes and Star Frontiers - they got played a little. Some friends had Champions (another I didn't play much). I remember seeing Boot Hll, Empire of the Petal Throne, Metamorphis Alpha, Traveller, and Top Secret at the local comic/record/book/game store and/or hobby store from the list on Wikipedia through 1982 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tabletop_role-playing_games']List of tabletop role-playing games - Wikipedia[/URL]. For other games, a friend had Car Wars (I never played it), and I still have some Lyran Miniatures and a ton of rule books for Star Fleet Battles - didn't start that until later in the decade though. ----- Pulling up the old Dragon Magazines makes me remember how much I miss the feeling of reading those when I was much younger. It's a bit late in the time frame, but #64 in August 1982 was my first. (And I don't think it's particularly representative necessarily!!) Also, I had completely forgot the ads for Play by Mail games!! Game Specific Advertisements: ---------------------------------- RPG - Fullpage: Star Frontiers, Rolemaster, Man Myth & Magic 1/2 page - Bushido, Space Opera, Villains and Vigilantes, Traveller Smaller: Champions, Espionage Play by Mail - Fullpage: Silverdawn Smaller: Star of Uldor, Logan's Run Computer - Fullpage: Crypt of the Undead Other games - 1 page - Warriors of Batak 1/2 page: Grav-Ball, Jasmine Smaller: Quirks, Empire Builder D&D specific articles: --------------- New weapons (Aklys, Atlatl, Blowgun, Caltrop, Garrot, Harpoon, Hook Fauchard, Lasso, Man Catcher, Sap, Spiked Buckler, Staff Sling, Sword Falchion, Sword Khopesh, Whip). New creatures (Planetar, Solar) Events of the Eastern and Southern Flanaess (Raxivort) Giants in the Earth (Tanith Lee's Myal Lemyal, John Henry, Fin MacCumhal) Sage Advice (non-thieves can't climb walls and more) Non-D&D articles: --------------------- Traveller OGRE (Review) Worlds of Wonder (Review) And... Planet Busters Game, Championship Sumo Wrestling Game, and a system free Assassin's Guild article and adventure, with the usual book reviews, letters, and comics. [/QUOTE]
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