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<blockquote data-quote="Cadence" data-source="post: 8055471" data-attributes="member: 6701124">In late 1981 I remember the ads for D&amp;D in the comics I was getting and the toy store in the mall had all the books on the left wall, visible as you walked by.I started with the basic set with my friends, but the local comic/record/book/game shop owner who ran for a big group had some folks using OD&amp;D, some using B/X, and some using AD&amp;D for their characters. I don't know if I ever found out which version she used. I'm guessing that switch was much easier than it would have been going from the Black Box to 2e. I don't remember anyone having trouble at the time when me and my friends started picking up the AD&amp;D books.In any case, I used Dungeon! (and flipping through the pictures in my PF books) to hook my now 10 yo on the idea several ago. Last year I got out my old B/X books to get him started, and now he's in 5e in a game I'm running for some of his friends. I can see myself being anxious to get this a year or two ago -- Dungeon! does it's thing, but some variety would have been nice.&nbsp; Jumping right into B/X worked, but it could have used a smoother landing to some of the ideas.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cadence, post: 8055471, member: 6701124"] In late 1981 I remember the ads for D&D in the comics I was getting and the toy store in the mall had all the books on the left wall, visible as you walked by. I started with the basic set with my friends, but the local comic/record/book/game shop owner who ran for a big group had some folks using OD&D, some using B/X, and some using AD&D for their characters. I don't know if I ever found out which version she used. I'm guessing that switch was much easier than it would have been going from the Black Box to 2e. I don't remember anyone having trouble at the time when me and my friends started picking up the AD&D books. In any case, I used Dungeon! (and flipping through the pictures in my PF books) to hook my now 10 yo on the idea several ago. Last year I got out my old B/X books to get him started, and now he's in 5e in a game I'm running for some of his friends. I can see myself being anxious to get this a year or two ago -- Dungeon! does it's thing, but some variety would have been nice. Jumping right into B/X worked, but it could have used a smoother landing to some of the ideas. [/QUOTE]

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