The ultimate guide to D&D?

[diaglo]

Can't............use..................search engine!

DOH!

oops, sorry.

here's one of about 50 or so threads on the subject:

http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=107439

 

[francisca]

Market research indicates that 4 million American males, ages 8 to 45, play Dungeons & Dragons, while 7.6 million who haven’t played say they want to learn how.

Wonder how they came up with the 7.6 million number. Smells like "massaged" marketing data to me.

 

[Mr. Lobo]

oops, sorry.

here's one of about 50 or so threads on the subject:

http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=107439

Emphasis mine. Now that is funny.

Thanks Diaglo.

 

[diaglo]

Wonder how they came up with the 7.6 million number. Smells like "massaged" marketing data to me.

i want to know why the cut off is age 45.

 

[reveal]

i want to know why the cut off is age 45.

You're just not part of the valued demographic anymore.

 

[Darkness]

definition?

-W, scratching his head

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pwned

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

Someone already mentioned there is Sex for Dummies , there are tons of other books in this line including:

Wine
Investing
Bass Guitar
Small Business
The Bible
Hacking
Poker
Piano
Bridge
Of course all the software out there practially
LaCrosse
etc.

To me this means that D&D has made it, it has become a large enough part of our society to warrant its own "Dummies" book.

BTW, I think a great package deal might be to bundle D&D for Dummies with Dating for Dummies. Not for ENWorlders of course...

 

[Dr Awkward]

Hopefully it will have something in it that addresses the D&D hysteria and ignorance that seems to have reared its ugly head in the media again.

Hmm. Now I'm gonna have to get myself a copy, just to make sure they got it right.

- DocAwk

 

[Winterthorn]

... To me this means that D&D has made it, it has become a large enough part of our society to warrant its own "Dummies" book.

BTW, I think a great package deal might be to bundle D&D for Dummies with Dating for Dummies. Not for ENWorlders of course...

LMAO!

It's less provocative than the more mature "D&D for Dummies and Sex for Dummies bundle"! (Oh my, the multiple interpretions! Egads! What has been unleashed? ) I think I'll stop before I get into trouble...

-W.

 

[Psychic Warrior]

Well, while i doubt i would buy the DnD for Dummies, i sort of think it is a neat idea. If a product like that had existed in the 80's, maybe my Mom wouldn't have had such a s*it-fit over DnD! It is a book i will definitely thumb thru for pleasure. I'm actually expecting it to have humor galore, with little cartoons like the early PH had.

That is an interesting point! I know it is probably impossible to desuade the true nut cases from blaming D&D for everything from drug use to furries but if this book can help some kids show their parents that D&D is safe, fun and (*gasp*) educational then it is possibly the most worthwhile game book to come out in 30 years.