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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Merkuri" data-source="post: 4601188" data-attributes="member: 41321">I got my first D&D stuff at a toy store.  I forget the name of it, but I think it was part of the KB Toys franchise (though it wasn't named "KB Toys").  I bought two "starter kits" that had been extremely marked down.  One of them was the starter kit for AD&D 2nd edition, which was in a slim (comparatively) box that had a few manuals, maps, and dice.  That was current at the time I was playing.  The second one was for an older system (not sure exactly what) but it was shoebox-sized, came with a huge game board map that was made on the same quality cardboard that board games use, tons of paperboard minis that you could cut out and fold, two sets of PC minis, one pewter and one plastic, and more dice.  I quickly figured out that they were two different versions of the game, and while I liked the version in the slim box better (it was better explained, I think) we played with the bigger box version more, just because it came with so much more stuff.  Heck, I brought that box with me on babysitting trips and DM'd the starter adventures for the kids.  They loved it.  I'm not sure they knew what they were playing or if they ever picked up D&D afterward, but it was a way to keep them entertained for the afternoon.Even if it's an older system, most kids are smart enough to look for more of something if they like it, and with the internet it'll be no problem for them to discover a newer edition of the game and decide which one they like better.Whether it's 4th, 3rd, 2nd, or any other edition I think having D&D in toy stores is a great idea.</blockquote>

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