What Edition of D&D Was Your First

[dmccoy1693]

With which edition did you pop your D&D cherry?

EDIT: 1E AD&D

Here's an interesting twist: If 4E was launched today, would you buy it? Wondering if that answer changes depending on which edition you started with.

 

[BlackMoria]

1974 brown covers

 

[TerraDave]

The pole if flawed.

A lot (most?) of people played variants of B/E D&D, and some OD&D, and those ain't "1st ed" (A)D&D.

 

[dmccoy1693]

The pole if flawed.

A lot (most?) of people played variants of B/E D&D, and some OD&D, and those ain't "1st ed" (A)D&D.

Doh! Is there a way to edit a poll?

 

[Michael_R_Proteau]

The first time I played was the Moldvay Basic Set circa late '81. . It was friend's opy. When my dad went to a game store to surpise me and buy the game for me, he came back with the Moldvay Basic Set and the 1E PHB for me, so I checked 1E. If Moldvay Basic had been an option, it would have been moe appropriate though.

-M

 

[TerraDave]

Start over and ask the mods to lock the thread?

You could go with just

OD&D
B/ED&D
1st ed AD&D
2nd ed AD&D
3rd ed D&D

You could get into the various B/E sets, 3.5 and other iterations, but probably not what you are looking for. Oops, ok, you have 3.5. Well, I leave it to you.

PS: there probably is a pole like this already.

 

[Flynn]

I started with 1st Edition AD&D, back in 1986.

And yes, I'll buy the core books for 4E, simply because I know that others will want to run games in the system. I reserve the right to make a decision in that matter for my own games once I've actually read the rules.

With Regards,
Flynn

 

[Doug McCrae]

I started with B/X D&D with the Erol Otus cover in 1982.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

Started in 1980 with the Basic Set.

I can't answer about buying 4e if it were released today. Too many things are still unanswered about the new edition for me to determine whether I think it will be worth buying.

 

[Philotomy Jurament]

Holmes Basic in '79.