When Did You Start Playing D+D?

[Shadoglare]

I started about 2 years ago - considering I'm 34, I think I obviously got a late start... but hey

 

[grodog]

*bump*

 

[Col_Pladoh]

Where have the really old grognards gone? Nary a one that played in 1973 or 1974 here?


Gary

 

[Jedi_Solo]

Tabletop or do computer games count?

My first D&D exposure was through Pool of Radiance on the Commodore 64 in the mid 80s.
My first tabletop game was somewhere in the early 90s.

 

[FATDRAGONGAMES]

1979 here.

 

[DMH]

Started in 88, ended in 90. I used a combination of 1st and 2nd ed AD&D. Other games got my attention and I haven't played/DMed since then (except twice this spring).

 

[Ilium]

Where have the really old grognards gone? Nary a one that played in 1973 or 1974 here?


Gary

Sorry, Gary. I was a latecomer to the hobby. Not until the nations Bicentennial did I start.

 

[Ghendar]

Welp, started in 1983 after playing in a couple of one shot type games. Had no freakin' idea what I was doing and I loved EVERY MINUTE OF IT!

One of my favorite early gaming memories revolves around three players all creating Rangers, playing those for about a level or two and then having the DM shift us to Gamma World. Was quite interesting.

 

[diaglo]

Chainmail (1971)

 

[Kormydigar]

1980

Started playing with the Holmes box set. Didn't get my own set til 81 when I got the Moldvay Red box. I got most of the AD&D hardbacks and a stack of AD&D modules for my birthday in 83.