Jack Daniel
Legend
Denning. Not the original broad black box (TSR1070, "New Easy-to-Master D&D Game"), but the smaller reprint (TSR1106, "Classic D&D Game"). It was the version with everything in a single thick booklet and a normal DM's screen, instead of the "dragon cards" that fit into the little red screen. But both versions of the game had all of the same stuff. Zanzer Tem's dungeon, Axel's funny dice, Jerj the hobgoblin, Dimitrij the minotaur, that blasted gold ball-and-chain on Gorgo with the curse... and of course Stonefast dungeon and Kamro the white dragon. Good times.
It was better than Moldvay or Mentzer, too, because Denning went up to 5th level instead of 3rd. My friends and I played the hell out of this boxed set for months and months, back when we were in high school. Best starter set ever, in terms of sheer utility and playability.
EDIT: I've just suddenly noticed something. When talking about classic D&D, the recieved names for these editions are "OD&D" or "LBB" for the initial set, "Holmes" for the revision, "Moldvay/Cook" and sometimes Marsh for B/X, "Mentzer" for BECMI, and then just "RC". Why aren't they all named for the authors? Gygax/Arneson, Holmes, Moldvay/Cook/Marsh, Mentzer, Denning/Allston. That seems logical to me. It's only slightly less ambiguous than using the years (D&D '74, '77, '81, '83, and '91).
It was better than Moldvay or Mentzer, too, because Denning went up to 5th level instead of 3rd. My friends and I played the hell out of this boxed set for months and months, back when we were in high school. Best starter set ever, in terms of sheer utility and playability.
EDIT: I've just suddenly noticed something. When talking about classic D&D, the recieved names for these editions are "OD&D" or "LBB" for the initial set, "Holmes" for the revision, "Moldvay/Cook" and sometimes Marsh for B/X, "Mentzer" for BECMI, and then just "RC". Why aren't they all named for the authors? Gygax/Arneson, Holmes, Moldvay/Cook/Marsh, Mentzer, Denning/Allston. That seems logical to me. It's only slightly less ambiguous than using the years (D&D '74, '77, '81, '83, and '91).
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