{"product_id":"playing-at-the-world-2e-volume-1-the-invention-of-dungeons-dragons-9780262548779","title":"Playing at the World, 2e, Volume 1: The Invention of Dungeons \u0026 Dragons","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first volume of two in a new, updated edition of the 2012 book \u003ci\u003ePlaying at the World\u003c\/i\u003e, which charts the vast and complex history of role-playing games.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new edition of \u003ci\u003ePlaying at the World \u003c\/i\u003eis the first of two volumes that update the 720-page original tome of the same name from 2012. This first volume is \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e, which explores the publication of that iconic game. (The second volume is \u003ci\u003eThe Three Pillars of Role-Playing Games\u003c\/i\u003e, a deeper dive into the history of the setting, system, and character of \u003ci\u003eD \u0026amp; D\u003c\/i\u003e.) In this first volume, Jon Peterson distills the story of how the wargaming clubs and fanzines circulating around the upper Midwest in the 1970s culminated in Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson's seminal role-playing game, \u003ci\u003eD \u0026amp; D\u003c\/i\u003e. It augments the research of the original editions with new insights into the crucial period in 1972-3 when \u003ci\u003eD \u0026amp; D \u003c\/i\u003ebegan to take shape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing from primary sources ranging from eighteenth-century strategists to modern hobbyists, \u003ci\u003e Playing at the World\u003c\/i\u003e explores the origins of wargames and roleplaying through the history of conflict simulations and the eccentric characters who drove the creation of a signature cultural innovation in the late twentieth century. Filled with unparalleled archival research (from obscure fanzines to letters, drafts, and other ephemera), this new edition of \u003ci\u003ePlaying at the World\u003c\/i\u003e is the ultimate geek's guide to the original RPG. As such, it is an indispensable resource for academics and game fans exploring the origins of the hobby.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262548779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392","brand":"Jon Peterson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44241294819509,"sku":"9780262548779","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5725b019-e57d-4972-b9ae-754e7cea748c.jpg?v=1717472550","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/playing-at-the-world-2e-volume-1-the-invention-of-dungeons-dragons-9780262548779","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}