Description
This richly researched volume chronicles the birth of the tabletop role-playing game industry during the 1970s, tracing how a groundbreaking new form of gaming emerged from wargaming culture and captured the imagination of players worldwide. It follows the designers, publishers, and early companies whose ambitions, innovations, and rivalries shaped the hobby’s foundations, including the rise of fantasy role-playing and the expanding influence of organized gaming communities. Blending industry history with behind-the-scenes insight, the book explores creativity, entrepreneurship, collaboration, and the challenges of turning a niche pastime into a lasting cultural phenomenon. Engaging and meticulously documented, it offers essential context for anyone interested in the origins of role-playing games and the people who made them possible.
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First Published
2011
Language
eng
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