{"product_id":"game-wizards-the-epic-battle-for-dungeons-dragons","title":"Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons \u0026 Dragons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eDungeons \u0026amp; Dragons , a table-top RPG phenomenon, has a surprising history of successes, setbacks, and controversies. Game Wizards by Jon Peterson chronicles the game's rise from a hobbyist pastime to a mass market sensation, including the initial collaboration, feud of its creators, Satanic Panic accusations, reckless expansion, and near-fatal corporate infighting. It restores historical particulars obscured by competing narratives and demonstrates how the turbulent experience of creating something as momentous can make people remember things differently. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e                                                            \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 12 October 2021\u003cbr\u003e                              \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: MIT Press Ltd\u003cbr\u003e                          \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Discover the captivating history of the tabletop RPG phenomenon, Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons, as a D\u0026amp;D expert delves into its surprising successes, setbacks, and controversies. \"The battle over Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons was the ultimate geek war,\" as Wired aptly put it. When Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons was first released to a small hobby community, it hardly seemed destined for mainstream success. Yet, this arcane tabletop role-playing game became an unlikely pop culture phenomenon. In Game Wizards, Jon Peterson chronicles the rise of Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons from a hobbyist pastime to a mass market sensation, from the initial collaboration to the later feud of its creators, Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. Inside, you'll learn about: • Gygax and Arneson's first meeting and their work toward the 1974 release • The founding of TSR and its growth as a company • Arneson's acrimonious departure and subsequent challenges to TSR • Satanic Panic accusations that plagued D\u0026amp;D and boosted its popularity • TSR's reckless expansion and near-fatal corporate infighting • And much more!  With Game Wizards, Peterson restores historical particulars long obscured by competing narratives spun by the one-time partners. That record amply demonstrates how the turbulent experience of creating something as momentous as Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons can make people remember things a bit differently from the way they actually happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e                            \u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 554g                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 153 x 229 x 30 (mm)                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780262542951                                                      \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jon Peterson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44099985408250,"sku":"9780262542951","price":15.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/game-wizards-the-epic-battle-for-dungeons-dragons","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}