Jon Peterson

eBook, ePUB

Game Wizards (eBook, ePUB)

The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons

Beschreibung

Discover the colorful history of the table-top RPG phenomenon, Dungeons & Dragons, as a D&D expert examines its surprising successes, setbacks, and controversies. "The battle over Dungeons & Dragons was the ultimate geek war." -Wired When Dungeons & Dragons was first released to a small hobby community, it hardly seemed destined for mainstream success-and yet this arcane tabletop role-playing game became an unlikely pop culture phenomenon. In Game Wizards, Jon Peterson chronicles the rise of Dungeons & Dragons from hobbyist pastime to 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&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 & Dragons can make people remember things a bit differently from the way they actually happened.

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Autor

Jon Peterson, a leading expert on Dungeons & Dragons and role-playing games, is the author of Playing at the World, Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana (a Hugo Award finalist), the New York Times bestseller Heroes' Feast, and The Elusive Shift: How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identity (MIT Press).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: MIT Press
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780262366731
• Artikelnr.: 60921451

Rezensionen

"The battle Over Dungeons & Dragons was the ultimate geek war."
Wired

"In Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons, historian Jon Peterson hopes to lay to rest the rumors and speculation that have plagued the early history of D&D. At the center of this new book is the feud between co-creators Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax. His work relies on a treasure trove of firsthand interviews and primary documentation, as well as remnants from the lost archives of D&D s original publisher, TSR."
Polygon

"A deep dive into a significant controversy in the gaming world: who deserves credit for the meteoric rise of Dungeons & Dragons and blame for the subsequent avalanche of public

spats, lawsuits, and business bungling...A good dungeon crawl... treasures abound for experienced adventurers."
Kirkus Reviews

'Jon Peterson s Game Wizards is an in-depth history and I really do mean in-depth of the creation of Dungeons and Dragons and in particular the ugly struggle for control of TSR. It s vivid and incredibly well-researched, although this particular niche is well, it s very niche.'
Tim Harford

"A lively and readable history of the game, its first owners, and their fumbling attempts to run a business."
ZDNet

"Game Wizards makes a fascinating reading. We have never, ever seen such a level of detail and documentation regarding the inner workings of TSR down to board meetings and executives' plans and ideas. The book shines a really strong light on the 'secret history' of the company"
Dungeon Master Magazine