 Cacique Caribe  | 05 Aug 2017 7:11 a.m. PST |
Does that leave the new target clients wondering and asking what the "W" stands for? Dan |
| TKindred | 05 Aug 2017 8:17 a.m. PST |
It shouldn't. Thousands of D&D players never asked what "TSR" stood for, and would probably be aghast that they started life producing two of the best original wargames rule sets: Chainmail, and Tractic. In fact, D&D started life as a short supplement for Chainmail that allowed you to refight things like ST. George & the Dragon, King Arthur & Merlin's adventures, etc. I well remember being a teenager and playing with those first sets down to Salt lake City at John McEwan's house with the Wasatch Wargamers. |
AshleyM  | 05 Aug 2017 8:38 a.m. PST |
LOL, TSR – Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. I made all the changes in my copy of Chainmail from a memograph copy sent to me by Dave Arneson for his fantasy dream. I still have that along with the original set of Chainmail and the first edition of D&D (3 vol booklets). Chainmail is still a pretty good set of rules for knights. I painted my first set of 25mm minis of those knights. I think I still have some of them somewhere, lol. Thanks for bringing back memories that I thought were gone. -a |
| rmaker | 05 Aug 2017 9:02 a.m. PST |
In fact, D&D started life as a short supplement for Chainmail that allowed you to refight things like ST. George & the Dragon, King Arthur & Merlin's adventures, etc. As a member of Arneson's group, I can attest that this, while the "official" (read Gygax/Blume) version, is utter nonsense. |
| Zagloba | 05 Aug 2017 12:09 p.m. PST |
rmaker, I've read a couple of the D&D history books that have come out recently, is there a good one that covers the 'Arneson' side of the story? Rich |
| rmaker | 05 Aug 2017 1:45 p.m. PST |
Watch for the upcoming movie "Secrets of Blackmoor". Trailer here: YouTube link Also, Rob Kuntz is supposed to be writing a book, title and release date unknown. You should know that John Peterson's book was funded by Gary's widow and follows the official line pretty closely. |
| Zagloba | 05 Aug 2017 3:01 p.m. PST |
Cool, thanks for the link. The interplay between idea and execution is always an interesting story, at least when you're detached from the situation. |
 Ed the Two Hour Wargames guy  | 05 Aug 2017 3:25 p.m. PST |
My first set of gaming rules, Chainmail. Played with N Gauge figures from the Soldier Factory. Now there's some trivia. |
BlackWidowPilot  | 06 Aug 2017 1:15 p.m. PST |
After playing sci-fi boardgames to death starting in 1975, mine was Starguard! back in 1976… been downhill in an trans-warp-drive-propelled toboggan ever since… Keep thunderin' forward, Ed! Leland R. Erickson
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| torokchar | 07 Aug 2017 11:40 a.m. PST |
Excellent "Wargaming" company and Ed Teixeira is one of the best!! |
| greghallam | 08 Aug 2017 7:21 p.m. PST |
Not to derail the thread, but in answer to Rich's query re Dave Arneson – in the 80s I read an interview with him – seems he'd been running a wargaming campaign for his regular group, and one night they turned up and he had a castle set up that their troops could enter and explore – that was was the beginning of D&D, and his long-running Blackmoor campaign. |
