For the Old Skool Gamer

[bluegargantua]

My age is showing...

Takes a minute to download, but I think it's well worth it...

Damn you, Bargle!
Tom

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[bluegargantua]

Blue box with like a wizard on the front? Yeah, I think that was before this set. The art on the box wasn't by Elmore and is kinda cheesy 70's fantasy. The D&D Basic set I started on had Elmore art on the lids.

Tom

[twwombat.livejournal.com]

The D&D Basic Set Chronology:
1) Cheesy little bound pamphlets to expand the Chainmail rules (Original D&D, 1973)
2) Blue Box w/ Sutherland Red Dragon cover art (1977)
3) Fuchsia Box w/ Otus Green Dragon cover art (1981) (my first set)
4) Red Box w/ Elmore Fighter vs Red Dragon cover art (1983) (the Bargle set)

So I learned D&D with a pre-Bargle set. Which makes me feel older than I do already. *grin*

FYI you can look up all the D&D rule set history and trivia you never wanted to know here:
http://www.acaeum.com/DDIndexes/SetPages/Basic.html