Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)

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Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)

Summary

Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition) is a tabletop role-playing game[1].

Key Facts

  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition) authored John Eric Holmes[2].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition) authored Gary Gygax[3].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition) authored Dave Arneson[4].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition) authored Tom Moldvay[5].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition) authored Frank Mentzer[6].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s instance of is recorded as tabletop role-playing game[7].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s instance of is recorded as tabletop role-playing game family[8].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s publisher is recorded as TSR[9].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s genre is recorded as tabletop role-playing game[10].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s based on is recorded as Dungeons & Dragons (original edition)[11].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s follows is recorded as Dungeons & Dragons (original edition, 4th print)[12].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s collection is recorded as The Finnish Museum of Games collection of TTRPGs[13].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s subclass of is recorded as Editions of Dungeons & Dragons[14].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s publication date is recorded as +1977-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s edition or translation of is recorded as Dungeons & Dragons[18].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04n3zfc[19].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s has edition or translation is recorded as Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set, Holmes version[20].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s has edition or translation is recorded as Dungeons & Dragons (2nd basic edition)[21].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s has edition or translation is recorded as Dungeons & Dragons (3rd basic edition)[22].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s has edition or translation is recorded as The New Easy-to-Master Dungeons & Dragons Game[23].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s has edition or translation is recorded as Dungeons & Dragons (4th basic edition)[24].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s has edition or translation is recorded as The Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game[25].
  • Dungeons & Dragons (basic edition)'s has edition or translation is recorded as Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set, Mentzer version[26].

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Works and Contributions

Authored works include John Eric Holmes[2], a writer[27], 1930–2010[28], of United States[29]; Gary Gygax[3], a writer[30], 1938–2008[31], of United States[32]; Dave Arneson[4], a game designer[33], 1947–2009[34], of United States[35]; Tom Moldvay[5], a game designer[36], 1948–2007[37], of United States[38]; and Frank Mentzer[6], a writer[39], b. 1950[40], of United States[41].

References

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  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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