This is a book about the roleplaying industry as it existed during the boom following the James Egbert affair—and during the bust that followed the boom. It’s about hobbyist gaming in the ’80s. More specifically, it’s about 22 different companies that began publishing roleplaying games in the ’80s—from wargame leader SPI through a variety of wargame holdovers, roleplaying originals, old guard resurrections, and small press publishers.
Format:
ebook
Pages:
390 pages
Publication:
2014
Publisher:
Evil Hat Productions
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1613170831
ISBN13:
9781613170830
kindle Asin:
1613170831
Designers & Dragons: The '80s (Designers & Dragons, #2)
This is a book about the roleplaying industry as it existed during the boom following the James Egbert affair—and during the bust that followed the boom. It’s about hobbyist gaming in the ’80s. More specifically, it’s about 22 different companies that began publishing roleplaying games in the ’80s—from wargame leader SPI through a variety of wargame holdovers, roleplaying originals, old guard resurrections, and small press publishers.