{"product_id":"game-wizards","title":"Game Wizards","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the colorful history of the table-top RPG phenomenon, \u003ci\u003eDungeons \u0026amp; Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e, as a \u003ci\u003eD\u0026amp;D\u003c\/i\u003e expert examines its surprising successes, setbacks, and controversies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e The battle over \u003ci\u003eDungeons \u0026amp; Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e was the ultimate geek war.   \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen \u003ci\u003eDungeons \u0026amp; Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eGame Wizards\u003c\/i\u003e, Jon Peterson chronicles the rise of Dungeons \u0026amp; 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:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Gygax and Arneson s first meeting and their work toward the 1974 release\u003cbr\u003e  The founding of TSR and its growth as a company\u003cbr\u003e  Arneson s acrimonious departure and subsequent challenges to TSR\u003cbr\u003e  'Satanic Panic' accusations that plagued D\u0026amp;D and boosted its popularity\u003cbr\u003e  TSR s reckless expansion and near-fatal corporate infighting\u003cbr\u003e  And much more!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eGame Wizards\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eDungeons \u0026amp; Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e can make people remember things a bit differently from the way they actually happened.","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":53970953503058,"sku":"9780262542951","price":23.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_8f6cc3f3-9a09-4888-8581-ed2370f0a7b8.jpg?v=1783680173","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/game-wizards","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}