Knowledge History D&D - Episode 3: Birth of the Fantasy Game (1967 to 1972)

About this Episode

This episode covers the events that lead Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax to meet and have the inspiration they needed to create the first drafts of D&D.

Resources for this episode included the following:

• Bodenburg: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/26603/siege-bodenburg
• Early Works of Gary Gygax: http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-early-works-of-gary-gygax.html
• Don't Give up the Ship: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/7791/dont-give-ship http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2012/08/dont-give-up-ship-in-manuscript.html

• Chainmail:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chainmail_(game)
  http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17010/Chainmail-Rules-for-Medieval-Miniatures-0e?it=1

• TRS:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Geneva_Tactical_Studies_Association

Special credit should be given to Boardgame Geek for their entries
and Jon Peterson Who wrote the book "Playing at the World" and maintains a beautiful archive of information on tabletop games at playingattheworld.blogspot.com

Additionally, I'd like to thank David Ewalts for his book "Of Dice And Men" which was one of many inspirations for starting this series.