Description: Further DetailsTitle: Rise of the Dungeon Master (Illustrated Edition)Condition: NewEAN: 9781568585598ISBN: 9781568585598Publisher: Nation BooksFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/25/2017Item Height: 229mmItem Length: 173mmItem Width: 10mmItem Weight: 350gAuthor: David KushnerLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: Gary Gygax and the Creation of D&DISBN-10: 1568585594Description: Rise of the Dungeon Master tells, in graphic form, the story of Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, one of the most influential games ever made. Like the game itself, the narrative casts the reader into the adventure from a first person point of view, taking on the roles of the different characters in the story.Gygax was the son of immigrants who grew up in Lake Geneva, WI, in the 1950s. An imaginative misfit, he escaped into a virtual world based on science fiction novels, military history and strategic games like chess. In the mid-1970s, he co-created the wildly popular Dungeons & Dragons game, determining the rules and inventing the signature 20-sided dice. Starting out in the basement of his home, he was soon struggling to keep up with the demand. Gygax was a purist, in the sense that he was adamant that players use their imaginations and that the rules of the game remain flexible. A creative mind with no real knowledge of business, he made some strategic errors and had a falling out with the game's co-creator, his close friend and partner, David Arneson. By the late 1970s the game had become so popular among kids that parents started to worry -- so much so that a mom's group was formed to alert parents to the dangers of role play and fantasy. The backlash only fueled the fires of the young fans who continued to play the game, escaping into imaginary worlds. Before long, D&D conventions were set up around the country and the game inspired everything from movies to the first video games. With D&D, Gygax created the kind of role playing fantasy that would fuel the multibillion dollar video game industry, and become a foundation of contemporary geek culture.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Indoor Games & Puzzle BooksRelease Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Rise of the Dungeon Master (Illustrated Edition)
Publication Name: Rise of the Dungeon Master (Illustrated Edition)
Story Title: Rise of the Dungeon Master (Illustrated Edition)
EAN: 9781568585598
ISBN: 9781568585598
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 05/25/2017
Release Year: 2017
Item Height: 229mm
Item Length: 173mm
Item Width: 10mm
Item Weight: 350g
Author: David Kushner
Subtitle: Gary Gygax and the Creation of D&D
ISBN-10: 1568585594
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Indoor Games & Puzzle Books
Publisher: Nation Books
Publication Year: 2017
Language: English
Era: Modern Age (1992-Now)
Artist/Writer: Kevin Colden, Koren Shadmi, David Kushner
Character: Jeff Perren, Brian Blume, Tim Duncan, Richard Garriott, Patricia Pullng, Frank Welker, Greg Costikyan, Gary Gygax, Will Crowther, Lorraine Williams, Richard Bartle, Kevin Blume, Don Woods, H. G. Wells, Don Kaye, Ernie Gygax, Dave Arneson, Elise Gygax, Ernest Gygax, James Dallas Egbert III, William Dear, Stephen Colbert, Emelie Gygax, Tom Hanks, Chris Metzen, Sasha Grey, Vin Diesel, Jack Chick
Cover Artist: Koren Shadmi
Series Title: Rise of the Dungeon Master