Game wizards : the epic battle for Dungeons & Dragons / Jon Peterson.

When Dungeons & Dragons 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 Game Wizards, Jon Peterson chronicles the rise of Dungeons & Dragons from hobby...

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Online Access: Streaming Audio (via Skillsoft)
Main Author: Peterson, Jon (Author)
Other Authors: Ciulla, Chris Andrew, 1975- (Narrator)
Format: Electronic Audio
Language:English
Published: [Old Saybrook, Connecticut] : Tantor Media, Inc., 2022.
Edition:[First edition].
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