Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons and Dragons

Even if you've never played Dungeons and Dragons, you have seen it played on Stranger Things or Community or Freaks and Geeks. It's a game of adventure and danger; a game rife with monsters and heroes. You knew that already. But you might not have known that the behind-the-scenes story is as sordid and harrowing as any in-game story. The company that created D&D was called TSR, and they could not have run their business more ineptly. From selling product at a loss to investing in mansions and islands off the coast of England, TSR blundered from one disaster to another. They would have collapsed forever if they were not bought out by the new kids on the block: Wizards of the Coast, fresh off the success of a little card game called Magic. This is that story.

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