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A Brief History of Dungeons and Dragons

Posted on July 20, 2018

In the late 1960s, Gary Gygax of Lake Geneva, WI fell in love with the board game Wargames. Wargames simulated actual battles from historic wars, but offered players the opportunity to carry out campaigns in …

Posted in Arts & EntertainmentTagged 1970s, 1980s, business, games, Lake Geneva

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