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Paradigm Shift: Botched Initiative: The Dungeons and Dragons Story

Missing Pages: An Investigative Podcast on the Book Publishing Industry

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The Early Struggles and Rapid Rise of Dungeons and Dragons

Explore Gary Gygax's early struggles in creating Dungeons and Dragons, the challenges of monetizing tabletop role-playing games, and the booming popularity of D&D in the 1980s. Discover the agreement between TSR and Random House and its eventual unsustainability.

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