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        Playing at the World, 2E

        Playing at the World, 2E

        Playing at the World, 2E

        Three Pillars of Role-Playing Games

        by Jon Peterson

        ISBN: 9780262552318

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 8, 2025

        The second volume of two in a new, updated edition of the 2012 book Playing at the World, which charts the vast and complex history of role-playing games.
        Appendix N

        Appendix N, revised and expanded edition

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        Weird Tales From the Roots of Dungeons & Dragons

        Edited by Peter Bebergal

        Foreword by Adrian Tchaikovsky

        Afterword by Ann VanderMeer

        ISBN: 9781913689933

        Publisher: Strange Attractor Press

        Pub Date: November 26, 2024

        An anthology of fantastical tales that inspired the creation of the world's greatest roleplaying game.
        Playing at the World, 2E

        Playing at the World, 2E

        Playing at the World, 2E

        The Invention of Dungeons & Dragons

        by Jon Peterson

        ISBN: 9780262548779

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: July 30, 2024

        The first volume of two in a new, updated edition of the 2012 book Playing at the World, which charts the vast and complex history of role-playing games.
        Fifty Years of Dungeons & Dragons

        Fifty Years of Dungeons & Dragons

        Fifty Years of Dungeons & Dragons

        Edited by Premeet Sidhu, Marcus Carter and José P. Zagal

        ISBN: 9780262547604

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: May 14, 2024

        On the fiftieth anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons, a collection of essays that explores and celebrates the game's legacy and its tremendous impact on gaming and popular culture.
        Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground

        Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground

        Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground

        A Guide to Tabletop Roleplaying Games from D&D to Mothership

        by Stu Horvath

        ISBN: 9780262048224

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: October 10, 2023

        A richly illustrated, encyclopedic deep dive into the history of roleplaying games.
        Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground

        Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground, Deluxe Edition

        Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground

        A Guide to Tabletop Roleplaying Games from D&D to Mothership

        by Stu Horvath

        ISBN: 9780262048231

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: October 10, 2023

        A richly illustrated, encyclopedic deep dive into the history of roleplaying games.
        The Elusive Shift

        The Elusive Shift

        The Elusive Shift

        How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identity

        by Jon Peterson

        ISBN: 9780262544900

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: March 29, 2022

        How the early Dungeons & Dragons community grappled with the nature of role-playing games, theorizing a new game genre.
        Game Wizards

        Game Wizards

        Game Wizards

        The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons

        by Jon Peterson

        ISBN: 9780262542951

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: October 12, 2021

        The story of the arcane table-top game that became a pop culture phenomenon and the long-running legal battle waged by its cocreators.
        Appendix N

        Appendix N

        Appendix N

        The Eldritch Roots of Dungeons and Dragons

        Edited by Peter Bebergal

        Afterword by Ann VanderMeer

        ISBN: 9781907222740

        Publisher: Strange Attractor Press

        Pub Date: February 23, 2021

        An anthology investigating the influences behind Dungeons & Dragons, the most popular modern role-playing game.
        The Warcraft Civilization

        The Warcraft Civilization

        The Warcraft Civilization

        Social Science in a Virtual World

        by William Sims Bainbridge

        ISBN: 9780262518062

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: September 21, 2012

        An exploration of the popular online role-playing game World of Warcraft as a virtual prototype of the real human future.
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