1980 Dungeons & Dragons Newspaper Advertisement

“The original adult fantasy roleplaying game everyone is talking about.”

Not only does this 1980 newspaper ad offer us the basic game, but when you look closely you’ll see that the “Advanced” Dungeons & Dragons hardcovers are also available. Let’s see, $15 for a Dungeon Masters Guide in 1980 would be the equivalent of $43.51 these days; the current version of the book is priced at $50, but arguably today’s Dungeons & Dragons books (find at Amazon.com*) are far superior in quality to those original books.

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