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Playing at the world. Volume 2, Three pillars of role-playing games / Jon Peterson.

MIT Press Direct 2025 Trade Monographs Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Peterson, Jon, author.
Series:
Game Histories Series
Game histories
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Dungeons and Dragons (Game)--History.
Dungeons and Dragons (Game).
War games--History.
War games.
Fantasy games--History.
Fantasy games.
Role playing--History.
Role playing.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (822 pages)
Edition:
Second edition.
Other Title:
Three pillars of role-playing games
Place of Publication:
Cambridge : The MIT Press, [2025]
Summary:
This new edition of Playing at the World is the second of two volumes that update the 720-page original tome of the same name from 2012. This second volume is The Three Pillars of Role-Playing Games, a deep dive into the history of the setting, system, and characters of Dungeons & Dragons-the three pillars indicated by the volume's title. (The first volume of the new edition is The Invention of Dungeons & Dragons, which explores the publication and reception of that iconic game.)
Notes:
"The MIT Press"
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
ISBN:
9780262383097
0262383098
9780262383103
0262383101
OCLC:
1513423311
Publisher Number:
9780262383097

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