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TSR Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Adventure Game: Basic Rulebook, One

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This D&D Basic Set, edited by Tom Moldvay, is the best introduction to the hobby of roleplaying games.

Firmly founded on the original roleplaying game, Gygax & Arneson's D&D, new players are introduced both to the specific D&D rules and the hobby in general in a very clear, yet not condescending manner.

The early Basic Set (edited by Holmes), while also a fine game, strays further from the original D&D rules, & hasn't yet achieved the clarity that this set will achieve.

The later Basic Set (edited by Mentzer) tries to make the game even more accessible. Anyone who is interested enough to be able to learn the game solely from a book, however, won't need the extra hand-holding that the later set provides. Plus, the extra hand-holding makes the later (Mentzer) Basic Set less useful as a reference than this (Moldvay) Basic Set.

Despite the many games that have since been intended as introductions to the hobby, I haven't found another I would choose to give to a novice as their first game.

Though I prefer the rules of the 3.5 edition of Dungeons and Dragons I bought The classic TSR Dungeons and Dragons because I lost my original copy. My cousin gave it to me when I was in the 3rd grade as a christmas present and ever since then I have loved role playing games. I still love leafing through this book as I love the art (as basic as it may be) and I love remembering how I use to play.

The actual rules in this game does not give you the flexibility of the later games and I feel like that Dungeons and Dragons have definitely improved through the history of the game. Though the 4th edition I am still a little wary of. :-)