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Time to rerelease 1st edition books, for like 100000€ per book. Call it 50th anniversary edition. Worked well for mtg.

Loughla 3y ago
The problem is they're still around in great numbers. I'm looking at a first edition dm's guide right now on my shelf. D&D people seem to keep everything, for some reason.
- dartos 3y ago
  Well the DND books weren’t made with scarcity as a selling point, unlike mtg.
- dagw 3y ago
  Are you sure you're not confusing D&D with AD&D? Pretty sure, the original D&D didn't have the player guide/dm guide split. There are also at least two version of the core first edition AD&D books, with the first edition (published late 70s)[1] being a lot more rare than the updated version (early 80s)[2]. The second print editions of the 1st edition AD&D books are the ones you tend to see everywhere. [1] This cover: https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/a9/66/a966921d1917875597245433577444341587343_v5.jpg https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/a9/66/a966921d191... [2] This cover: https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/07/36/07369d286b34242597274467277444341587343_v5.jpg https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/07/36/07369d286b3...
  - RugnirViking 3y ago
    huh. I have one of those first cover ADND ones. Matching players handbook and a few supplements from the time. What do you say they're worth? it would be a shame to sell them, I love the weirdness, but it would be nice to know at least.
    - dagw 3y ago
      I'd guess they're worth $50-70 each if they've been reasonably (ab)used and maybe $200-250 if in very good condition.
  - gilbetron 3y ago
    In D&D parlance, "1st edition" means AD&D1, original D&D is "0e", and the original stuff is considered Chainmail.
    - deleted 3y ago
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    - dagw 3y ago
      Fair enough. When/where I was growing up up D&D meant one of the coloured boxes (white if you where very old, but red/blue mostly). AD&D was always called AD&D. Never heard anyone say "0e".
  - Loughla 3y ago
    I have the first one you link to, but was talking about the three book set: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_(1974) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_(1974) Which semantically isn't a dm's guide, but also is because it has everything in it. AD&D is sort of 1.0. Anything before that is 0.
YurgenJurgensen 3y ago
You forgot the important part: Declare it a 'collector's item' only and ban anyone who actually uses them from official events. Enforce this with armed thugs.* *Yes, I am aware that these are in fact two separate incidents.

The problem is they're still around in great numbers. I'm looking at a first edition dm's guide right now on my shelf. D&D people seem to keep everything, for some reason.

dartos 3y ago
Well the DND books weren’t made with scarcity as a selling point, unlike mtg.
dagw 3y ago
Are you sure you're not confusing D&D with AD&D? Pretty sure, the original D&D didn't have the player guide/dm guide split. There are also at least two version of the core first edition AD&D books, with the first edition (published late 70s)[1] being a lot more rare than the updated version (early 80s)[2]. The second print editions of the 1st edition AD&D books are the ones you tend to see everywhere. [1] This cover: https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/a9/66/a966921d1917875597245433577444341587343_v5.jpg https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/a9/66/a966921d191... [2] This cover: https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/07/36/07369d286b34242597274467277444341587343_v5.jpg https://pics.cdn.librarything.com/picsizes/07/36/07369d286b3...
- RugnirViking 3y ago
  huh. I have one of those first cover ADND ones. Matching players handbook and a few supplements from the time. What do you say they're worth? it would be a shame to sell them, I love the weirdness, but it would be nice to know at least.
  - dagw 3y ago
    I'd guess they're worth $50-70 each if they've been reasonably (ab)used and maybe $200-250 if in very good condition.
- gilbetron 3y ago
  In D&D parlance, "1st edition" means AD&D1, original D&D is "0e", and the original stuff is considered Chainmail.
  - deleted 3y ago
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  - dagw 3y ago
    Fair enough. When/where I was growing up up D&D meant one of the coloured boxes (white if you where very old, but red/blue mostly). AD&D was always called AD&D. Never heard anyone say "0e".
- Loughla 3y ago
  I have the first one you link to, but was talking about the three book set: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_(1974) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_(1974) Which semantically isn't a dm's guide, but also is because it has everything in it. AD&D is sort of 1.0. Anything before that is 0.

YurgenJurgensen 3y ago

You forgot the important part: Declare it a 'collector's item' only and ban anyone who actually uses them from official events. Enforce this with armed thugs.* *Yes, I am aware that these are in fact two separate incidents.