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Dungeons & Dragons

Board Game
©1983 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Two paperback books of instructions and rules - Players manual, Dungeon Masters rulebook.
6 dice, 4 sided, 8 sided in dark blue plastic, 6, 10, 12 and 24 sided in pale blue plastic - numbers impressed and a white wax crayon is provided to fill them in.
Book of player character records sheets, lilac printed in white and bearing a drawing of a fighter and `cave' woman; containing orange record sheets.
All contained in a red box with an illustration of a warrior fighting a dragon.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDungeons & Dragons (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Card, paper and plastic
Brief description
Boxed game, Dungeons & Dragons published in the USA and UK in 1983
Physical description
Two paperback books of instructions and rules - Players manual, Dungeon Masters rulebook.
6 dice, 4 sided, 8 sided in dark blue plastic, 6, 10, 12 and 24 sided in pale blue plastic - numbers impressed and a white wax crayon is provided to fill them in.
Book of player character records sheets, lilac printed in white and bearing a drawing of a fighter and `cave' woman; containing orange record sheets.
All contained in a red box with an illustration of a warrior fighting a dragon.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.9cm
  • Width: 23.5cm
  • Depth: 3.2cm
Box dimensions
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by TSR UK Ltd.
Production
t s r hobbies inc; t s r u k ltd
Collection
Accession number
MISC.502-1986

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Record createdMarch 4, 2000
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