Documentary (Video) Review: The Dreams in Gary's Basement - Breaking it all Down

This week I’m stepping into the TTRPG space (something I normally save for August, but slacked off on this year), to cover a documentary film about the life of Gary Gygax. The Dreams in Gary’s Basement is available from RPGHistory.org

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Documentary Review: The Dreams in Gary's Basement - Breaking it all Down

A couple years ago I reviewed Secrets of Blackmoor – a documentary about Dave Arneson, and the development of the Blackmoor campaign leading up to the development of the first edition of Dungeons & Dragons. Kickstarting around the same time was Dreams in Gary’s Basement, a documentary focusing on the life of Gary Gygax. I’ve […]

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Book Review: Designers & Dragons (Vol. 1-4) - Breaking it all Down

It’s time to kick off the new year with a look at a series of nonfiction books that I finished reading last year. Affiliate Links:

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Book Review: Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons

Previously I have read and reviewed Playing at the World, the book about how Dungeons & Dragons came to be. Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons, is one of two follow up-books by Jon Peterson essentially about how Roleplaying Games went out of the ha

https://countzeroor.com/2022/09/18/book-review-game-wizards-the-epic-battle-for-dungeons-dragons/

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Book Review: Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons - Breaking it all Down

Previously I have read and reviewed Playing at the World, the book about how Dungeons & Dragons came to be. Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons, is one of two follow up-books by Jon Peterson essentially about how Roleplaying Games went out of the hands of Gary Gygax & Dave Arneson. In the case of Game Wizards, it’s about how Gary & …

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Documentary Review: Secrets of Blackmoor Part 1

I'm continuing with the tabletop RPG documentaries with a look at the kickstarted documentary "Secrets of Blackmoor", about the formation of the Blackmoor campaign and Dave Arneson's early life.

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https://countzeroor.com/2022/08/10/documentary-review-secrets-of-blackmoor-part-1/

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Documentary Review: Secrets of Blackmoor Part 1

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Eye of the Beholder: Documentary Review

It's time to review another of the RPG documentaries I've previously backed on Kickstarter, with Eye of the Beholder, covering the art of Dungeons & Dragons. For those who prefer video reviews of this, there will be a video review coming later this month.

Eye of the Beholder puts its primary focus on p

https://countzeroor.com/2022/08/07/eye-of-the-beholder-documentary-review/

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Eye of the Beholder: Documentary Review - Breaking it all Down

It’s time to review another of the RPG documentaries I’ve previously backed on Kickstarter, with Eye of the Beholder, covering the art of Dungeons & Dragons. For those who prefer video reviews of this, there will be a video review coming later this month. Eye of the Beholder puts its primary focus on profiles of the artists and some of the art they made for …

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Secrets of Blackmoor Part 1: Documentary Review

Time to cover a the first of a couple documentaries about the history of tabletop RPGs that I've previously backed on Kickstarter, starting with Secrets of Blackmoor - Part 1. There will be a video review forthcoming later this month if you prefer that.

For those who are unfamiliar, Blackmoor was the

https://countzeroor.com/2022/08/06/secrets-of-blackmoor-part-1-documentary-review/

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Secrets of Blackmoor Part 1: Documentary Review - Breaking it all Down

Time to cover a the first of a couple documentaries about the history of tabletop RPGs that I’ve previously backed on Kickstarter, starting with Secrets of Blackmoor – Part 1. There will be a video review forthcoming later this month if you prefer that. For those who are unfamiliar, Blackmoor was the roleplaying game campaign played by Dave Arneson’s gaming group in the ‘70s, leading …

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