Yeah, we made our own fun back in those days, and played 1st and then 2nd Edition. I found that D&D was both stimulating and educational, and learned everything I know about Tolkien, the Arthurian Legend, and Norse mythology from all those Saturday nights we spent with pencil and paper.
>>Yeah, we made our own fun back in those days, and played 1st and then 2nd Edition.
Same here. I’ve tried 3rd and 4th Ed, but they suck. I haven’t play much in the last 15 years, but I try to play a 2nd ed game once a year or so when I can gather up enough middle-aged gamers.
I played with a group of friends and we started off as noobs with a really good dungeon master.
Later, one of the players became the new Dungeon Master. He also did well. Over time we evolved into having each Player sheet in plastic so we could make changes with the wipe of a paper towel, and a hex grid to use during ‘encounters’.
The thing I took away from this game was that in order to be successful, the members of your ‘group’ had to work together.