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Dungeons and Dragons

Dungeons and Dragons or D&D/DnD is a tabletop RPG originally created in the 70s. Since then, its popularity has exploded worldwide and it has become one of the biggest and most famous tabletop games ever made.

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Franchise:
Dungeons & Dragons
Original Release Date:
1974
Publisher:
Wizards of the Coast
Designer:
E. Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson
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