{"product_id":"monsters-aliens-andholesintheground-aguidetotabletoproleplayinggamesfromd-dtomothership","title":"Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground: A Guide to Tabletop Roleplaying Games from D\u0026D to Mothership","description":"\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA richly illustrated, encyclopedic deep dive into the history of roleplaying games.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson released \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDungeons \u0026amp; Dragons\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ein 1974, they created the first roleplaying game of all time. Little did they know that their humble box set of three small digest-sized booklets would spawn an entire industry practically overnight. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMonsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Stu Horvath\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eexplores how the hobby of roleplaying games, commonly known as RPGs, blossomed out of an unlikely pop culture phenomenon and became a dominant gaming form by the 2010s. Going far beyond \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eD\u0026amp;D\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, this heavily illustrated tome covers more than three hundred different RPGs that have been published in the last five decades.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMonsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e features (among other things) bunnies, ghostbusters, soap operas, criminal bears, space monsters, political intrigue, vampires, romance, and, of course, some dungeons and dragons. In a decade-by-decade breakdown, Horvath chronicles how RPGs have evolved in the time between their inception and the present day, offering a deep and gratifying glimpse into a hobby that has changed the way we think about games and play.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Standard","offer_id":40082255904823,"sku":"RAN48224","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Deluxe Edition","offer_id":40082255937591,"sku":"RAN48231","price":134.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0265\/9195\/2951\/products\/51yu6vj3v_L._AC_SY400.jpg?v=1676578687","url":"https:\/\/isleofgamesaz.com\/products\/monsters-aliens-andholesintheground-aguidetotabletoproleplayinggamesfromd-dtomothership","provider":"Isle of Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}