The History of D&D Editions

A discussion of the various editions of D&D. Spoiler Alert: There are way more than five. From the original game in 1974 to the latest update to 5E from the 2020's, I show each edition and discuss some of the differences.

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
1:00 0E Original
2:32 0.5 Edition
5:18 Holmes Basic
6:57 1E Advanced
11:05 Moldvay B/X
12:57 BECMI
14:20 1.5 Edition
15:23 2E Advanced
17:00 Black Box Easy-to-Master
17:17 Rules Cyclopedia
17:51 Classic D&D
18:14 2.5 Edition
18:47 3E
19:38 3.5 Edition
20:00 4E
20:30 Essentials
20:44 5E
20:55 5.5 Edition

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IMAGE CREDITS FOR THIS VIDEO
Still images for products not in my collection include:
- Holmes Basic Set: the Leylines Press Blog
- Holmes Basic Book Cover: the Nerdy Pleasures Blog
- Mentzer Basic Boxed Set: Archive.org
- Mentzer Expert Boxed Set: DriveThruRPG
- Mentzer Companion Boxed Set: Noble Knight Games
- Mentzer Masters Boxed Set: Amazon.com
- Mentzer Immortals Boxed Set: Amazon.com
- D&D Easy-to-Master Black Box: Magisterrex Retro Games Blog
- D&D Rules Cyclopedia: DriveThruRPG
- 2E Skills & Powers, Combat & Tactics, and Spells & Magic: Amazon.com
- 3E Player's Handbook: Amazon.com
- 4E Essentials: Amazon.com
- Tasha's Cauldron' of Everything: Amazon.com