How Dungeons & Dragons Changed Gaming Forever: A Deep Dive into RPG History - Part 1

Our links and socials: https://linktr.ee/thinktankardsPart 1 of 2.This week we're tracing the surprisingly long and strange road that led to Dungeons & Dragons, as well as the explosion of Tabletop Roleplaying Games (TTRPGs) in general.We start in medieval parlour games, wind through 19th century Prussian military simulations, and end up in the groovy 1960s and 70s, on the cusp of the cultural phenomenon that convinced millions of people to spend their weekends arguing about whether it counts as a war crime if you do it to Goblins and Kobolds.Kriegsspiel, the war game developed by the Prussian army in 1824, turns out to be a much bigger piece of the puzzle than it gets credit for, and we get into exactly how military strategy and tabletop play ended up feeding into each other over the centuries.If you've ever rolled a d20, and wondered where this whole thing actually came from , or just have a soft spot for the history of games and how they shape culture, this is a good one.Music by Nathan Smith, Chris Cardill and Dave McGlen.