A Talk with Jon Peterson and his new book - Game Wizards
Warning!
This event is not a current year's event. Below is for informational and historical purposes only!
| Start Date & Time | Saturday - 8:00 PM CST |
| Duration | 1.0 hours |
| Type | Seminar |
| System | N/A |
| Location | TBD |
| Gaming Experience | Newcomers Welcome |
| Age Range | All Ages (6+) |
| Host | Jon Peterson |
Ticket Information
| Cost | $0.00 |
| Availability | 30 of 50 available |
Join author Jon Peterson (Playing at the World, the Elusive Shift, D&D Art & Arcana, Heroes' Feast) for a conversation about his new book Game Wizards, an account of the corporate and legal history of Dungeons & Dragons up to the ouster of Gary Gygax from TSR in 1985.
Special Guest
Jon Peterson
Jon Peterson is widely recognized as an authority on the history of games, best known as the author of Playing at the World, The Elusive Shift, and Game Wizards. He has helped Wizards of the Coast with projects including the Making of Original D&D and the D&D Trivial Pursuit edition. He also co-authored Dungeons & Dragons: Art & Arcana, Lore & Legends, Heroes’ Feast: The Official Dungeons & Dragons Cookbook, and Heroes’ Feast Flavors of the Multiverse. He has contributed to academic anthologies on games, including MIT Press’s Zones of Control and Fifty Years of D&D, as well as Routledge’s Role-Playing Game Studies: Transmedia Foundations.