Happy Birthday D&D

Hey fellow gamers it's time to par-TAY! I started playing D&D in 1978 when I was twelve. I played with college students that I met at my first Star Trek convention, Star Base Baltimore, which was held at the Mariott's Hunt Valley Inn in Hunt Vally, MD. It was a four day con and my parents let me stay at the hotel with people I had just met! I don't think I slept more than six hours the whole weekend. I was too busy playing games, shopping in the dealer's room, attending talks, watching movies and going to parties with my new college friends. It ruled. I geeked out at a very early age.

Al Gore: To my left you'll recognize Gary Gygax, inventor of
Dungeons & Dragons.
Gary Gygax: Greetings! It's a -- [Rolls and consults multi-sided dice.] -- pleasure to meet you!

(from the TV show Futurama)

Dungeons & Dragons Turns 30
BOSTON (Wireless Flash) -- Players of the role-playing game "Dungeons & Dragons" have cause to celebrate.
No, they're not finally moving out of their parent's basement. This year marks the game's 30th birthday.

The game's anniversary will be celebrated at the upcoming Gen Con Game Fair in Indianapolis tomorrow through Sunday (Aug. 19-22), but the game's creators at Wizards of the Coast, have a few other cards up their sleeves to celebrate the milestone.

In October, a coffee table book of "D&D's" history will be published which contains game-playing celebrity anecdotes from stars like "The Daily Show" correspondent Stephen Colbert, Mark Tremonti, former bandmember of Creed and a forward written by 25-year veteran player Vin Diesel.

Then in October 16, a spokeswoman for the company says they will hold World Wide D&D Game Day by trying to set a world's record for the most people playing a role-playing game at the same time.