D&D 's publication is commonly recognized as the beginning of modern role-playing games and the role-playing game industry, and also deeply influenced video games, especially the role-playing video game genre. The game was derived from miniature wargames, with a variation of the 1971 game Chainmail serving as the initial rule system. It has been published by Wizards of the Coast, now a subsidiary of Hasbro, since 1997. The game was first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc.
Role-playing, improvisation, tactics, arithmeticĭungeons & Dragons (commonly abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally created and designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson.
