Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Mail Call Wednesday: D&D Basic & Expert in Print

 The BEST version of Dungeons & Dragons in back in print now. The Moldvay Basic book and the Cook/Marsh Expert book are now available in Print-on-Demand formats from DriveThruRPG.

Dungeons & Dragons Basic and Expert Books

While maybe not as crisp-looking as the originals from 1980/81 are, they are still easy to read and great to have.

Dungeons & Dragons Basic and Expert Books

Dungeons & Dragons Basic and Expert Books

Dungeons & Dragons Basic and Expert Books

Dungeons & Dragons Basic and Expert Books

The books do compare well, and they allow me to keep them on my desk without worrying about ruining what I call my "museum pieces." 

The Expert book even has a nice little bonus.

Gateway to Adventure

Gateway to Adventure

Gateway to Adventure

A reprint of the 1981 Gateway to Adventure TSR Product Catalog. Though I suppose if I am being nit-picky, this is the one that came with the Basic set, since the one with the Expert set had a picture of Isle of Dread. 

The Dungeons & Dragons Basic and Dungeons & Dragons Expert books will run you $15.99 each. More expensive than 45 years ago, but I guess that is to be expected.

I just got these last night and have not shown them to my kids yet. I am sure my oldest will now want his own copies.

Dungeons & Dragons Basic and Expert books

Dice not included.

Dungeons & Dragons Basic and Expert books


Now, let's see the BECMI books in print!

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