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50 YEARS OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS

IT’S inspired movies, a hit TV show, postage stamps, a range of trainers and Lego sets and has a staggering following of more than 60 million fans.

Not bad for a game that started out as an ultra-niche hobby for geeky fans of fantasy and sci-fi long before the genres became the super-cool go-to for the hip and the happening.

Dungeons & Dragons, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, has come a long way since its 1974 debut as the world’s first fantasy tabletop roleplaying game.

It has also morphed into a successful video game – although to die-hard fans the tabletop game is still the ultimate thing to

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