Time Line
| YEAR | GAME | |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Dungeons & Dragons (original white box edition with three booklets)
Men & Magic • Monsters & Treasure • The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures |
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| 1977 | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition)
Monster Manual (December) |
Dungeons & Dragons (2nd version)
Basic Set (blue box) (levels 1–3) |
| 1978 | Players Handbook (June) | |
| 1979 | Dungeon Masters Guide (August) Core rulebooks complete | |
| 1981 | Dungeons & Dragons (3rd version)
Basic Set (magenta box) |
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| 1983 | Core rulebooks reprinted with new cover art and orange spines |
Dungeons & Dragons (4th version)
Basic Set (red box) |
| 1984 | Master Set (black box, levels 26–36) | |
| 1985 | Unearthed Arcana (a fourth "core" rulebook) |
Immortals Set (gold box, levels 36+) |
| 1989 | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition
Player's Handbook |
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| 1991 | Dungeons & Dragons (5th version)
Rules Cyclopedia (levels 1–36) |
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| 1992 | Wrath of the Immortals (levels 36+) | |
| 1993 | Monstrous Manual Replaces Monstrous Compendium | |
| 1995 | Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition revised
Player's Handbook |
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| Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition revised
Player's Options |
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| 2000 | Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition (three Core rulebooks)
Player's Handbook • Dungeon Master's Guide • Monster Manual |
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| 2003 | Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition revised (v3.5)
Revised editions of the core rulebooks (compatible with 3.0 via errata) |
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| 2008 | Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (three Core rulebooks)
Player's Handbook • Monster Manual • Dungeon Master's Guide |
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| 2009 | Player's Handbook 2 • Monster Manual 2 • Dungeon Master's Guide 2 | |
| 2010 | Player's Handbook 3 • Monster Manual 3 | Dungeons & Dragons Essentials
Fantasy Roleplaying Game (levels 1-2) |
| 2012 | Dungeons & Dragons Next announcement | |
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