Editions of Dungeons & Dragons - Time Line

Time Line

Dungeons & Dragons Version History
noting key rule publications
YEAR GAME
1974 Dungeons & Dragons (original white box edition with three booklets)

Men & Magic • Monsters & Treasure • The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures
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)
Expert Set (light blue box) (levels 4–14)
1983 Core rulebooks reprinted with
new cover art and orange spines		 Dungeons & Dragons (4th version)

Basic Set (red box)
Expert Set (blue box)
Companion Set (teal box, levels 15–25)
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
Dungeon Master's Guide
Monstrous Compendium Replaces Monster Manual
1991 Dungeons & Dragons (5th version)

Rules Cyclopedia (levels 1–36)
1992 Wrath of the Immortals (levels 36+)
1993 Monstrous Manual Replaces Monstrous Compendium
1995 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition revised

Player's Handbook
Dungeon Master Guide
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition revised

Player's Options
DM Options
2000 Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition (three Core rulebooks)

Player's Handbook • Dungeon Master's Guide • Monster Manual
2003 Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition revised (v3.5)

Revised editions of the core rulebooks (compatible with 3.0 via errata)
2008 Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (three Core rulebooks)

Player's Handbook • Monster Manual • Dungeon Master's Guide
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)
Rules Compendium • Dungeon Master's Kit • Monster Vault (levels 1-30)
Heroes of the Fallen Lands • Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms
2012 Dungeons & Dragons Next announcement

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