Tony Rowe wrote:
Holmes Basic rulebook spotted in the hands of a girl (!) in this article about D&D from a 1980 issue of Dynamite Magazine.
"The new game did not catch on - mainly because no one could understand the rules. But in 1976, a new version of D&D appeared, and it really took off." That publishing date should read 1977, of course.
Originally spotted at: http://www.thiel-a-vision.com/?p=6894
Thanks for posting that, Tony. I have the pdf of that article - it was posted on OD&D Discussion long before I started here on G+. If you look closely there is also a promo poster for Holmes Basic behind the girl on the right. It's this poster:
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That Mage mini is way bigger than 25 mm! Unless the player has tiny hands.
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