"So many changes have occurred since 1973 that the task of explaining all of them would require a booklet of this size" - Frank Mentzer in 1983 on the changes between D&D editions, from the Expert Set rulebook.
Originally shared by parrish warren
So has someone made the booklet? I have Moldvay and Mentzer but laziness asks...is there a breakdown of these two editions out there? I bet there is.
I think Frank is mostly talking about the changes leading up to B/X, not the changes between B/X and the "BE" in BECMI. There's not really that much, as you can see from various threads on discussion forums:
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http://www.therpgsite.com/showthread.php?t=28656
http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?258419-So-what-is-the-difference-between-Basic-B-X-and-BECMI
The biggest ones are changes to spell progressions, Thief skill progressions, and a few monsters removed/added.
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