Editions of Dungeons and Dragons

YEAR	GAME
1974	"Little Brown Books" or "White Box" Dungeons & Dragons (original white/brown box edition with three booklets) Men & Magic • Monsters & Treasure • The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures
1977	Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition) Monster Manual (December)	"Blue Box" Dungeons & Dragons (2nd version) "Holmes" Basic Set (blue box) (levels 1–3)
1978	Players Handbook (June)
1979	Dungeon Master Guide (August)
1981		"B/X" Dungeons & Dragons (3rd version) "Moldvay" Basic Set (magenta box) (levels 1-3) "Cook/Marsh" Expert Set (light blue box) (levels 4–14)
1983	Core rulebooks reprinted with new orange-spined covers	"BECMI" or "Red Box" Dungeons & Dragons (4th version) "Mentzer" Basic Set (red box) (levels 1-3) "Mentzer" Expert Set (blue box) (levels 4-14) Companion Set (cyan 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
1991		"RC" Dungeons & Dragons (5th version) Rules Cyclopedia (levels 1–36)
1992		Wrath of the Immortals (levels 36+)
1993	Monstrous Manual
1996	Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition revised Player's Handbook Dungeon Masters Guide
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
2010	Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition (Essentials) Starter Set • Heroes of the Fallen Lands • Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdoms Rules Compendium • Dungeon Master's Kit • Monster Vault
2014	Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition (three 2014 Core rulebooks) Player's Handbook • Monster Manual • Dungeon Master's Guide
2024	Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition (three 2024 Core rulebooks) Player's Handbook • Monster Manual • Dungeon Master's Guide
Notes:	Titles in quotes are unofficial titles commonly used by players to distinguish between the six different versions all simply called "Dungeons & Dragons" by TSR.
	The grey group of editions is commonly known as "Original D&D" or "OD&D". However, some people use this term exclusively for the white/brown box version.
	The purple group of editions is commonly known as "AD&D".
	The orange group of editions is commonly known as "Classic D&D" or "Basic D&D". However, some people use the term "Classic D&D" to apply to the orange and grey groups combined. Additionally, some people use the term "BECMI D&D" to refer to both the 4th and 5th versions (but not the 3rd version).
	The green group of editions is commonly known as "D&D 3.x" or "d20 D&D". Additionally, some people refer to the green, red and blue groups together as "WotC D&D" and all earlier groups as "TSR D&D".
	The red group of editions is commonly known as "D&D 4e".
	The blue group of editions is commonly known as "D&D 5e"; also known as "D&D Next" during its initial development, and “One D&D” during the 2024 revision.