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| − | | style="background:#dddddd; text-align:center;" colspan="2" |'''''" | + | | style="background:#dddddd; text-align:center;" colspan="2" |'''''"Original" Dungeons & Dragons''''' (original white/brown box edition with three booklets) |
''Men & Magic'' • ''Monsters & Treasure'' • ''The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures'' | ''Men & Magic'' • ''Monsters & Treasure'' • ''The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures'' | ||
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|style="background:#ddbbff;"| '''''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''''' (1st Edition) | |style="background:#ddbbff;"| '''''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons''''' (1st Edition) | ||
''Monster Manual'' (December) | ''Monster Manual'' (December) | ||
| − | |style="background:#dddddd;" rowspan="3"| ''''' | + | |style="background:#dddddd;" rowspan="3"| '''''Dungeons & Dragons''''' (2nd version) |
''"Holmes" Basic Set'' (blue box) (levels 1–3) | ''"Holmes" Basic Set'' (blue box) (levels 1–3) | ||
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! 1981 | ! 1981 | ||
|style="background:#ffddbb;"| '''''"B/X" Dungeons & Dragons''''' (3rd version) | |style="background:#ffddbb;"| '''''"B/X" Dungeons & Dragons''''' (3rd version) | ||
| − | ''"Moldvay" Basic Set'' (magenta box) (levels 1-3)<br> | + | ''"Moldvay" Basic Set'' (magenta box)(levels 1-3)<br> |
''"Cook/Marsh" Expert Set'' (light blue box) (levels 4–14) | ''"Cook/Marsh" Expert Set'' (light blue box) (levels 4–14) | ||
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! 1983 | ! 1983 | ||
|style="background:#ddbbff;" rowspan="2"| Core rulebooks reprinted with<br>new orange-spined covers | |style="background:#ddbbff;" rowspan="2"| Core rulebooks reprinted with<br>new orange-spined covers | ||
| − | |style="background:#ffddbb;"| '''''"BECMI | + | |style="background:#ffddbb;"| '''''"BECMI" Dungeons & Dragons''''' (4th version) |
| − | '' | + | ''Basic Set'' (red box)(levels 1-3)<br> |
| − | '' | + | ''Expert Set'' (blue box)(levels 4-14)<br> |
| − | ''Companion Set'' | + | ''Companion Set'' (levels 15–25) |
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! 1984 | ! 1984 | ||
| − | |style="background:#ffddbb;"| ''Master Set'' | + | |style="background:#ffddbb;"| ''Master Set'' (levels 26–36) |
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! 1985 | ! 1985 | ||
|style="background:#ddbbff;"| ''Unearthed Arcana'' (a fourth "core" rulebook)<br> | |style="background:#ddbbff;"| ''Unearthed Arcana'' (a fourth "core" rulebook)<br> | ||
| − | |style="background:#ffddbb;" rowspan="2"|''Immortals Set'' | + | |style="background:#ffddbb;" rowspan="2"|''Immortals Set'' (levels 36+) |
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! 1989 | ! 1989 | ||
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! 2010 | ! 2010 | ||
| − | |style="background:#ffcccc;" colspan="2"| ''Player's Handbook 3'' • ''Monster Manual 3 | + | |style="background:#ffcccc;" colspan="2"| ''Player's Handbook 3'' • ''Monster Manual 3'' • ''Dungeon Master's Guide 3'' |
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| style="background:#ffddbb;" colspan="2" | The orange group of editions is commonly known as "Classic D&D" or "Basic D&D".<br> | | style="background:#ffddbb;" colspan="2" | The orange group of editions is commonly known as "Classic D&D" or "Basic D&D".<br> | ||
| − | However, some people use | + | However, some people use this term to apply to the orange and grey groups combined.<br> |
Additionally, some people use the term "BECMI D&D" to refer to both the 4th and 5th versions (but not the 3rd version). | Additionally, some people use the term "BECMI D&D" to refer to both the 4th and 5th versions (but not the 3rd version). | ||
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| style="background:#bbffdd;" colspan="2" | The green group of editions is commonly known as "D&D 3.x" or "d20 D&D".<br> | | style="background:#bbffdd;" colspan="2" | The green group of editions is commonly known as "D&D 3.x" or "d20 D&D".<br> | ||
| − | Additionally, some people refer to the green | + | Additionally, some people refer to both the green and red groups together as "WotC D&D" and all earlier groups as "TSR D&D". |
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| style="background:#ffcccc;" colspan="2" | The red group of editions is commonly known as "D&D 4e". | | style="background:#ffcccc;" colspan="2" | The red group of editions is commonly known as "D&D 4e". | ||
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