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" Dungeons & Dragons (4th version) Basic Set (red box)(levels 1-3) Expert Set (blue box)(levels 4-14) Companion Set (levels 15–25)
1984		Master Set (levels 26–36)
1985	Unearthed Arcana (a fourth "core" rulebook)	Immortals Set (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 • Dungeon Master's Guide 3
Notes:	Titles in quotes are unofficial titles commonly used by players to distinguish between the five 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 both the green and red 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".