Strategic Preview was a rather strange newsletter first released in mid 1976 (date estimated from the content), and lasting but four issues. Contrary to what you might think from the title, the first issue of this newsletter was published roughly between Strategic Review #7 and Dragon #1, in approximately May 1976. The first issue was numbered #3 (why, we don't know, but we assume it was for humorous purposes), and the last, #6. Each issue is a single 11" x 17" sheet, folded in half to make four facing pages. According to Frank Mentzer, each issue ran 25-50 copies. As evidenced by the introductory paragraph in issue #3, it was intended to give a behind-the-scenes look at news and new releases from TSR, and supposedly mailed out with all subscription copies of The Dragon and Little Wars magazines... but this fact doesn't jive with the production numbers stated by Mentzer above, nor does it jive with the number of issues still in existence today (just a handful). Thanks to Bob Frantz for the scan of Strategic Preview 4, to James Kight for the scans of Strategic Preview 5 and 6, and to Devon & Shawn Hibbs for the scan of Strategic Preview 3 and for info on the contents of all issues.
Random Events was an in-house newsletter of TSR, and ran for 35 known issues from 1980 to 1984 (the record from mid-1983 through 1984 is fragmentary; confirmation of later issues needed). Devoted to intra-company memos, company events and personnel changes, inside jokes, etc. Thanks to Michael Deaton for the scan of the Jun 1980 issue, to Todd Gabel for the scan of the Jan 81 issue, to Devon Hibbs for the scan of the Apr 82 issue, to Frank Mentzer for the description of all the issues' contents, and to Paul Stormberg for the scans of the May 80, May 81, Aug 81, and Sep 81 issues.
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SP3
| May 76
| First issue. Publishing date guessed from contents. Mentions release of Eldritch Wizardry
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SP4
| Jun 76
| Mentions hiring of David Sutherland, Rob Kuntz, and Ernie Gygax
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SP5
| Jul 76
| Mentions release of Gods, Demi-Gods, & Heroes
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SP6
| Sep 76
| Last issue
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RE1
| May 80
| First issue. 8 pages. 8.25" x 7" (14" folded in half). Created by Dragon Publishing staff
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RE2
| Jun 80
| 8 pages. Thom Wham cartoon
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RE3
| Jul 80
| 12 pages. Thom Wham boardgame "Corporate Structure"
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RE4
| Aug 80
| Unknown contents
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RE5
| Sep 80
| 12 pages
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RE6
| Oct 80
| 16 pages
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RE7
| Nov 80
| 12 pages. Contained local business flyer
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RE8
| Dec 80
| 8 pages. Red & green Christmas stamping on cover
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RE9
| Jan 81
| 6 pages. Wine Club ad
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RE10
| May 81
| 16 pages. Created by the TSR Personnel Dept. Letter-sized (8.5" x 11"), stapled. GenCon XIV ad / Jeff Dee art
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RE11
| Jun 81
| 4 pages
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RE12
| Jul 81
| 6 pages
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RE13
| Aug 81
| 5 pages. Includes 2-page maps for GenCon XIV at UW Parkside
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RE14
| Sep 81
| 8 pages. First contribution by Gary Gygax, "The Inner Sanctum"
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RE15
| Oct 81
| 6 pages. New in-house print shop run by Tom McLaughlin. Typeset, good photo reproduction
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RE16
| Nov 81
| 4 pages
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RE17
| Dec 81
| 8 pages
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RE18
| Jan 82
| 6 pages
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RE19
| Feb 82
| 4 pages. Good David Sutherland photo
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RE20
| Mar 82
| 4 pages
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RE21
| Apr 82
| 6 pages. Gygax photo
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RE22
| May 82
| Unknown pages. Gygax discusses the acquisition of the GNW crafts company, as well as Amazing Stories magazine and SPI wargames
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RE23
| Jun 82
| Unknown pages. Continuing articles on TSR's massive expansion projects (both corporate acquisitions and physical buildings)
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RE24
| Jul 82
| Unknown contents
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RE25
| Aug 82
| 12 pages. Photos of Eric Rasmussen & John Ricketts (who created Pacesetter in a spinoff, taking many TSR employees)
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RE26
| Sep 82
| 14 pages. Photos of Larry Elmore and Tim Truman
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RE27
| Oct 82
| 14 pages. Corporate logo removed from cover. "Founders' Day" issue. Frank Mentzer photo. BSA Explorers flyer
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RE28
| Nov 82
| 12 pages. Photo of Garry Spiegle (co-creator, D&D Companion Set's War Machine)
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RE29
| Dec 82
| 12 pages. Some photos
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RE30
| Jan 83
| 10 pages. Angled TSR logo now on cover. Photos of Keith Parkinson, Christmas party
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RE31
| Feb 83
| Unknown contents
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RE32
| Mar 83
| 10 pages. Photos of Gary Gygax, Kevin Blume, and 50 new employees
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RE33
| Apr 83
| 8 pages. TSR UK staff photos
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RE34
| Jun 83
| 8 pages. Photos of Gary Gygax, Brian Blume, Jim Ward, and Zeb Cook
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RE35
| Sep 84
| 5 pages. Beige paper, 1 minor photo
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Strategic Preview #3
| Strategic Preview #4
| Strategic Preview #5
| Strategic Preview #6
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Rand Events May 80
| Rand Events Jun 80
| Rand Events Jul 80
| Rand Events Aug 80
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Rand Events Oct 80
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Rand Events Jun 81
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Rand Events Nov 81
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Rand Events Apr 82
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Rand Events Sep 82
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Rand Events Feb 83
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