Tszii wrote in 50th Anniversary Thread:The history book is on amazon for preorder. They dont charge until it ships. A down side here is sometimes they package books like no one cares about dented corners. The book will also likely be widely available.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0786969857?ps ... ct_details

Uhmmm... is a book with only scans of original books? What is it about? Who is the author? Uhmmm...

I echo Tszii's comments.  I think if you've followed Jon Peterson's stuff from Playing at the World to present, this will be a nice addition to the lineup.  If the video is correct, the OD&D and supplements are all the reprints of the first printing with Chainmail being the reprint of the 2nd edition.  I will probably get two copies of this.  One to read and one to... well, no need to explain to a collectors audience!

Jason Tondro is a designer at Wizards. He is relatively new to the company, but he has an academic background. He is the lead on this project; I worked with him to put this together.

Nice! Looks good.

Tszii wrote in 50th Anniversary Thread:"The History Book" is about the start of DnD. It includes reprints of the original box set, supplements and extra material.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhxVlgehNpc

Sorry, by reprints you mean the full content of all of this is within this book? Which is also a history book simultaneously? Is this not trying to do too many things at one?

Why are they just not releasing a reprint of this "never before seen Gary gygax original draft" or whatever.

edit: does any kind soul have a link for the UK? I cannot see one (or find one) I guess I can buy the US one but rather the UK store if possible!

increment wrote in 50th Anniversary Thread:I'm not trying to be cute about this - it's really just up to Wizards what they want to announce about the contents of the book before it comes out, not me.

The Amazon item description includes:
- Unearth the very first draft of original D&D, never released to the public until now. Crafted on Gygax’s home typewriter, this 1973 document contains handwritten notes by both Gygax and Arneson.
- Discover approximately 30 early articles and rare documents that lay the foundation for modern D&D, including unpublished correspondence between Gygax and Arneson.
- Peruse a remarkable collection of magazine and fanzine articles, many of which are no longer publicly available or remain undiscovered by D&D historians and fans of classic D&D.
- Flip through facsimiles of all the first printings of Original D&D, compiled in a single book for the first time in D&D’s publishing history.
- Explore the creation and development of the original 1974 game with insightful commentary by Jon Peterson, one of D&D’s foremost historians.
- Commemorate our 50th anniversary with this homage to D&D's past. We invite you to look back on D&D’s history with a discerning eye as we celebrate how far D&D has come. Here’s to 50 years, and 50 more!

Lego unveil their 50th Anniversary Set - looks like the leaked one - dragon is now red however.

https://www.lego.com/en-gb/themes/ideas ... gons/about

I'll be tempted to pick that Lego set up.  It looks really good.

I saw the ad on youtube and was disappointed... the very first proposal of the guy was more accurate and nicelooking! By far! ...try to compare the two and let me have your opinion, pls