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Jon Peterson
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Author of game histories, mostly wargames and role-playing games. Playing at the World, Elusive Shift, Game Wizards, Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana, Making of OD&D, Heroes’ Feast, etc.
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At Gamehole this week? Feel free to drop by on Friday at 11AM for my talk "Playing at the World - the Teenage Years." PatW is now 13 years old as it enters its second edition. Let's talk about what it did not solve, and what historical work remains. www.gameholecon.com/events/event... #rpg #dnd
Gamehole Con - Event Details - Playing at the World - the Teenage Years
Featuring role-playing games, board games, fantasy and historical miniature gaming, and collectible card games, Gamehole Con is for the fantasy and adventure tabletop gaming enthusiast.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Seen at Faraos Cigarer, Copenhagen.
August 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Gen Con 2025 MIT Press booth #269
July 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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I will be at Gen Con this week - if you’d like to find me here are some places I will be. www.facebook.com/PlayingAtThe...
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If you are looking for me at Gen Con 2025, here's a bit of schedule. Thursday: This year at Gen Con we are honoring 50 years of Glorantha, the setting of White Bear and Red Moon (1975) and...
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July 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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🎉 Jon Peterson's "Playing at the World, 2E Volume 1" is a 2025 ENNIE Award nominee in the Best RPG Related Product! Voting is open through July 20th. Vote now: vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2025/

Winners will be announced at #GenCon, where you will find us at booth 269. See you there!
Hands holding a copy of Jon Peterson's "Playing at the World, 2E Volume 1: The Invention of Dungeons and Dragons." Illustrations of medieval characters and mythical monsters are depicted along the top half of the cover. Along the bottom half is an illustration of two figures are playing a board game under a hanging light.
July 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Chatting with Ben Riggs about how we might decide what counts as the “first” RPG. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAXV...
What was the first RPG? It ain't what you think... Ep 52
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May 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Some notes on what is to be found in the new, two volume edition of Playing at the World. playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2025/05/play...
May 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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The second volume of Jon Peterson's new edition of "Playing at the World" focuses on the three pillars of role-playing games to provide a deep dive into the history of the setting, system, and characters of Dungeons & Dragons. @increment.bsky.social: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255231...
"Playing at the World, 2E" on a white background. Copy below the title reads "Volume 2: Three Pillars of Role-Playing Games." The cover features vivid illustrations of medieval and fantasy characters.
April 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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A few of the projects I was involved with in this 50th anniversary of D&D. As the year draws to a close, happy birthday to one hell of a game. playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2024/12/a-fi...
December 30, 2024 at 7:11 PM