# Which edition of D&D should be on my executive bookshelf?

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [May 23, 2013, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-edition-of-d-d-should-be-on-my-executive-bookshelf/659093 "2013-05-23T03:55:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-edition-of-d-d-should-be-on-my-executive-bookshelf/659093/41 "2013-05-30T14:36:20Z")

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> [@Brainiac4](#):
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> I’m sorry, I wasn’t clear. I’m not putting these out to impress people. I’m putting them out to create something that people can use to get an idea of who I am and what my interests are.
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> If I want to impress people, I’ll do that with my car. 😉

In that case, I’d put out my 1st edition AD&D (bound with gray tape).

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**Author:** ![Brainiac4](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brainiac4/32/3534_2.png) [@Brainiac4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brainiac4)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-edition-of-d-d-should-be-on-my-executive-bookshelf/659093/42 "2013-05-31T03:39:13Z")

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> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#):
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> The _Chainmail_ tabletop wargame, with the Fantasy supplement in back, that evolved into D&D.

That would be cool, but I don’t have a copy. I do have the first edition of Traveller - the little black & red books - as well as a new copy of Traveller5.

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