Dungeons & Dragons Slowing Down?
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An estimated 20 million people worldwide have played D&D since it was created, with more than $1bn spent on game equipment and books.
"I thought we would sell about 50,000 copies," says Gary Gygax.
Co-creator Dave Arneson recalls: "When we started playing we thought we were kind of crazy. It seemed to start quite well and sold better, and better and better."
The game spread by word of mouth and became a cult in schools and in universities across the globe.
It was even a cult at a Wisconsin naval base. "At one time every nuclear submarine had a D&D group," says Arneson.
D&D is a game in which a group of friends create and develop characters by rolling dice which determine skills and abilities.
The characters are taken on adventures which are plotted by a separate player - the Dungeon Master.
