Solo Play Games Related to Role-Playing Game History and Evolution
History of Solo Play Games
1825
1845
1974
1975
Spring, The Strategic Review magazine, Solo Dungeon Adventures
The Strategic Review Vol. 1 No. 1, Gary Gygax et al
Tunnels & Trolls (T&T)
Creator: designed by Ken St. Andre, a public librarian in Phoenix, Arizona.
Publisher: Flying Buffalo.
Notability: Generally accepted as the second publicly published tabletop role-playing game after the original Dungeons & Dragons of 1974 (retronym OD&D).
Summary Overview: In an interview in 1986, Ken St. Andre stated that "my conception of the T&T world was based on The Lord of The Rings as it would have been done by Marvel Comics in 1974 with Conan, Elric, the Gray Mouser and a host of badguys thrown in."[12]
1st Edition T&T: April 1975
First edition of Tunnels & Trolls was self-published in April 1975 (self-published).
2nd Edition T&T: June 1975
Second edition (by Flying Buffalo): June 1975
3rd Edition T&T:
Third edition:
4th Edition T&T:
Fourth edition:
5th Edition T&T: 1979
Fifth edition: 1979
5.5 Edition T&T: 2005
5.5 Edition: 2005
6th Edition T&T: ???
6th ???
7th Edition T&T: 2005
7th: 2005 Fiery Dragon Productions produced a 30th Anniversary Edition under license in a tin box complete with CD, map, monster counters, and two new versions of the rules. Ken St. Andre used the opportunity to extensively update the style of play and introduce new role-playing concepts, such as character level determined by character attribute statistics instead of arbitrary numbers of experience points. The 30th Anniversary rules are generally known as the 7th edition. The 7th edition also introduced a skills system.
7.5 Edition T&T: 2008
7.5 edition: 2008. The 7.5 edition was released in 2008 by Fiery Dragon, being an update and clarification on the 30th Anniversary Edition.
8th Edition T&T: 2012
8th edition: In 2012, Tunnels & Trolls was re-introduced in French-speaking markets by Grimtooth under license by Flying Buffalo. The French rulebook, which is officially the 8th edition, is based on the 7th edition, but includes elements taken from the 5.5 edition as well as clarifications by Ken St. Andre. The interior artwork includes the illustrations of the 5th edition, plus new inks by Liz Danforth. Several other products (solos and GM adventures) have been released via Lulu.com, and others have been announced.
9th Edition T&T: August 2015
9th edition: As Rick Loomis, head of Flying Buffalo Inc., put it, "The French edition came out so beautiful that now that I have run out of 5.5, I am not satisfied to just reprint 5.5. I wanted to have a deluxe edition even better than the French one. (Competition is what drives us to be better!)". Deluxe Tunnels & Trolls, written by St. Andre with additional design input and editing from longtime players Liz Danforth and James "Bear" Peters. The current Deluxe Edition includes Ken St. Andre's house campaign setting, Trollworld, along with additional material by early players Jim "Bear" Peters and Liz Danforth.
Collosal Caverns
Zork
Choose Your Own Adventure (Interactive Fiction (IF))
Lone Wolf
Mythic Role-Playing
2003?
Mythic (Red)
Mythic Emulator (Blue)
Mythic Variations I (Yellow)
Mythic Variations II (Green)
https://wordmillgames.com/mythic-rpg.html
CRGE, Conjectural Roleplaying GM Emulator
https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/145426/CRGE-Conjectural-Roleplaying-GM-Emulator
The Universal NPC Emulator (UNE)
BOLD, the book of legends and deeds
The Story Engine Deck
Ironsworn
Ex Novo
Solo Adventurer's Guide - D&D Solo Engine
From Guilherme Bento
Motif Story Engine
Solo and GM-Lite Roleplaying Toolkit
https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/316073/Motif-Story-Engine-Solo-and-GMLite-Roleplaying-Toolkit
3Deep
https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/10431/parts-per-million
Barbarian Prince
https://dwarfstar.brainiac.com/ds_barbarianprince.html
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