Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 23-8-2024 — Dungeons and Dragons

23rd August, 2024: Dungeons & Dragons.

Right then … it’s officially Friday!

Which frankly, means it’s payday.

Getting bills paid, and some shopping done?

Would be nice!

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You may or may not be in the UK, or remember a vintage science-fiction show called Blake’s 7.

It seems the BBC — the show’s owners — have to decided to give it the Dr Who Collection treatment: with the first series due for release on 11th November.

I might just have to beg, borrow or steal copies of that!

It should — assuming as many of the surviving cast agree to take part — have some interesting extra features.

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Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum*, Olga† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with everyone scoring five out of five.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video.

Q1)        Dungeons and Dragons went on sale on 23rd August.   In which years of the 1970s?

Q2)        The game was originally published by TSR, Inc.   TSR stood for Tactical Studies … what?

Q3)        It was on sale at which convention: GenCon, WorldCon or the Penny Arcade Expo?

Q4)        Those early conventions were held at Lake Geneva.   Lake Geneva, where: Wisconsin, Switzerland or Geneva College in Pennsylvania?

Q5)        This first version of the game had how many rulebooks: two, three or four?

Q6)        The game was co-designed by Gary Gygax.   Working with whom: Ken St. Andre, Dave Arneson or Richard Garfield?

Q7)        The players of the game played PCs.   In other words, played player … whats?

Q8)        The original game had three character classes.   Fighting man, magic user, and what else: cleric, assassin or druid?

Q9)        The original game introduced hobbits as playable races.   The game now calls these characters what: halflings, quarterlings or dwarfs?

Q10)        A character could lawful, neutral or chaotic.   In other words, would have a what: alignment, arrangement or allegation?


Q11)        Early Dungeons and Dragons had background worlds: ranging from Blackmoor and Greyhawk, to Forgotten Realms and Lankhmar.   These worlds are known as what: backgrounds, worlds or campaign settings?

Q12)        The game’s referee is a what: games-master, dungeon master or referee?

Q13)        The game also uses sets of multi-sided what: dice, teetotums or fidget spinners?

Q14)        Characters play Dungeons and Dragons in which TV show: Dr Who, The Bill or Stranger Things?

Q15)        Finally … ?   Dungeons and Dragons is a what playing game?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        Cadillac was founded on 22nd August of which year: 1901, 1902 or 1903?

A1)        1902.

Q2)        It’s now owned by whom: Ford, General Motors or Toyota?

A2)        General Motors.

Q3)        The company was owned by whom: Nelson Rockefeller, Henry Ford or Thomas Edison?

A3)        Henry Ford.

Q4)        The modern company’s headquartered where: Detroit, Cupertino or New York?

A4)        Detroit.

Q5)        Finally … ?   Cadillacs famously made what as their standard engines: V-8s, V-10s or V-12s?

A5)        V-8s.

Here’s a thought …

“I underestimated the audience a little.   It wasn’t until the middle of 1975 that the true scope of the appeal of the Dungeons & Dragons game was understood by me.”

Gary Gygax, speaking in 1999.

And a song …


Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        Hello, Mum!

†        It’s certainly not an adventure movie, Olga: I think it’s only of only a few hard science fiction films ever made.   You’re right about the visuals, though: I get the impression Kubrick was very visually oriented director!   (He got the Best Special effects Oscar for the film: in 1969.   According to one rumour I heard, he was annoyed about losing the Best Make-up gong.   That went to Planet of the Apes!)

        Good luck with the Festival.   I’m sure you’ll do a good job.

‡        There’s a HELL of a lot of irony, there, Debbi!   :D   At any rate, I’ve tried keeping the answers short!   (Sorry it’s 15: but I felt it was up there with Prince and Bowie!)