166--Bookin’ w/ Jon Peterson

This week, host Jason Jefferies is joined by New York Times bestselling author Jon Peterson, who discusses his newest book Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons, which is published by our friends at MIT Press.  Topics of discussion include playing D&D while COVID-19 runs amok, Gary Gygax and the formation of TSR, Lake Geneva, the business model of selling rule books vs. more traditionally packaged board games, fanzines, whether gigantic rulebooks are barriers to entry for the aspiring player of D&D, Dragonlance, Wizards of the Coast, and much more!  Copies of Game Wizards can be purchased here with FREE SHIPPING.