The world's oldest RPG still being played in the world "Dungeons & Dragons"

Table talk RPG also called "world's first RPG"Dungeons & Dragons(D & D) "is a game series widely played around the world since its release in 1974. There is land in the UK where such D & D shows excitement suddenly.

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Speaking of board games, it has long been considered niche and nostalgic and otaku-like, and D & D, which is known internationally, was also regarded as one of them. However, recently popular "Game of Thrones"Or"Stranger Things"Heroes who appeared in popular dramas such as playing board games in early childhood and confessing that Hollywood stars such as Drew Barrymore, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson were playing D & D in early childhood The recognition that "board games are one of nerd culture" is gradually changing.

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Indeed, in the pub "Noto Gum" in Nottingham, England, table talk RPG like D & D is "a tool suitable for playing in pubs" and is being played inside the shop. "I think D & D is suitable for playing with bars and pubs, because BrewDog's manager Jacob Soppelsa, because playing games leads to talking with friends and other people who play with them "I mentioned. Also, "If you play D & D together talking to a person you have not met before, you will be able to feel the other party as a friend of the past", a tool of communication It is pointed out that board games like D & D play an excellent role as.

Board games such as D & D show signs of revival are not only phenomena of BrewDog, now, the board game specialty cafe is prevalent throughout the UK, interested in board game fans of old days and new board games It is said that fans who started having games are playing games together.

Professor James Newman, a film teacher at Bath Spa University says, "There is a community to play and discuss together in board games, like a community that talks about books, It acts as a place with high sociality to find new board games like a library for reading houses, "he talked about board gamers and board game cafes in recent years.

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The pub in Nottingham "Ye Olde Trip to JerusalemOn Wednesday every week,Dark Heresy"Board game day" to play with board games such as "Achtung! Cthulhu" are set.

A 46-year-old housewife, Kendra Hourd, who enjoys playing board games on Wednesday at Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, plays with his fellows who got married and playing board games together when they were teens got married Although I lost the opponent, I have revealed that I came to focus on the game by making a community to play board games.

The combination of beer and board game seems to be the best combination for adult board gamers.


Mario Civico who is a dungeon master such as D & D at BrewDog said, "Storytelling is important to me, when I first served as a dungeon master I have more creativity than I think I realized that I made a board game world, I like to see how everyone plays it, and I love to interact with people who play. " comment.

Games Workshop, a board game shop, has recently been soaring in stock prices. Ian Livingstone, co-founder of the company said, "Video games were regarded as teenagers playing in the bedroom, but now they are to be placed in the living room, Game has been installed on every mobile phone, playing games has become socially accepted, "commented. It also points out that the board games are being accepted by the general public as the ripple effect of video games becoming widely accepted.

Also, "Interactive games are attractive for games (including video games and board games), and players are in charge of action in games. Watching television and movies is a passive activity, but playing games Playing is to experience what actually happened, players enjoy decision making and can resonate with many people, "not in passive entertainment such as television and movies I list the strengths of the game.


According to Rob Burman, Sales & Social Media Manager at the company "Mantic Games", a company that produces figures for board games using lead alloys, people who are heading from India to work for work are flourishing board games It seems that sometimes it is about to stop by London to stop by Nottingham.

Why Nottingham is a land of attention for board game fans is not only that there are many board game cafes and pubs but also board games related companies such as Foundry, Perry Miniatures, Theme 17, Warlord, Robin It seems that one of the reasons is that Hood and others have their home base.