Dungeons & Dragons is a tabletop role-playing game (RPG).
Dungeons & Dragons -LRB- abbreviated as D&D or DnD -RRB- is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game -LRB- RPG -RRB- originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson , and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules , Inc. -LRB- TSR -RRB- .	Gary Gygax	Gary Gygax	Dave Arneson	Dave Arneson	TSR	TSR (company)	fantasy	fantasy	tabletop role-playing game	tabletop role-playing game	Dungeons & Dragons	Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons, or the Basic Set and its sequels
