A Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set boxed edition was introduced that cleaned up the presentation of the essential rules, made the system understandable to the general public, and was sold in a package that could be stocked in toy stores.
Objavljen je Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set (osnovni paket) koji je pročistio pravila i sustav učinio razumljivijim široj publici, a prodavao se u pakiranju koje se moglo držati u trgovinama igračaka.