This is apparently how I looked doing my Pyrkon talk on gaming in Central Europe this morning - courtesy of Kamila (hopefully getting your name right!) who gave this to me after the talk.
Jon Peterson
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Author of game histories, mostly wargames and role-playing games. Playing at the World, Elusive Shift, Game Wizards, Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana, Making of OD&D, Heroes’ Feast, etc.
Coming this October! The DUNGEONS & DRAGONS by Michael Witwer, Jon Peterson, Kalysta Harmon, Jessica Lee Patterson, and <ahem> me! I had a fantastic time working on this book with this amazing team of writers, and I cannot wait to get it into your hands. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/827366...
Dungeons & Dragons Encyclopedia by Michael Witwer, Jon Peterson, Kalysta Harmon, Matt Forbeck, Jessica Lee Patterson: 9798217305834 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Pack your Bag of Holding and get ready for an expansive, official tour through the myriad settings of the D&D multiverse. From the familiar fantasy lands of the Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance to...
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At Pyrkon in Poznań, doing the inaugural DEEP. Talking about the evolution of role playing with a great set of panelists. #pyrkon
"The wargames market was basically inaccessible to people that were part of the anti-war movement, unless it was couched in a way that wasn’t revisiting the atrocities that people were seeing on TV..." @increment.bsky.social for @asteriskmgzn.bsky.social
Shall We Play a Game?
Historian Jon Peterson traces the route from Prussian military headquarters to Gary Gygax’s basement.
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At Gamehole this week? Feel free to drop by on Friday at 11AM for my talk "Playing at the World - the Teenage Years." PatW is now 13 years old as it enters its second edition. Let's talk about what it did not solve, and what historical work remains. www.gameholecon.com/events/event... #rpg #dnd
Gamehole Con - Event Details - Playing at the World - the Teenage Years
Featuring role-playing games, board games, fantasy and historical miniature gaming, and collectible card games, Gamehole Con is for the fantasy and adventure tabletop gaming enthusiast.
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I will be at Gen Con this week - if you’d like to find me here are some places I will be. www.facebook.com/PlayingAtThe...
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If you are looking for me at Gen Con 2025, here's a bit of schedule. Thursday: This year at Gen Con we are honoring 50 years of Glorantha, the setting of White Bear and Red Moon (1975) and...
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🎉 Jon Peterson's "Playing at the World, 2E Volume 1" is a 2025 ENNIE Award nominee in the Best RPG Related Product! Voting is open through July 20th. Vote now: vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2025/ Winners will be announced at #GenCon, where you will find us at booth 269. See you there!
Chatting with Ben Riggs about how we might decide what counts as the “first” RPG. www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAXV...
What was the first RPG? It ain't what you think... Ep 52
YouTube video by Reading D&D Aloud
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Some notes on what is to be found in the new, two volume edition of Playing at the World. playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2025/05/play...
The second volume of Jon Peterson's new edition of "Playing at the World" focuses on the three pillars of role-playing games to provide a deep dive into the history of the setting, system, and characters of Dungeons & Dragons. @increment.bsky.social: mitpress.mit.edu/978026255231...
A few of the projects I was involved with in this 50th anniversary of D&D. As the year draws to a close, happy birthday to one hell of a game. playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2024/12/a-fi...
