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Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set Available Today

Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set Dungeons-&-Dragons-Starter-Wizards of the Coast today announced the retail launch of the D&D Starter Set, the first official product for the highly-anticipated fifth edition of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop roleplaying game.

The new Starter Set contains everything players need to begin their adventure and is the first of many product offerings that will be rolling-out this year. It is intended to help fans become acquainted with the new rules before the Tyranny of Dragons storyline begins on August 14th. For a closer look at the Starter Set you can watch a full unboxing video showing all the components.

For more information and to learn about the latest product offerings go to DungeonsandDragons.com. New and existing players can learn more by downloading D&D Basic Rules, a free introduction to playing D&D.

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John Breeden II
John has spent his journalism career covering just about everything, from small-town meetings and crime scenes to Capitol Hill and the U.S. Congress. He got his start writing about games and technology with a computer column called On the Chip Side, which grew to more than 1 million in circulation and ran in newspapers across several states. Today, John is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Newsweek and many other publications, and he writes a regular technology and government column for Nextgov/FCW and hosts security and educational webinars for FedInsider. He is also the founder of the Tech Writers Bureau and the chief editor of GameIndustry.com. He still loves disappearing into games, whether that means crawling through Baldur’s Gate dungeons deep into the night or planning one more big offensive in the latest wargame.