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Post by murquhart72 on Aug 18, 2017 12:39:01 GMT -6
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Post by foxroe on Aug 19, 2017 1:54:34 GMT -6
Must. Have. Holmes. Box.
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Post by murquhart72 on Aug 19, 2017 8:26:20 GMT -6
I have two: Not quite shrink-wrapped, but "like new". The older, faded one has B1 (In Search of the Unknown), the newer, brighter one came with B2 (Keep on the Borderlands). I also have several brand new sets of those old dice that used to come with, chits too. Only copy I don't have is one containing Dungeon Geomorphs and such.
I don't peruse them much anymore though, concentrating on my earlier stuff (white boxed D&D and all it's supplements).
It's great seeing that there ARE such nice, new shiny copies still out there.
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Post by foxroe on Aug 19, 2017 18:48:36 GMT -6
My first exposure to D&D was Holmes. My copy came with B2 and chits instead of dice. While I was away at college one year, my mother sold it in a yard sale. I was not pleased to say the least. Luckily, my copy of B2 was not in the box at the time, and I picked up the TSR Silver Anniversary set when it came out just so I could have a copy of the rule book. So, yeah. I literally just want the box.  EDIT: If my mischievous half ever did luck into a shrink-wrapped D&D box, my first order of business would be to take it to a collector to have it appraised, explain how I came across the box (yard sale, estate sale, etc.), then proceed to tear the wrapping right off. The look on the collector's face would be something I'd cherish forever. Games are meant to be played! >  |
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Post by foxroe on Aug 19, 2017 18:52:09 GMT -6
Those little Italian boxed sets from the nineties were neat, but these eyes could not read that text without a magnifying glass...
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Post by murquhart72 on Aug 19, 2017 22:24:20 GMT -6
You tear that box open and enjoy foxroe! My first exposure was Moldvay, my first owned set was Mentzer. One could imagine my confusion when I heard of things like OCE, or Holmes. When I saw my first Holmes boxed set I thought it was some kind of knock-off!
History is a good thing to learn!
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Post by DungeonDevil on Aug 20, 2017 1:26:09 GMT -6
If my mischievous half ever did luck into a shrink-wrapped D&D box, my first order of business would be to take it to a collector to have it appraised, explain how I came across the box (yard sale, estate sale, etc.), then proceed to tear the wrapping right off. The look on the collector's face would be something I'd cherish forever. Games are meant to be played! > GAAAAAAH! *collector swoons in horror then falls limply to the floor like wilted lettuce* With my eyes now I'd need a high-powered jeweler's loupe! |
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