I don't know if it's acceptable or not, but if it is acceptable to you I would be interested in buying one of these if you produce them.

Zach

sauromatian wrote:

jgbrowning wrote:"Module X published in 1978" on the right date

It might be difficult to pin down the exact day, as it gets pretty complex. How are you defining "published"? For a convention release, it may be easy. But for other items it's hard enough to pin down the right year. Many were printed late in one year, bearing the copyright of the following one (intended to hit store shelves in Jan/Feb for the post-Xmas product cycle). Or the opposite: it bears a copyright of the year it's printed, but doesn't actually become available to consumers until the following year.

Yeah, that's one reason why I want to be particularly careful. I'm hoping that it may be possible, if we can't get an accurate date, to perhaps get an accurate month. That way I could have a small section entitled "Published during this month" at the bottom of the calendar page. Unfortunately, I'm not a collector, nor do I have a collector's knowledge.

joe b.

I doubt that you will get an exact day, but perhaps a month and year of publication is possible.
Just as a matter of my own interest and curiosity, I compiled a listing of some early TSR stuff, based on the production dates and product lists in the items which I own.  It is definitely not complete by any means, and it may not be 100% accurate, but it does give some idea of a timeline.

Cavaliers and Roundheads                1973        (Sept)
Dungeons and Dragons (1st)                1974        (Jan)
Tricolor                                1974        (Apr)
Warriors of Mars                        1974        (Jul)
Star Probe                                1974        (Sept)
Chainmail 3rd E, 1st P                1974        (? - after Sept)


Dungeons and Dragons (2nd)                1975        (Jan)
Chainmail 3rd E, 2nd P                1975        (Jan)
Panzer Warfare                        1975        (Jan)
Tractics                                1975        (Jan)
Greyhawk                                1975        (Feb)
Dungeons and Dragons (3rd)                1975        (Apr)
War of Wizards                        1975        (May)
Boot Hill                                1975        (May)
Empire of the Petal Throne                1975        (July)
Dungeon                                1975        (July)
Blackmoor                                1975        (Sept)
Don't Give Up the Ship                1975        (Oct)
Dungeons and Dragons (4th)                1975        (Nov)

Classic Warfare                        1976        (Mar)


As an interesting side note, "Classic Warfare" was originally listed as a four booklet set in early products, but the only version I have ever come across is the single 8.5x11 spiral bound book.

Here is my efforts back in the day when I started compiling product lists and putting things in some sort of order with the help of many from here.
Also have a B/X etc+modules list if this is the sort of thing needed.

ShaneG.

Thanks for all the info everyone. Sorry for my late reply - I actually took a week off!

aia wrote:one question: is the scope limited to TSR D&D and TSR non-D&D or is it open to any rpg item? (i.e. T&T)

ciaooo

I'm envisioning any old-school game would be appropriate, but I image that TSR stuff may be easier to determine.

joe b.