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monsters aliens and holes in the ground Monsters, Aliens, & Holes in the Ground – RiftgateA richly illustrated, encyclopedic deep dive into the history of roleplaying games. When Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson released Dungeons & Dragons in 1974, they created the first roleplaying game of all time. Little did they know that their humble box set of three small digest sized booklets would spawn an entire industry practically overnight. In Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground, Stu Horvath explores how the hobby of roleplaying games,
A richly illustrated, encyclopedic deep dive into the history of roleplaying games.When Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson released Dungeons & Dragons in 1974, they created the first roleplaying game of all time. Little did they know that their humble box set of three small digest-sized booklets would spawn an entire industry practically overnight. In Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground, Stu Horvath explores how the hobby of roleplaying games, commonly known as RPGs, blossomed out of an unlikely pop culture phenomenon and became a dominant gaming form by the 2010s. Going far beyond D&D, this heavily illustrated tome covers more than three hundred different RPGs that have been published in the last five decades.
Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground features (among other things) bunnies, ghostbusters, soap operas, criminal bears, space monsters, political intrigue, vampires, romance, and, of course, some dungeons and dragons. In a decade-by-decade breakdown, Horvath chronicles how RPGs have evolved in the time between their inception and the present day, offering a deep and gratifying glimpse into a hobby that has changed the way we think about games and play.
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★★★★★ 4
Funny
Format: Paperback
Cute book grandson enjoyed
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Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2025
★★★★★ 5
So good!!!
Format: Paperback
I got this more my 5 year old son and he absolutely loves it! It’s so cute and funny! Highly recommend and will buy more from this author!
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Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2024
★★★★★ 5
Cute book
Format: Paperback
Really makes us laugh. Love it.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2024
★★★★★ 5
Lovely book for little ones
Format: Board book
This is the perfect book for a busy little horse lover. The stand-up horses provide hours of fun.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2024
★★★★★ 4
Be gentle when removing them from the book
Format: Board book, Format: Board book
My kids crazy about this book turning into toys. We are probably going to get the rest in the set. Gently push from the back when removing the pop out pieces to prevent the cardboard from tearing and separating from trying to dig them out. I don’t recommend the child put them together as a few were hard to push the pieces in and we bent a couple. Fine in the end but those aren’t going back into the book. They’ll just be room decor 😂
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Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2025