The 2020 version of my research on how TSR went from grossing $40 million a year to being bought by Wizards of the Coast. Performed live at Gen Con Online! Ben’s book on RPG adventure design, Encounter Theory, is on DriveThruRPG. <a href= "https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/278718/Encounter-Theory" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Click here</a> to pick up this essential volume! Like Plot Points? Support it on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/plotpoints" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Patreon</a> at the $2 level, and you’ll get a sneak peek into Ben’s book about the sale of TSR to Wizards of the Coast! This chapter concerns TSR West, an effort by TSR to open an LA office devoted to producing comic books, an effort that failed rather impressively. It is the product of a dozen interviews with professionals from comics, gaming, and Hollywood, and as far as I can reckon, it is a tale entirely untold until now. Image courtesy Wizards of the Coast.

The Sale of TSR to Wizards of the Coast- Ep. 206

Plot Points is a monthly podcast which discusses table-top role-playing games and their supplements as literature. Our quirky panel discusses games old and new, spotlights innovations in the hobby, and links to literature.