1981 Gamma World Ad from The Register-Guard

Here’s something a little unusual: a newspaper advertisement for TSR’s Gamma World roleplaying game (Amazon.com search*)! The ad appeared in the November 14, 1981 issue of the Eugene Register-Guard newspaper and was clearly designed to get readers to visit the local game store, “Gandalf’s Den.”

Seeing this Gamma World ad in an old newspaper now has me asking: How many times have tabletop roleplaying games been advertised in local newspapers?

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