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The great 1980s Dungeons & Dragons panic
In an era of potent concern over internet pornography, cyber-bullying, and drugs, it is hard to imagine a board game being controversial. But, 30 years ago Dungeons & Dragons was the subject of a full-on moral panic, writes Peter Ray Allison.
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Wow. That's a blast from the past. I played D&D back during that time. Huge moral panic about how kids couldn't understand the differences between fantasy and reality and will try to kill themselves. TV movies with Tom Hanks, the whole nine yards.
Was an interesting time. Happy that cooler heads prevailed. Eventually.