History TabletopGame / Dragonquest

[[caption-width-right:350:Not ''that'' VideoGame/DragonQuest.]]

The original working title was ''Dragonslayer'', but it had to be changed to avoid a conflict with [[Film/{{Dragonslayer}} the Disney movie of the same name]]. In 1981, SPI published a board game called ''Dragonslayer'' as a movie tie-in. In a hilarious turn of irony, the ''[=DragonQuest=]'' trademark that SPI thus gained kept the unrelated ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' series of video games from being published in North America under ''that'' title in turn; the video game was thus retitled ''Dragon Warrior'' for the North American Market.

After the first edition of the game was published in 1980, a second edition was published by SPI and Bantam Books in 1982, while a third edition was published by Creator/{{TSR}} after they acquired SPI; the game's final print run was made in 1989 (and TSR then produced a "Dragon Quest" boxed starter set in a similar board game format for its flagship ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' game in 1990). As of the new millenium, the game belongs to Creator/WizardsOfTheCoast, though [=WotC's=] abandonment of the trademark of the name has left Creator/SquareEnix free to publish ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' video games under their original name in North America.

[[caption-width-right:350:Not ''that'' VideoGame/DragonQuest]]

After the first edition of the game was published in 1980, a second edition was published by SPI and Bantam Books in 1982, while a third edition was published by Creator/{{TSR}} after they acquired SPI; the game's final print run was made in 1989 (and TSR then produced a "Dragon Quest" boxed starter set in a similar board game format for its flagship ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' game in 1990). As of the new millenium, the game belongs to Creator/WizardsOfTheCoast, though [=WotC's=] copyright abandonment of the name has left Creator/SquareEnix free to publish ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' video games under their original name in North America.

The original working title for ''TabletopGame/DragonQuest'' was ''Dragonslayer'', but it had to be changed to avoid a conflict with [[Film/{{Dragonslayer}} the Disney movie of the same name]]. In 1981, SPI published a board game called ''Dragonslayer'' as a movie tie-in. In a hilarious turn of irony, the ''[=DragonQuest=]'' trademark that SPI thus gained kept the unrelated ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' series of video games from being published in North America under ''that'' title in turn; the video game was thus retitled ''Dragon Warrior'' for the North American Market.

[[caption-width-right:350:Not ''that'' ''VideoGame/DragonQuest]]

The original working title for ''TabletopGame/DragonQuest'' was ''Dragonslayer'', but it had to be changed to avoid a conflict with [[Film/{{Dragonslayer}} the Disney movie of the same name]]. In 1981, SPI published a board game called ''Dragonslayer'' as a movie tie-in. In a hilarious turn of irony, the ''[=DragonQuest=]'' trademark that SPI thus gained kept the unrelated ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' series of video games from being published in North America under ''that'' title in turn; the video game was thus retitled ''VideoGame/DragonWarrior'' for the North American Market.

After the first edition of the game was published in 1980, a second edition was published by SPI and Bantam Books in 1982, while a third edition was published by Creator/{{TSR}} after they acquired SPI; the game's final print run was made in 1989 (and TSR then produced a "Dragon Quest" boxed starter set in a similar board game format for its flagship ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' game in 1990). As of the new millenium, the game belongs to Creator/WizardsOfTheCoast, though [=WotC's=] copyright abandonment of the name has left Creator/SquareEnix free to publish ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' video games in under their original name in North America.

''[=DragonQuest=]'' is a fantasy tabletop game first published by Creator/SimulationsPublications (SPI) in 1980. It was designed by Eric Goldberg, Gerard C. Klug, Davud James Ritchie, Edqard J., Woods, and Redmond A. Simonsen, and was one of the first games to emphasize skills rather than character classes, allowing players greater freedom in customizing their characters. Any character may learn any skill in this game, while vocations may be acquired by spending experience points.

After the first edition of the game was published in 1980, a second edition was published by SPI and Bantam, Books in 1982, while a third edition was published by Creator/{{TSR}} after they acquired SPI. As of 2016, the game belongs to Creator/WizardsOfTheCoast, though its copyright abandonment of the name has left Creator/SquareEnix free to publish ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' video games in North America.

The original working title for ''TabletopGame/DragonQuest'' was ''Dragonslayer'', but it had to be changed to avoid a conflict with [[Film/{{Dragonslayer}} the Disney movie of the same name]]. In 1981, SPI published a board game called ''Dragonslayer'' as a movie tie-in. Additionally, the ''[=DragonQuest=]'' trademark kept the unrelated ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' series of video games from being published in North America under that title; the video game was thus retitled ''VideoGame/DragonWarrior'' for the North American Market.

The original working title for ''TabletopGame/DragonQuest'' was ''Dragonslayer'', but it had to be changed to avoid a conflict with [[Film/{{Dragonslayer}} the Disney movie of the same name]]. In 1981, SPI published a board game called ''Dragonslayer'' as a movie tie-in. Additionally, the ''[=DragonQuest=]'' trademark kept the ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' series of video games from being published in North America under that title; the video game was thus retitled ''VideoGame/DragonWarrior'' for the North American Market.