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Which 6th printing DMG is this?
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Post Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 5:47 am 
 

I have a Dungeon Masters Guide, which I can't quite fit into one of the known printings based on the Aceaum descriptions. Can anyone help?

The copyright page says "Revised edition - December 1979", so I would assume that it's no earlier than a Sixth printing. It has the wizard logo, not the face logo, so it can't be a 7th or later printing. So which of the sixth printings (alpha, beta or gamma) is it?

Sixth Alpha: "Endpapers and flyleaves are a yellow-orange color" - Nope, this copy has white endpaper and flyleaves.

Sixth Beta: "Has a survey form, and reference sheets are perforated" - Nope - no survey form, and reference sheets are unperforated.

Sixth Gamma: "236 numbered pages" - Nope, this copy has 238 numbered pages.

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Post Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2018 12:32 pm 
 

Is this a tiny bit smaller regarding height and width, slightly lighter overall, has a slightly flexible cover that happens to be rough-textured? Are the Wizard logo and the "2010" product code noticeably nearer the bottom edge than other prints, and are the pages smooth instead of rough? If so, it might be similar to this apparently common but undermentioned printing:

Lighter-weight, flexible but rough-covered 6th Print  DMG?


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Post Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2018 3:13 am 
 

Yup - that's what it looks like. Good spot and thanks!
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