The Book of Treasure Maps [I, II, and III]

Custom scenarios created during the first years of Dungeons & Dragons.

Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) emerged in the early 1970s as a tabletop role-playing game created in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. First commercially released in 1974, the game pioneered a unique blend of fantasy storytelling, strategy, and imagination, with players creating characters and navigating adventures in a collaborative setting.

The game quickly gained popularity, evolving through various editions and developing a dedicated community. By the early 1990s, Dungeons and Dragons had become a cultural phenomenon, influencing literature, art, and even video games, establishing itself as the cornerstone of the role-playing game genre.

Judges Guild of Decatur, IL was one of the leading publishers of D&D-related material, and the company issued this trio of campaign booklets between 1979 and 1982. Twenty scenarios in total are contained within the three Books of Treasure Maps; each includes contextual information, roughly sketched maps, and other important details for the Dungeon Master.