2023 Should Have BeenD&D‘s Best Year, Until It Wasn’t

This year Dungeons & Dragons reached highs even beyond its already massive reach. And yet 2023 will also be defined by its owner's mistakes.

December 14, 2023 · 1 min · 71 words · David Allen

It is hard to really encapsulate just how unexpected Baldurs Gate 3s dominance this year has been.

And in many ways, it did.

And yet, those initiatives would also be what capped off D&Ds tale of two years.

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