Now you may think that potions are a bit old hat now, but recently they have come back into style, thanks to games like this.
"Dungeons & Dragons" started out as a fantasy, role playing, wargaming tabletop game, in 1974, and it was published, even then, by Tactical Studies Rules, who are the TSR Inc that appear on these cards. At the time it was not realised how far it would go, and that there would one day be films. Another interesting fact is that at the start it was played with little figures, but now it is also played with these cards or online with computer generation.
Like all roleplaying games, even top trumps, you beat your opponent by having something better, speed, or weaponry, but because of the way this game was written you also got to use potions which would have an effect on your opponent that they may not expect. These include what you may think of normal, like healing, speed, and animal friendship - or incredible, like breathing fire, becoming invisible, and reading your opponent`s mind.
In 1977 a second, harder, game was developed, "Advanced Dungeons and Dragons" and this is the basis of our set. The Second Edition, which is recorded by our set, was published in 1989.
the curious thing is that though you could buy the base set of all 750 of these cards, in a factory box, complete, they were also sold in packets of 16 cards.