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Maybe someone knows the answer to this. I played D&D when there were three books. The Dungeon Master's Guide had a red demon/devil on it and according to wikipedia it is Advanced Dungeons and Dragons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeon_Master's_Guide#Advanced...

Where can I find a community that offers games with that rule set? Is referring to the rule set as AD&D the proper way?

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AD&D is the proper term. If you want that specific ruleset it was republished by WotC one or two years back, used versions also available. If you're more flexible on the ruleset there's Old School Renaissance [1], set of games which try to recreate the rules/feel of AD&D. RGP Geek [2] might be a forum you're interested in. You can likely find a group in your area if you're in a bigger city or metro area at gaming shops. If you use Reddit [3] is a reasonably active place to find groups or players.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_retro-clon...

[2] http://rpggeek.com

[3] http://www.reddit.com/r/lfg/

> Where can I find a community that offers games with that rule set?

Dragonsfoot bills itself as "the home of 1st Edition AD&D" on the web. They have many resources for AD&D, including character sheets, adventure modules, an e-zine called Footprints, and a very active discussion forum. Their URL is http://www.dragonsfoot.org/

You can purchase PDFs of 1st edition AD&D materials at http://www.dndclassics.com/

OSRIC is a simulacrum (retro-clone) of the 1st edition AD&D rules. Get it free at http://www.knights-n-knaves.com/osric/

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