On The Arduin Adventure box set, The Compleat Arduin, and Basic D&D

I blogged recently about playing in jay_zer0's Arduin Arcade The Howling Tower! Session #2 https://zer0.bearblog.dev/arduin-arcade-session-2-the-howling-tower/ . This has got me thinking/reminiscing about Arduin through my gaming life. The Arduin Adventure boxed set was designed by David A. Hargrave. I bought it in 1981-3, and it was my introduction to an almost comprehensible basic D&D (I was…