Dungeons and Dragons
Sir: In her review of Mazes and Monsters by Rona Jaffe (6 February), Harriet Waugh finds the idea of the game Mazes and Monsters 'hard to believe' and that, 'If you are able to swallow this idea, the rest of the novel is easy'.
Mazes and Monsters is based on the game `Dungeons and Dragons', the popular fan- tasy role-playing game. A referee creates a mythical world and a series of adventures, which the other players, using characters they have created, are flung into and expected to explore. The adventures are often set in underground mazes, with rooms containing many mythical and science-fiction creatures. With these the players do battle, for rewards of treasure. There are often, however, devious traps to test the players. The game may sound ludicrous, but as a player I can vouch that it is a fascinating hobby. Harriet Waugh also finds it hard to believe that vast numbers of American students would play the game. Well, many do, and it is now firmly established in a large number of British campuses and schools.
Mark Lewis 1 Dovehouse Close,
Whitefield, Manchester
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