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Dungeons are fun, but they are great at everything. Knowing why they were used and how they are useful can help you game elevate dungeons to what they should be.

References:
The Dragon Magazine: Vol. 111 No. 1 June 1978 #15
King, Brad; Borland, John (2024). Dungeons & Dreamers: A Story of How Computer Games Created a Global Community (Second Edition). Carnegie Mellon University. Journal contribution. https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/6686741.v1
Peterson, Jon. Playing at the world: A history of simulating wars, people and fantastic adventures, from chess to role-playing games. San Diego, CA: Unreason Press, 2012.
Howard, Robert E. The hour of the dragon.
Lovecraft, H.P. The Nameless City.
Denielewski, Mark Z. House of Leaves.
Gygax interview "https://www.enworld.org/threads/q-a-with-gary-gygax.22566/page-815#post-3776152"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3310233.stm
Evidence for deliberate burial of the dead by Homo naledi
Lee R Berger, Tebogo Makhubela, Keneiloe Molopyane, Ashley Krüger, Patrick Randolph-Quinney, Marina Elliott, Becca Peixotto, Agustín Fuentes, Paul Tafforeau, Vincent Beyrand, Kathleen Dollman, Zubair Jinnah, Angharad Brewer Gillham, Kenneth Broad, Juliet Brophy, Gideon Chinamatira, Paul H. M. Dirks, Elen Feuerriegel, Alia Gurtov, Nompumelelo Hlophe, Lindsay Hunter, Rick Hunter, Kudakwashe Jakata, Corey Jaskolski, Hannah Morris, Ellie Pryor, Maropeng Ramaphela, Eric Roberts, Jacqueline S. Smilg, Mathabela Tsikoane, Steven Tucker, Dirk van Rooyen, Kerryn Warren, Colin D. Wren, Marc Kissel, Penny Spikins, John Hawks
bioRxiv 2023.06.01.543127; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.01.543127

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