▁A . ▁H arg ra ve , ▁with ▁a ▁cover ▁by ▁Greg ▁Esp ino za , ▁and ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁Gr imo ire ▁Games ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁as ▁a ▁box ed ▁set ▁containing ▁a ▁ 6 4 - page ▁book , ▁three ▁card stock ▁artifact ▁sheets , ▁three ▁character ▁sheets , ▁and ▁dice ; ▁the ▁ 6 4 - page ▁book ▁was ▁also ▁sold ▁separately . ▁ ▁The ▁Ar du in ▁Advent ure ▁was ▁originally ▁planned ▁for ▁release ▁in ▁Christmas ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁but ▁it ▁ran ▁into ▁a ▁set back ▁when ▁the ▁types et ters ▁refused ▁to ▁lay ▁out ▁the ▁game ' s ▁numerous ▁tables , ▁so ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁that ▁the ▁game ▁actually ▁appeared . ▁While ▁the ▁Ar du in ▁Gr imo ires ▁dep ended ▁on ▁the ▁original ▁Dun ge ons ▁& ▁Drag ons ▁game ▁as ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁its ▁own ▁mechan ics , ▁The ▁Ar du in ▁Advent ure ▁turned ▁Ar du in ▁into ▁a ▁truly ▁stand alone ▁game ▁system . ▁ ▁The ▁Ar du in ▁Advent ure ▁focused ▁on ▁teaching ▁role play ing ▁to ▁nov ice ▁gam ers . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Clay ton ▁Min er ▁review ed ▁The ▁Ar du in ▁Advent ure ▁for ▁Peg as us ▁magazine ▁# 3 ▁( 1 9 8 1 ), ▁and ▁stated ▁that ▁" The ▁Ar du in ▁Advent ure ▁is ▁a ▁project ▁that ▁shows ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁thought ▁and ▁effort ▁before ▁production , ▁and ▁is ▁definitely ▁a ▁useful