Blackmoor Wikipedia Article Accurate?

[Havard]

A Brazillian Podcaster has been asking me questions about Blackmoor over on Facebook.

One thing he asked me was about whether the Blackmoor Wikipedia article is accurate.

Maybe you guys could help me with this?

A few problems I noticed right away:

first as a setting for Arneson's miniature wargames, then as an early testing ground for what would become D&D.

Is it correct to refer to the Braunsteins as Wargames?

Blackmoor evolved from Arneson's wargaming sessions, after he began to expand them to include ideas from The Lord of the Rings and Dark Shadows.[1]

This part is derived from a book by a Michael Trescha. The topic of Dark Shadows and Blackmoor came up earlier as well. I have never seen Dave Arneson mention it anywhere though?

General comments on the article are also welcome!

-Havard

[gsvenson]

Duane Jenkins was a "Dark Shadows" fan. I don't know if any of the others were interested in it or not.

[Havard]

Duane Jenkins was a "Dark Shadows" fan. I don't know if any of the others were interested in it or not.

Ah, thanks Greg! That is probably where that quote came from then

-Havard