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The New Easy-to-Master Dungeons & Dragons Game was an introductory boxed set for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, published by TSR, Inc. in 1991. It replaced the previous Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set and was designed to teach new players the game using an already established rule set.
The Dungeon Card Learning Pack was a set of 48 cards inspired by the SRA reading program. Each card covered a single facet of the rules on the front, with a brief scenario on the back to illustrate that rule, and the pack included four-page mini-adventures at regular intervals.
Troy Denning handled the game design, and Timothy B. Brown wrote the rule book. Jeff Easley painted the cover art, and Terry Dykstra created the interior illustrations.
Gene Alloway reviewed the set in White Wolf issue 34 (January/February 1993) and gave it a 4 out of 5. He called it "the best introductory game for roleplaying I have seen."
Yes, TSR reissued the set in 1994 under the title The Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game, with different cover art and a reshaped box.
The set included a 64-page rule book, the 48-card Dungeon Card Learning Pack with four-page mini-adventures, a Dungeon Master's Screen, fold-up cardboard pawns, a color map sheet, and dice.