Dungeon Tac Cards

Dungeon Tac Cards was published by Judges Guild in 1976 as 140 cardstock cards.^[1]

Soon after Gen Con IX, the first subscribers to Judges Guild's subscription format received their Initial Package (1976) in a plain large envelope consisting of loose leaf sheets and stapled booklets. The Initial Package included the Dungeon Tac Cards (1976) by Bill Owen, which were among the first Dungeons & Dragons references published by another company. According to author Shannon Appelcline, "these combat action cards are similar to those used much more recently by Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition (2008) and Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 3rd Edition (2009). They contain info for lots of weapons and even new combat tactics like 'jump' and 'punch.'"^[2]: 187 Judges Guild began selling Dungeon Tac Cards to stores in 1977.^[2]: 190

Don Turnbull reviewed TAC Cards for White Dwarf #3.^[3] Turnbull commented: "A very comprehensive set, therefore. However I am ambivalent about the merits of using these cards. I wonder whether their use would over-regularise play of D&D and make it mechanically more dull? [...] Providing the DM is flexible and permits some 'human error' (in the heat of battle it is understandable if a player forgets to turn his card) I think they could be valuable."^[3]