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I played BX back in the 1980s, which we kept coming back to, even after jumping to AD&D.

In the last few years I have gotten back into TTRPGs and was fortunate to find various BX variants that did an amazing job in updating and organizing the rules.

Then something interesting happened. I purchased Swords & Wizardry and really enjoyed it, even more than the other BX retro clones. It felt in many ways how we played in the 1980s.

I realized it was based on OD&D, not BX. Was I playing BX wrong in the 1980s, we were teenagers making rules up as we went, so that is certainly possible. I have to admit it did feel more liberating (for me) to play.

I watch Professor DM on Dungeoncraft, many of his instructional videos seem to lean into OD&D style of play. I also picked up Shadowdark, which also seems to have more of a OD&D philosophy as well.

Is it me, or is there a small movement to OD&D style play. Not just rulings over rules, but also rulings, not rules.

Are there other OD&D type games?