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TSR
TSR may refer to: Science and technology * Terminate-and-stay-resident program, a type of MS-DOS computer program * Thermochemical sulfate reduction, reducing sulfate to sulfide * Tip-speed ratio, of a wind turbines * Temporary speed restriction, UK railway term * Traffic-sign recognition, by equipment in vehicles Military * BAC TSR-2, a prototype British bomber * TSR I and II, prototypes of the Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber * FN Tactical Sport Rifle Arts, media and culture * TSR, Inc., game publisher * Télévision Suisse Romande, a French-language Swiss TV channel * ''Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid'', an anime * Team Sonic Racing, a video game * True Symphonic Rockestra, an opera-oriented project * The Student Room, UK internet forum * "T.S.R. (Toilet Stool Rap)", song from Biz Markie's album ''I Need a Haircut'' Organizations * Telford Steam Railway, UK * Toronto Street Railway (horse-drawn), 1861-1891 * Former Toronto Suburban Railway * Timișoara Traian Vuia Internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TSR, Inc
TSR, Inc. was an American game publishing company, best known as the original publisher of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D''). Its earliest incarnation, Tactical Studies Rules, was founded in October 1973 by Gary Gygax and Don Kaye. Gygax had been unable to find a publisher for ''D&D'', a new type of game he and Dave Arneson were co-developing, so founded the new company with Kaye to self-publish their products. Needing financing to bring their new game to market, Gygax and Kaye brought in Brian Blume in December as an equal partner. ''Dungeons & Dragons'' is generally considered the first tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG), and established the genre. When Kaye died suddenly in 1975, the Tactical Studies Rules partnership restructured into TSR Hobbies, Inc. and accepted investment from Blume's father Melvin. With the popular ''D&D'' as its main product, TSR Hobbies became a major force in the games industry by the late 1970s. Melvin Blume eventually transferred his shares to his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |