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{{short description|Greyhawk supplement by Anne Brown}}
{{Infobox book
|image=TSR9578 Player's Guide.jpg
|caption=''AD&D'' Second Edition
|name=''Player's Guide''
|media_type=Sourcebook
|author=[[Anne Brown (game designer)|Anne Brown]]
|release_date=1998
|series=
}}

The '''''Player's Guide''''', also known as the '''''Greyhawk Player's Guide''''' or the '''''Player's Guide to Greyhawk''''', is a sourcebook for the ''[[World of Greyhawk]]'' campaign setting for the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' [[role-playing game]]. Written by [[Anne Brown (game designer)|Anne Brown]], the work was published by [[Wizards of the Coast]] under its [[TSR (company)|TSR]] imprint in 1998.

==Contents==
The ''Player's Guide'' contains information intended for players, rather than [[dungeon master]]s.<ref name="Shadis50"/> The book emphasizes character development over comprehensive coverage, giving an overview of the history, culture, and geography of the world of [[Oerth]]. It also includes small descriptions of important characters, and covers various humanoid races. The book includes some maps of the world as well as [[Greyhawk City]].<ref name="Shadis50"/> The book contains new player character class kits, and role-playing tips.<ref name="Shadis50"/>

==Publication history==
The ''Player's Guide'' was published as part of TSR's relaunch of the Greyhawk line, and was released before ''[[Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins|The Adventure Begins]]''.<ref name="Shadis50"/> It was published in June 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wizards.com/catalog/product.asp?TSR09578 |title=WotC Product Library: Player's Guide to Greyhawk |publisher=wizards.com |date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011219223145/http://www.wizards.com/catalog/product.asp?TSR09578 |archive-date=December 19, 2001 }}</ref>

==Reception==
James MacDuff reviewed the ''Player's Guide'' in 1998, in ''[[Shadis]]'' #50; MacDuff also reviewed ''[[Return of the Eight]]'' and ''[[Greyhawk: The Adventure Begins|The Adventure Begins]]'', and called the ''Player's Guide'' "easily the most accessible of the three products".<ref name="Shadis50"/> He liked the 11" X 16" maps compared to the more unwieldy folding maps from earlier Greyhawk sets. MacDuff called the book "a treasure" for players, saying it "contains enough new stuff to entice old Greyhawk hands, and unlike ''The Adventure Begins'', shouldn't leave them wanting".<ref name="Shadis50">{{cite journal|last=MacDuff|first=James|date=August 1998|title=Greyhawk Line Review|journal=[[Shadis]]|publisher=[[Alderac Entertainment Group]]|issue=50|pages=91}}</ref>

==Reviews==
*''Backstab'' #10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/backstab-magazine-french-10/page/n45/mode/2up|title = Backstab Magazine (French) Issue 10}}</ref>
*''[[:de:Envoyer|Envoyer]]'' #22<ref>{{cite web | url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020705024012fw_/http://www.envoyer.de/ausgaben/1998/08/003.html | title=Envoyer - Players Guide to Greyhawk }}</ref>
*''[[Casus Belli (magazine)|Casus Belli]]'' #115<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/casus-belli-115/page/18/mode/2up | title=Casus Belli #115 | date=1998 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tsrinfo.net/archive/gh/gh-pg.htm The ''Player's Guide'' at the ''TSR Archive''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723073247/http://www.tsrinfo.net/archive/gh/gh-pg.htm |date=2011-07-23 }}.

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