Mind Blown: D&D a Draft of 5e Existed in 1981

In cased you miss this, Mike Mearls released his house rules he used with the basic set in 1981. They have a shocking resemblance to the rules in 5th Edition. I wonder what is being crafted in basements today... 

Here are the house rules I applied to the 1981 Basic D&D rules. Ran game, modded to get what I wanted. Results: https://t.co/vVyhUGAb0F

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) April 17, 2015