The Dragon 7

Dragon magazine 7 was released in June 1977. It contained the following articles related to the Forgotten Realms:

Alternate Number Generation Methods

 * By Omar Kwalish. p. 5

Suggestions for alternate means of random number generation, from the simple (chits in a jar) to the esoteric (mouse in a maze) to the downright painful (pulling chest hairs off of another player and counting them).