I was sad to read that one of the founders of gaming as we know it is gone:

Gary Gygax, Dungeons & Dragons creator, diesOur culture, gaming culture especially, owes thanks to him and Dave Arneson for their profound influence. I did a panel with Dave Arneson once at Dragon*Con, and he jested, "Many of you sitting at this table wouldn't have the ( Read more... )

The second question in the series:

Most computer and table top gamers talk about "The Good Old Days", is this true for your gaming life and why so? As a follow-up, do you think you can recapture the "good old days," or do you think they're gone forever, if they aren't just romantic memories to begin with?

( Answer to Question Two )

Hey, even if it takes a year and a half, we'll repay a social obligation ( Read more... )

Oh, and while we were out, we picked up a copy of the LotR RPG book by Decipher. We'll see how it is. I was a little concerned that they didn't seem to make any acknowledgement of the Maiar, in a cursory glance. I hope that isn't a calculated move so they can do a "LotR: The Wizards" expansion book. *eye roll*

Had our good friends mumpish and his wife over for dinner and games last night. Definitely a good end to a rather rough week - seems like it was for everybody I know. I spent three days fixing Brunswick stew, but that's just the way of the stew: it's time intensive, but well worth it. I always make a lot, then freeze it. Anyway, it was good to see them ( Read more... )