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> [Anyone wanna play Dungeons & Dragons for the next quadrillion years?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-gygax/anyone-wanna-play-dungeons-dragons-for-the-next-quadrillion-years/)

[Gary Gygax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-gygax/)

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> [Somebody said they threw their copy of Dungeons and Dragons into the fire, and it screamed. It's a game! The magic spells in it are as real as the gold. Try retiring on that stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-gygax/somebody-said-they-threw-their-copy-of-dungeons-and-dragons-into-the/)

[Gary Gygax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-gygax/)

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## More by Gary Gygax

> [“Do not be sidetracked. A good referee will have many ways to distract an expedition, many things to draw attention, but ignore them if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-gygax/do-not-be-sidetracked-a-good-referee-will-have-many-ways-to-distract/)

[Gary Gygax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-gygax/)

> [Anyone wanna play Dungeons & Dragons for the next quadrillion years?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-gygax/anyone-wanna-play-dungeons-dragons-for-the-next-quadrillion-years/)

[Gary Gygax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-gygax/)

> [If you are an inventor, then you are destined for blood, sweat and tears.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-gygax/if-you-are-an-inventor-then-you-are-destined-for-blood-sweat-and-tears/)

[Gary Gygax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-gygax/)

> [I hated school, didn't like the discipline.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-gygax/i-hated-school-didn-t-like-the-discipline/)

[Gary Gygax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-gygax/)

> [Send anyone claiming that their RPG activity is an art form my way, and I'll gladly stick a pin in their head and deflate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-gygax/send-anyone-claiming-that-their-rpg-activity-is-an-art-form-my-way/)

[Gary Gygax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-gygax/)

> [The essence of a role-playing game is that it is a group, cooperative experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-gygax/the-essence-of-a-role-playing-game-is-that-it-is-a-group-cooperative/)

[Gary Gygax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-gygax/)

> [Games give you a chance to excel, and if you're playing in good company you don't even mind if you lose because you had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-gygax/games-give-you-a-chance-to-excel-and-if-you-re-playing-in-good/)

[Gary Gygax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-gygax/)

> [Some of the roots of role-playing games (RPGs) are grounded in clinical and academic role assumption and role-playing exercises.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-gygax/some-of-the-roots-of-role-playing-games-rpgs-are-grounded-in-clinical/)

[Gary Gygax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-gygax/)

> [I foresee online gaming changing when there are good audio-visual links connecting the participants, thus approximating play in a face-to-face group.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-gygax/i-foresee-online-gaming-changing-when-there-are-good-audio-visual/)

[Gary Gygax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-gygax/)

> [I would like the world to remember me as the guy who really enjoyed playing games and sharing his knowledge and his fun pastimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-gygax/i-would-like-the-world-to-remember-me-as-the-guy-who-really-enjoyed/)

[Gary Gygax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-gygax/)

> [Role-playing isn't storytelling. If the dungeon master is directing it, it's not a game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-gygax/role-playing-isn-t-storytelling-if-the-dungeon-master-is-directing-it/)

[Gary Gygax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-gygax/)

> [The idea that a game is anything more than a game... You know, there are people who are basically unbalanced who are going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-gygax/the-idea-that-a-game-is-anything-more-than-a-game-you-know-there-are/)

[Gary Gygax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-gygax/)

> [ When you master role-playing \[gaming\], you become immersed in an activity that is peerless among leisure-time pursuits. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-gygax/when-you-master-role-playing-gaming-you-become-immersed-in-an/)

[Gary Gygax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-gygax/)

> [Pen-and-paper role-playing is live theater and computer games are television. People want the convenience and instant gratification of turning on the TV rather than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-gygax/pen-and-paper-role-playing-is-live-theater-and-computer-games-are/)

[Gary Gygax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-gygax/)

> [Gaming in general is a male thing. It isn't that gaming is designed to exclude women. Everybody who's tried to design a game to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-gygax/gaming-in-general-is-a-male-thing-it-isn-t-that-gaming-is-designed-to/)

[Gary Gygax](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-gygax/)

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