Role-playing isn't storytelling. If the dungeon master is directing it, it's not a game. — Gary Gygax Copy Share Image
“Do not be sidetracked. A good referee will have many ways to distract an expedition, many things to draw attention, but ignore them if… — Gary Gygax Copy Share
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… — Gary Gygax Copy Share
The essence of a role-playing game is that it is a group, cooperative experience. — Gary Gygax Copy Share
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… — Gary Gygax Copy Share
Some of the roots of role-playing games (RPGs) are grounded in clinical and academic role assumption and role-playing exercises. — Gary Gygax Copy Share
I foresee online gaming changing when there are good audio-visual links connecting the participants, thus approximating play in a face-to-face group. — Gary Gygax Copy Share
I would like the world to remember me as the guy who really enjoyed playing games and sharing his knowledge and his fun pastimes… — Gary Gygax Copy Share
Role-playing isn't storytelling. If the dungeon master is directing it, it's not a game. — Gary Gygax Copy Share
The idea that a game is anything more than a game... You know, there are people who are basically unbalanced who are going to… — Gary Gygax Copy Share
When you master role-playing [gaming], you become immersed in an activity that is peerless among leisure-time pursuits. — Gary Gygax Copy Share
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… — Gary Gygax Copy Share
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… — Gary Gygax Copy Share
