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 getting dressed up and going out to see a live play. In the same way, the… — Gary Gygax Copy Share Image
The books I write because I want to read them, the games because I want to play them, and stories I tell because I find them exciting personally. — 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 Image
If you are an inventor, then you are destined for blood, sweat and tears. — Gary Gygax Copy Share Image
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 Image
The essence of a role-playing game is that it is a group, cooperative experience. — Gary Gygax Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Role-playing isn't storytelling. If the dungeon master is directing it, it's not a game. — Gary Gygax Copy Share Image
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 Image
