TSR Q&A with Gary Gygax

francisca · Jan 30, 2008

Col_Pladoh said:
Just a typo there. My original spelling was Tsojcanth, a name I made up to sound exotic even in the WoG context.

Chaario,
Gary

HA HA HA HA!!!!

Grognards all about the net were speculating about this apocryphal John Scott fellow! See the results of your puns and anagrams!

:lol:

MerricB · Jan 30, 2008

G'day, Gary!

I hope you're well.

I had the pleasure of playing one of Tom Wham's self-published boardgames recently: Battling Space Ships. I found it a fun experience, though the game's mechanics didn't quite work with 5 players: we all created complete spaceships too soon and didn't do enough battling!

I was not particularly surprised to see your name in the list of playtester credits. I was just wondering if you remembered anything of your experiences with the game.

Oh, the friend who introduced me to the game, Mike Rowlatt, has had the good fortune of playing boardgames with both you and Tom on one of his visits to the US. You may not remember him, but I'll include a picture of him just in case:

Mike's on the left; I'm on the right. Our friend Craig is between.

(Unfortunately, I neglected to take a picture of Mike playing Battling Space Ships.

)

Cheers!

Col_Pladoh · Jan 30, 2008

haakon1 said:
Thanks for answering my questions, Gary.

Here's wishing you a calm life with fun but no noteriety.

Some years back I was twice mistaken for Gerry Garcia--here in Lake Geneva and in Galena, IL.

I have been recognized by name when traveling a few times.

That's it.

Cheerio,Gary

Col_Pladoh · Jan 30, 2008

Howdy Merric,

It has been some time since we played Tom Wham's Battling Spaceships game. I recall little of those games, save that I always went for multiple vessels and did fairly well...but no outstanding wins similar to those I have managed a number of times in Dragon Lairds playtests. That game is great fun for anywhere from three to seven players (with the special expansion that adds the Violet and Black dragons decks to the mix). I am looking forward to its publication--soon I hope.

Say hi to Mike for me. I sort of recollect his face as seen across a table.

Cheerio,
Gary

grodog · Jan 31, 2008

Col_Pladoh said:
I have met Justin and spolen and written to him a few times in the past. I would very much like to be kept informed about any arrangements for reprinting Fritz's stories.

Happy to

Nagora · Jan 31, 2008

Hi, Gary,
Here's a question we'll never tire of asking until we get the answer we're looking for:

Any word on the Castle Zagyg: Upper Works release? It's still TBA on the TL site.

The Great Bear King · Jan 31, 2008

Also Gary, I think that villains, as well as heroes, should at least be reasonably intelligent. See Peter's Evil Overlord List for details. Any decently intelligent villain will at least attempt to follow these tips and rules. In fact, I just might use the List for my yet unnamed nobleman.

Col_Pladoh · Jan 31, 2008

Nagora said:
Hi, Gary,
Here's a question we'll never tire of asking until we get the answer we're looking for:

Any word on the Castle Zagyg: Upper Works release? It's still TBA on the TL site.

I expect that the first part of this multi-boxed set series will be released in late spring. After that the next in the series will follow in intervals of around four to six months time.

Cheerio,
Gary

frankthedm · Feb 1, 2008

What was the main reason for the copious amount of dinosaurs in the 1EMM?

Any particular reason D&D went with the dinosaur bodied hydra?

Col_Pladoh · Feb 1, 2008

frankthedm said:
What was the main reason for the copious amount of dinosaurs in the 1EMM?

Any particular reason D&D went with the dinosaur bodied hydra?

What a very unusual querry!

Actually, the number of dinosaurs given as monster listings for the AD&D game can be considered only a brief survey.

First I loved dinosaurs since I was a little child around age 5. As there existed when I wrote the AD&D monster materials any number of works featuring encounters with such creatures, the film King Kong amongst them, I decided to include a selection of them for use by DMs acquiring the book.

A snake-like hydra offers fewer environmental possibilities than does one with a quadrupedal body.

Cheerio,
Gary

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