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I worked on the first four TSR MiniGames a lot and playtested some of the later batch. Revolt on Antares and They've Invaded Pleasantville I basically co-designed and wrote the final rules drafts but my credit is as "developer". At Metagaming I did development/playtesting on some games and...

Other highlights from that era -- getting to visit Forrest Brown's Martian Metals business, it was located in the rural Hill Country fringes northwest of Austin proper (at that time), seemed very slapdash, centered in old wood buildings from some abandoned farming settlement I want to say. I was...

Howard Thompson followed his own drummer. I have some photos from my Metagaming days but not as many as I'd like, and only taken on a cheap Instamatic. Most were taken at the HIA show in Dallas in January 1981, he was making the big push to sell the Unicorn Gold treasure hunt game and wore a...

I was very intrigued to learn about these copyright laws today. I suppose I could follow SJ's lead and seek to reclaim rights to "Fury of the Norsemen," and it might not even cost as much now that a path has been established. But I don't wanna bother! That game would require a complete redesign...

Yes, TSR launched it's "MiniGames" to directly compete with Metagaming's "MicroGames." I was there at both companies at those times! (designer: Fury of the Norsemen; Remember the Alamo)

I and Norman Royal worked at Metagaming back in the day and could tell you more. I'm not sure if I need to register on this site first before posting this reply. Ah, hey, I'm in! Kevin Hendryx. Both Norm and I are also on Facebook. Norm has been out of gaming professionally for decades; I...