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Well if you really want to throw out designs including wargaming you can track it back to Free War a miniaures trainibg sytle used by the Prussian Officer School in the 1860's to teach cadets about the fog of war. Random encounters on the field as they rolepalyed with the instructors about it...

R.A. Good post. You only forgot Gangbuster, MetaMorphis Alhpa, It is just interesting that the comapny that passed on D&D AH is know a defaco part of Hasbro who scoffed at the Idea of not tradtional board games has to risky for development now they Own both companies. Alexadre Graham Bell...

Yes but that is why it is fun with Chartmaster.

But do you serve white or red wine with that I keep forgeting. Sorry I had to be a smarty pants

Leave it to the mod to find the best of all world, Bravo Henry Bravo.

Good Points Trollwad, But WotC is Hasbro which has had an 11% increase in profit over 20o2 at 3.139 billion in revenue ranked 510 in Fortune magazine the stock is also well entrench with institional accounts. The OGL allow them to have a thinner R&D. Actually they can just buy anyone that...

Lorriane was also respoable for all those Buck Rodgers Games that no one ever bought but always made it on to the production schedule. She was reported to say to the Spellfire designer I do not care if you need 13 weeks to develop this you have 6 just do it. I also heard that she took a lot of...

Also as a little side note the KKK was incorpated in Illinois in 1955 by a Jewish lawyer to keep that originazation from getting legal protection under the law and could not advertise in any form without his concent. Also Micheal Jorden had to sue in court to get his name back from a defuct...

Actually they had copyrights back in that time also. I may be ignorant of intellectual property law but not copyright and trademarks. At that time 1969 to 1988 they had only Copy righted law anfd did file copyright for all of thier properties. After all TSR owned the Rights to the Nazi for when...

Middle Kingdom Egyptians.

Depends are we talking bareknuckle boxing or just good Ole Gladiator style? Bare knuckles I go with Richard but in the arena Gary would get rIchard quicker then you can say Sparticus.

I have used the plot of sexism on my male PC' In the Waterdeep Campaign. One of the PC's marriedan Npc that he recued from an evil temple turns out she is from a down and out merchant house that she has just managed to keep in one warehouse because here Grand Father is convence Women have no...

It also stood for Totally Spineless Rehashers, Imagine that you have caught lightening in a bottle with a hot new game that takes the country by storm spawning a new industry, Do you stand back an allow other to profit from your risk? If you stay in business no, if you want to be nice you will...

Quick numbers crunch. This site will reach 2.5 percent at post 211 The poll will you buy from DTRPG will reach 5 percent at post 78

There is nothing wrong with them starting a business, That how it works people see a need feel they can profit from it and fill the gap. There by hoping for profit. After all that is business. It just gamers are resistant to change and are protective of thier"games" People who strive to break...

I have to disagree the major publisher are all electronic on there printing anyway so to convert to pdf and put up cost them nothing but an extra bit of data. The small one man operations whohave to design the product, man the site find the site, do the marketing then keep up with demand for...

James, Some times it is best to avoid a subject and other times it is best to confront. You have done a remarkable job at treating business has buisness and being very informative and supportive. DTRPG obviously new who the indutry leader was and grew from your knowledge and you shared it...

Merric, Its apples to organes time. The tech level from 1969 to when Gary left TSR is an informational stone age compared to todays ability to have vertual instant communcation. WotC puts out more adventure because at three oclock in the morning thier time a person can upload thier project to...

Ok so is this just typical reaction from gamers? Is it a verbal minority trying to act like a majority. Since my retirement I have only bought one book about gaming and that was from Mongoose there OGL handbook which for some reason get a lot of use on Sundays game. Nothing wrong with a cut...

I visited the site and ol Mr. Clicky the Wonder Computer just breezed right thru. Trust me I am no computer genuis. If they can make more money well thats is capitalism at it finest. The market is there for the rpint indusrty to expand into the E-publishing just has if they can e-publishers...