Gary, a question has arisen in another thread that you may be able to shed some light on...
I've noticed that in the earliest D&D works, D&D was a "fantasy game" or a "war game", with players taking on "roles." By 1977/78, it was full-on referenced in the core books as a "Role-Playing Game".
Do you have a rough idea of when the term Role-Playing Game became the common parlance around the TSR offices, and who really started the reference of "Fantasy Wargaming" with "Role-playing"?
Similarly, you used "hack and slay" for gamers who mainly fight their way out of problems, but do you remember when you heard the term "Hack and Slash" used more often?
Thank you in advance!