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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 1569225" data-attributes="member: 7635">&quot;Dungeons and Dragons: Rules for Fantasitc Medieval WarGAMEs Campaign PLAYABLE with with Paper and Pencil and Miniature Figures&quot; - 1978 White box by Gygax and Anderson&nbsp;&nbsp;While there are &quot;correct&quot; and &quot;incorrect&quot; ways of doing something, I have yet to see a comprehensive rulebook on crocheting. Most of them teach you the basics and send you on your way. In the end, the afghan you've created is the final test of whats right and wrong. &nbsp;&nbsp;Calling the &quot;game&quot; a &quot;hobby&quot; is a matter of shorthand writing convience. Game is short for &quot;whatever we've been doing for the past 30 years&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gotta start somewhere. You need some level of rules to keep things together, especially in anything involving large groups of people. Go (re)read &quot;Lord of the Flies&quot; by William Goldring. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I know lots of people who sneer at RPGs as a game played by pimply-faced teenagers. Game implies childish. Most people don't usually care. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Serious consideration, IMHO. if your going to institute radical change, get rid of the only problem I have with describing my &quot;hobby&quot;&nbsp;Son, I've seen a flame. I've seen a flame done by masters. This barely qualifies as cigarette lighter. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There is something to be said of remembering your roots. It keeps humbled and connected to others in the community. &nbsp;&nbsp;How do YOU know it will? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Such as? &nbsp;&nbsp;What proof do you have that the RPG industry is dying a horrible death anyway? More people play RPGs now than 10 years ago, and hundreds of companies exist thanks to OGL. RPGs are carried in large chains like Wal-Mart, and the video game/online system explosion has brought RPG style games to the mainstream in new and different ways. While we still lack a descent D&amp;D cartoon (or movie, for that matter) we have more growth now than in the height of the 80s. &nbsp;I don't think the sky is falling. We've endured the 97 crash of TSR, the death of FAFSA, the collapse of West End, and CCG craze. We'll endure still with organic growth and word of mouth support, as we always have.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 1569225, member: 7635"] "Dungeons and Dragons: Rules for Fantasitc Medieval WarGAMEs Campaign PLAYABLE with with Paper and Pencil and Miniature Figures" - 1978 White box by Gygax and Anderson While there are "correct" and "incorrect" ways of doing something, I have yet to see a comprehensive rulebook on crocheting. Most of them teach you the basics and send you on your way. In the end, the afghan you've created is the final test of whats right and wrong. Calling the "game" a "hobby" is a matter of shorthand writing convience. Game is short for "whatever we've been doing for the past 30 years" Gotta start somewhere. You need some level of rules to keep things together, especially in anything involving large groups of people. Go (re)read "Lord of the Flies" by William Goldring. I know lots of people who sneer at RPGs as a game played by pimply-faced teenagers. Game implies childish. Most people don't usually care. Serious consideration, IMHO. if your going to institute radical change, get rid of the only problem I have with describing my "hobby" Son, I've seen a flame. I've seen a flame done by masters. This barely qualifies as cigarette lighter. There is something to be said of remembering your roots. It keeps humbled and connected to others in the community. How do YOU know it will? Such as? What proof do you have that the RPG industry is dying a horrible death anyway? More people play RPGs now than 10 years ago, and hundreds of companies exist thanks to OGL. RPGs are carried in large chains like Wal-Mart, and the video game/online system explosion has brought RPG style games to the mainstream in new and different ways. While we still lack a descent D&D cartoon (or movie, for that matter) we have more growth now than in the height of the 80s. I don't think the sky is falling. We've endured the 97 crash of TSR, the death of FAFSA, the collapse of West End, and CCG craze. We'll endure still with organic growth and word of mouth support, as we always have. [/QUOTE]

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