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<blockquote data-quote="tomBitonti" data-source="post: 5712452" data-attributes="member: 13107">I would say, the agreements which were made when the company/corporation was formed are key.&nbsp; Maybe, the investors were of a mind to give up there money with a hope of a return.&nbsp; Or, they might have had clear and strong financial motivations.&nbsp; I don't think we can know the precise details, but, usually, for profit organizations have a strong motivation to make a profit.In the case of D&amp;D, I'd say what continued the game was the inherent value of the game, combined with the ability of WotC to recognize that value, while having the means to acquire the game.Perhaps the larger business world considered D&amp;D as a property to be relatively worthless stuff.&nbsp; I can imagine (but this is just my inclination) there being disdain to the property.&nbsp; I can also imagine Adkinson having a deeper insight into the property and able to see the value, perhaps because of a deeper association with games and the gaming community.Then, he saw a valuable property available for a relative steal, and he took the opportunity to acquire that property.TomB</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tomBitonti, post: 5712452, member: 13107"] I would say, the agreements which were made when the company/corporation was formed are key. Maybe, the investors were of a mind to give up there money with a hope of a return. Or, they might have had clear and strong financial motivations. I don't think we can know the precise details, but, usually, for profit organizations have a strong motivation to make a profit. In the case of D&D, I'd say what continued the game was the inherent value of the game, combined with the ability of WotC to recognize that value, while having the means to acquire the game. Perhaps the larger business world considered D&D as a property to be relatively worthless stuff. I can imagine (but this is just my inclination) there being disdain to the property. I can also imagine Adkinson having a deeper insight into the property and able to see the value, perhaps because of a deeper association with games and the gaming community. Then, he saw a valuable property available for a relative steal, and he took the opportunity to acquire that property. TomB [/QUOTE]

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