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Post by Morose on Mar 11, 2024 10:32:06 GMT -5
Do you have a copy of Dave Arneson's True Genius? No, but I will get it now that it is in pdf.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Mar 18, 2024 18:04:59 GMT -5
Yes, I have a copy.
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Post by hengest on Mar 21, 2024 17:48:11 GMT -5
I need to reread that book ASAP.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Mar 22, 2024 11:47:43 GMT -5
I need to reread that book ASAP. I should as well. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Apr 8, 2024 16:36:20 GMT -5
No physical copy here. It looks like it will be pdf for me.
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Apr 20, 2024 17:32:20 GMT -5
No physical copy here. It looks like it will be pdf for me. I was gifted a physical copy and I'm reading it next! |
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Post by simrion on Apr 21, 2024 6:29:17 GMT -5
No physical copy here. It looks like it will be pdf for me. I was gifted a physical copy and I'm reading it next! Very analytic...keep a good dictionary handy ;-) |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Apr 21, 2024 6:36:45 GMT -5
UPDATE: I was gifted a physical copy and I'm reading it next! Very analytic...keep a good dictionary handy ;-) Noted!  |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Apr 23, 2024 16:28:21 GMT -5
I'm 68% complete on my first reading. I'm really looking forward to the next section, Debunking the Braunstein/Chainmail Derivation Claims, and will read it tomorrow.
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Apr 23, 2024 17:53:10 GMT -5
I'm 68% complete on my first reading. I'm really looking forward to the next section, Debunking the Braunstein/Chainmail Derivation Claims, and will read it tomorrow. Make that 84% of the way through the book. All that's left for me to read is the outline and notes for A New Ethos in Game Design. The last chapter was just as interesting and informative as I believed it would be. I've always wondered what the actual true process of going from Arneson to Arneson/Gygax to D&D was and this confirms my suspicions. I've always had issues with the "Arneson only contributed 18 pages of garbled notes" that has been pushed for too long and often times from a certain former Dragon magazine editor that definitely had a personal grudge or disliking towards Arneson. I'll need to read this book again to completely get it but I'm really looking forward to reading A New Ethos in Game Design. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Apr 26, 2024 7:13:48 GMT -5
I'm 68% complete on my first reading. I'm really looking forward to the next section, Debunking the Braunstein/Chainmail Derivation Claims, and will read it tomorrow. Make that 84% of the way through the book. All that's left for me to read is the outline and notes for A New Ethos in Game Design. The last chapter was just as interesting and informative as I believed it would be. I've always wondered what the actual true process of going from Arneson to Arneson/Gygax to D&D was and this confirms my suspicions. I've always had issues with the "Arneson only contributed 18 pages of garbled notes" that has been pushed for too long and often times from a certain former Dragon magazine editor that definitely had a personal grudge or disliking towards Arneson. I'll need to read this book again to completely get it but I'm really looking forward to reading A New Ethos in Game Design. Completed reading the last little bit of the book this morning. I found it quite interesting but wish it was written in a more casual or conversational manner in some parts. I enjoyed the book, but it really makes me want to read the larger book he continued to plug throughout this work. This seems like a small sample size to gain traction and interest. I'm waiting... |
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Post by simrion on Apr 27, 2024 15:24:01 GMT -5
Make that 84% of the way through the book. All that's left for me to read is the outline and notes for A New Ethos in Game Design. The last chapter was just as interesting and informative as I believed it would be. I've always wondered what the actual true process of going from Arneson to Arneson/Gygax to D&D was and this confirms my suspicions. I've always had issues with the "Arneson only contributed 18 pages of garbled notes" that has been pushed for too long and often times from a certain former Dragon magazine editor that definitely had a personal grudge or disliking towards Arneson. I'll need to read this book again to completely get it but I'm really looking forward to reading A New Ethos in Game Design. Completed reading the last little bit of the book this morning. I found it quite interesting but wish it was written in a more casual or conversational manner in some parts. I enjoyed the book, but it really makes me want to read the larger book he continued to plug throughout this work. This seems like a small sample size to gain traction and interest. I'm waiting... As are we all...waiting that is  What saddens me about the whole sordid affair is Dave really sparked a revolution in game design and play. Sadly hindsight is 2020. I think Dave's main drive was to create something he and his companions could enjoy and it really caught fire. Gary came across the concept and experienced that same fire. Having already published some works and made a little money Gary began to notice the "snowball" as the game took off and, just my not so humble opinion, got a little greedy? In light of the lawsuit thread here I can't blame Dave for wanting (and deserving) a slice of that pie. |
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Post by The Semi-Retired Gamer on Apr 27, 2024 18:32:44 GMT -5
Completed reading the last little bit of the book this morning. I found it quite interesting but wish it was written in a more casual or conversational manner in some parts. I enjoyed the book, but it really makes me want to read the larger book he continued to plug throughout this work. This seems like a small sample size to gain traction and interest. I'm waiting... As are we all...waiting that is What saddens me about the whole sordid affair is Dave really sparked a revolution in game design and play. Sadly hindsight is 2020. I think Dave's main drive was to create something he and his companions could enjoy and it really caught fire. Gary came across the concept and experienced that same fire. Having already published some works and made a little money Gary began to notice the "snowball" as the game took off and, just my not so humble opinion, got a little greedy? In light of the lawsuit thread here I can't blame Dave for wanting (and deserving) a slice of that pie. I completely and totally agree. I don't know if a slower rise in the popularity of D&D would have resulted in a longer lasting collaboration or a TSR that would NOT have gave fans of the game a hard time with fan resources and similar stuff but it's interesting to think about. I still don't buy the claims by Kask that Arneson contributed very little to the game by only providing 18 pages of notes that were basically unusable. Why would Gygax heap such praise on Arneson in the foreword of the Blackmoor supplement? It was all a ruse to get one over on everybody or something. Come on, man. The claims of Kask come across as disingenuous, sour grapes, and something from a manure salesman. I'll give you that the Arneson only version of the game was most likely very different in several ways from the published version of the rules. We know that from the information that's come to the light over the years. Yeah, I completely reject the "idea only" claims by the Arneson detractors. |
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What saddens me about the whole sordid affair is Dave really sparked a revolution in game design and play. Sadly hindsight is 2020. I think Dave's main drive was to create something he and his companions could enjoy and it really caught fire. Gary came across the concept and experienced that same fire. Having already published some works and made a little money Gary began to notice the "snowball" as the game took off and, just my not so humble opinion, got a little greedy? In light of the lawsuit thread here I can't blame Dave for wanting (and deserving) a slice of that pie.