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In lugnet.pirates, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Franklin W. Cain writes:
> > > > You obviously have never played any Role Playing Games (RPG's).
> > > > Steve Jackson is the owner of Steve Jackson Games (tm).
> > > > He's also a Lego collector. I'm hoping for him to show up
> > > > at Brickfest too. Check out "http://www.sjgames.com".
> > >
> > > Is that the same steve jackson that wrote the "fighting fantasy"
> > > RPG books?
> >
> > Hold on a second here, I know I've encountered
> > that question before...
> >
> > "http://www.sjgames.com/general/faq.html#6"
> >
> > ...Nope, wrong "Steve Jackson", he's the *other* Steve Jackson.
>
> And, dare I say it, the Superior Product [tm] if not the
> *wealthier* one. (Is anyone involved in real gaming wealthy,
> save perhaps Gygax and Co of Terminally Silly Rules Corp and
> the flat-crack (various froth-inducing card games) people?)
Computer game designers that own a piece of the company or otherwise get
points (the last distinction being important - as I can personally witness
to, unfortunately). But I suppose that you're not refering to computer
gaming. Reiner Knizia is probably doing very well for a non-computer game
designer.
>
> Then again, when gaming, who needs anything besides pizza,
> beer, and No-Doz? I remember a few Ogre/Shockwave/G.E.V.
> marathons very well...one eventually degenerated into a game
> of "Turtles, Turtles, and more Turtles" a la TSG, as there
> were plenty of large empty boxes about.
>
> best
>
> LFB
Steve Jackson's GURPS. Great system (but a little too complex for my almost
10 year old).
Bruce
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