TOPIC: Re: R.I.P. E.G.G.

He was more than happy to sit there and roll stonemasonry checks over and over and over with nothing but two rocks and a rubber hammer.

That article made me think of the classic arguement against critics of any sort of art, "If you are so damn smart, why don't you make something that is superior." <br /><br />The author may not remember that there were many other gaming systems that came out in the early DnD era that were "IMPROVED" versions of RPF gaming.  If I dug around in my basement I bet I could find 5 or 6.  I liked Runequest because it felt more "real".  But in the end DnD became the standard.  Not because Critics liked it but because people played it.  <br /><br />People will remember Gygax a lot longer then they will remember that critic.