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Title: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 05, 2008, 11:43:38 AM

RIP Gary Gygax. I enjoyed many a night Playing D&D with friends when I was a kid

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7278927.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7278927.stm)

Title: Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
Post by: Snoopy on March 05, 2008, 12:28:45 PM

My thoughts are with you in this time of sadness.

GEEK

Title: Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 05, 2008, 12:30:03 PM

In this case Snoop I have no problem in being called a geek. 8)

Title: Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
Post by: Barman on March 05, 2008, 12:42:18 PM

Quote from: Grumpmeister on March 05, 2008, 11:43:38 AM

RIP Gary Gygax. I enjoyed many a night Playing D&D with friends when I was a kid

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7278927.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7278927.stm)

Did you ever play 'Adventure'?

I see no cave here, etc.

Title: Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
Post by: Snoopy on March 05, 2008, 12:43:15 PM

 doh:

Title: Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
Post by: tel on March 05, 2008, 01:07:49 PM

Quote from: Barman on March 05, 2008, 12:42:18 PM

Quote from: Grumpmeister on March 05, 2008, 11:43:38 AM

RIP Gary Gygax. I enjoyed many a night Playing D&D with friends when I was a kid

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7278927.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7278927.stm)

Did you ever play 'Adventure'?

I see no cave here, etc.

Colossal Cave?

That was mid to late 70's! cloud9:

Title: Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
Post by: Barman on March 05, 2008, 01:11:12 PM

Quote from: tel on March 05, 2008, 01:07:49 PM

Quote from: Barman on March 05, 2008, 12:42:18 PM

Quote from: Grumpmeister on March 05, 2008, 11:43:38 AM

RIP Gary Gygax. I enjoyed many a night Playing D&D with friends when I was a kid

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7278927.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7278927.stm)

Did you ever play 'Adventure'?

I see no cave here, etc.

Colossal Cave?

That was mid to late 70's! cloud9:

cloud9:

I used to play it on a huge Motorola Exormacs system with a giant CDC disk drive... Took about twenty minutes to boot the bloody thing up...

Title: Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
Post by: tel on March 05, 2008, 01:13:22 PM

Twas a big, 2 processor Honeywell.

The online transaction modules we wrote had to be no bigger than 4K!

Title: Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
Post by: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on March 06, 2008, 10:28:06 AM

You're in a maze of twisty little passages - all the same















Spooky!

Title: Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
Post by: Barman on March 06, 2008, 10:28:56 AM

Quote from: Marley's Ghost on March 06, 2008, 10:28:06 AM

You're in a maze of twisty little passages - all the same















Spooky!

cloud9:

Title: Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
Post by: tel on March 06, 2008, 10:33:14 AM

http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/

I think I threw my map away!

Title: Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
Post by: Barman on March 06, 2008, 10:50:21 AM

Quote from: tel on March 06, 2008, 10:33:14 AM

http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/

I think I threw my map away!

cloud9:
I remembered XYZZY!

Strange how I can't remember what I did yesterday...  noooo:

Title: Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
Post by: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on March 06, 2008, 12:15:06 PM

Quote from: Barman on March 06, 2008, 10:50:21 AM

Quote from: tel on March 06, 2008, 10:33:14 AM

http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/

I think I threw my map away!

cloud9:
I remembered XYZZY!

Strange how I can't remember what I did yesterday...  noooo:

Why not try saying "plugh" a couple of times? You never know, it may even help!

Title: Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
Post by: Barman on March 06, 2008, 12:16:06 PM

plugh

Title: Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
Post by: Marley's Ghost (Imbiber of Spirits) on March 06, 2008, 12:17:15 PM

Quote from: Barman on March 06, 2008, 12:16:06 PM

plugh

I did say a couple of times.




Doh!