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[–] HoocOtt 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Nonetheless, we must acknowledge that Gary had a singular gift for streamlining, augmenting and popularizing rules originally devised by others: certainly we wouldn’t say that Patt’s original rules could have inspired Blackmoor, and thus Dungeons & Dragons, without Gary’s magic touch and the elaboration we find in the Chainmail Fantasy Supplement.

ummm....

What about, you know, making a role playing game. One would think that would be the singular gift that Gygax contributed.