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[–] QuestionEverything 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

These were game rules being passed around on HAND-TYPED paper. I'm going to assume people borrowed a lot from each other. I remind you that CHAINMAIL likely borrowed aspects of it's rules from other dice based figurines game. Kids and adults have been playing with lead soldiers for a long time..

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[–] flope_de 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Yep, this sounds like it would have been perfectly normal behavior in the war-gaming scene at the time. I always assumed Gygax' actual accomplishment was to apply the fantasy theme, and to package it all up into a marketable product that could be sold to geeks with no particular interest in war games and simulations.