Ernest Gary Gygax Tribute

I never met him, but the games he created for myself and all of my close friends lifted us out of an otherwise gray and troubled teen age existance. For us D&D, AD&D and Boothill gave all of a free and exciting place to live if only for a night or two per week. My friends would meet at LaTrobe uni in (Melbourne Australia) playing 12 hours on a friday night it was awesome, I picked up boothill and games of it are in demand constantly. The games he wrote gave advice that felt like an old mate was bringing us in on a great secret and usually he delivered in a way that made so many people smile and laugh untill it hurt. I still have that original print of Boot hill, the guys called to let me know what had happened so I'm flying 2000kms next week to run "mad mesa" and the "Taiming of Brimstone" as a tribute to someone who gave us all heaps it's the best we can do.

It's been really touching to read of so many people who felt the same way because it hit all of us down here.

Happy trails Mr Gygax
Thankyou for that helping hand. (we'll see to it that the game goes on)