- Mass Market Paperback: 174 pages
- Publisher: TBS The Book Service Ltd (Nov 1989)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 039951533X
- ISBN-13: 978-0399515330
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.5 x 1.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,772,170 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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8 of 12 people found the following review helpful
How I got my start.
15 Sep 2003
Way back in the late 60s I came across a copy of this book. This at the time was the only book of its kind available in commercial bookstore. Nearly forty years later there are many books which may be similar, but Master Game continues to shine as a glowing example of how one can approach spiritual life.
8 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Interesting.
26 July 2005
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Gary Gygax, Master of the Game (Perigee, 1989)
I picked this up blind hoping I'd found an autobiography by the co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons, but alas, it was not to be. What it is, however, certainly has merit: a guide to making yourself into a better Game Master from a guy who's been doing it for pretty much his whole adult life. It's basically an inspirational-business title for gamers. (Think The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Half-Orcs combined with Start and Run Your Own Money-Making Tavern.) It gets a bit self-aggrandizing at times, which can be grating, but can you blame the guy? After all, he did write most of the early source material.
I picked this up blind hoping I'd found an autobiography by the co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons, but alas, it was not to be. What it is, however, certainly has merit: a guide to making yourself into a better Game Master from a guy who's been doing it for pretty much his whole adult life. It's basically an inspirational-business title for gamers. (Think The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Half-Orcs combined with Start and Run Your Own Money-Making Tavern.) It gets a bit self-aggrandizing at times, which can be grating, but can you blame the guy? After all, he did write most of the early source material.
2 of 5 people found the following review helpful
a treasure for your library
18 July 2008
This is one of the most essential books I have acquired in my life-long search for higher meaning. It is a handbook to read over and over. It would be a mistake to think that it is outdated because it was written in the 1960's. It is even more urgent and compelling. For example, "In man the will to power has operated at various times as a destructive force, activating certain individuals to become 'conquerors' and to destroy vast numbers of their fellowmen in the process. It is certainly a dangerous will and badly needs restraining and directing, especially in the contemporary period of 'megadeath' and 'overkill.'" His occasional acerbity is refreshing; he does not waste a word.
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