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Offline Grumpmeister

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At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
« 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
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Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2008, 12:28:45 PM »
My thoughts are with you in this time of sadness.
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Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2008, 12:30:03 PM »
In this case Snoop I have no problem in being called a geek. 8)
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Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
« Reply #3 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
Did you ever play 'Adventure'?

I see no cave here, etc.
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Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
« Reply #4 on: March 05, 2008, 12:43:15 PM »
 doh:
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Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
« Reply #5 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
Did you ever play 'Adventure'?

I see no cave here, etc.

Colossal Cave?

That was mid to late 70's! cloud9:
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Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
« Reply #6 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
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...
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Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
« Reply #7 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!
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Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
« Reply #8 on: March 06, 2008, 10:28:06 AM »
You're in a maze of twisty little passages - all the same















Spooky!
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Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
« Reply #9 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:
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Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2008, 10:33:14 AM »
http://www.rickadams.org/adventure/

I think I threw my map away!
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Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
« Reply #11 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:
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Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
« Reply #12 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!
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Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2008, 12:16:06 PM »
plugh
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Re: At the risk of being called a geek, I feel like I've lost a friend.
« Reply #14 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!
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