Back a few years ago Dave Arneson was interviewed for Issue #2 of Fight On! magazine. In it he was asked this:
In that interview which unfortunately was extremely brief we also learn this about Dave Arneson:
As I think about it, I think of the three Davids of gaming:
David Wesely
David Arneson
David Hargrave
It is sad that they did not all hook up in a game company together with a silent partner to fund and hire support staff and a good editor. That would have been DIY gaming material for the next century.
Wouldn't we all of loved to have been there for that, even if only as a fly on the wall watching it.FO! Did you ever try early role-playing experiments in other kinds of settings, or was it pretty much all Blackmoor?DA We tried many settings for roleplaying, including Modern, Horse and Musket, Wild West, and some Sci-fi. Some of the material from the latter game slipped into City Of The Gods.
In that interview which unfortunately was extremely brief we also learn this about Dave Arneson:
My favorite computer games are the world strategy games, like Age of Empires and Civilization.As a huge Civilization fan, that rather tickles me that in so many things Dave and I have the same taste. I've never tired Age of Empires, but I am sure I would like it.
As I think about it, I think of the three Davids of gaming:
David Wesely
David Arneson
David Hargrave
It is sad that they did not all hook up in a game company together with a silent partner to fund and hire support staff and a good editor. That would have been DIY gaming material for the next century.
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