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"The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules."
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"Seeking the good is not primarily about rules and commandments."

"The story grew, got way bigger than the contest rules called for, and next thing I knew I had a book."

"A little more movement of the defensive side of the ball, some rules that will be unnoticed, but a big rule will be allowing the jack linebacker to move out of the box sideline to sideline."

"We developed during the 1990s a series of budget process rules that helped us bring to heel these deficits, diminishing every year and moving the budget so into surplus."

"I try not to break the rules but merely to test their elasticity."
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"I foresee online gaming changing when there are good audio-visual links connecting the participants, thus approximating play in a face-to-face group."

"Outside of the mindless sitcoms that the networks thrive on, people able to think generally consider most entertainment is escape in one form or another."

"Of course as children, we all, in all cultures and societies, learn behavior from observation, imitation, and encouragement of various kinds. So by the suggestion made, we all 'pretend' most of the time."

"There is no winning or losing, but rather the value is in the experience of imagining yourself as a character in whatever genre you're involved in, whether it's a fantasy game, the Wild West, secret agenst or whatever else. You get to sort of vicariously experience those things."

"Somebody said they threw their copy of Dungeons and Dragons into the fire, and it screamed. It's a game! The magic spells in it are as real as the gold. Try retiring on that stuff."

"I wasn't popular in the home office because I wasn't chicken. I'm just a risk taker. I have gut instincts."

"When AI approximates Machine Intelligence, then many online and computer-run RPGs will move towards actual RPG activity. Nonetheless, that will not replace the experience of 'being there,' any more than seeing a theatrical motion picture can replace the stage play."

"There's a call to adventure. It's something in the inner psyche of humanity, particularly males."
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