Master of the Game

by E. Gary Gygax

Explains the philosophy of being Master of the Game in role playing games, discusses the problems and rewards, and tells how to establish and manage RPG conventions and how to create an RPG publication

Genres: Nonfiction, Dungeons and Dragons, Role Playing Games, Ebooks, Games, Gaming

174 pages, Paperback

First published July 24, 1989

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was somehow neither theoretical nor practical. It's okay, but not terribly informative.

[Austin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dated but insightful advice from the legend himself.

[Paul Beaulieu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice effort from the grandfather of RPGs, Gary Gygax. His analysis of some of the problems a dungeon master faces and how one might solve them is presented in a clear manner and is insightful. However, Gygax takes himself too seriously at times, which made me laugh but could be tedious for some people.

[Davey · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting document of TTRPG history that also has plenty of good insights into GMing as a practice. My favorite parts are where Gygax suggests petty ways to get a troublesome player to leave the group without telling them they need to leave.

[亮君 · Rating 5 out of 5]

我大概扫了一眼，扫完了这本书。这本书分为四个部分，第一个部分讲的是从如何成为一名好DM。第二个部分讲的是如何出版自己的规则、如何组织大型的比赛、聚会（全国性质那种）。第三部分是对社会说DND是魔鬼崇拜的反驳。第四部分讲的是他的RPG规则设计初衷，理念。1989年出版的书在当时还是很有前瞻性的。
从中确实有很多感悟。我也明白了我们恐惧墓穴的探讨是正确的。

[Arthur B · Rating 2 out of 5]

As with its predecessor, a mixture of genuinely good advice, a fair bit of stating the obvious, and some outright useless material. Full review: https://refereeingandreflection.wordp...

[Jon · Rating 3 out of 5]

It would have charmed me if I'd read it when I was fifteen.

[Christian Lindke]

Games,Game Design

[Chris Freiberg]

This is like a textbook for GMs. I like tabletop games and learning about their history, so I thought I'd check it out, but it's so dense that I found it kind of impenetrable.