tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post1699611412155144991..comments2024-02-27T01:17:39.925-08:00Comments on The Nine and Thirty Kingdoms: Blog Post of Note: In Which Gygax Gets Disenchanted with Wandering MonstersTalysmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162328521343832412noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7239577512598038009.post-61519563441338188312020-02-24T12:04:22.594-08:002020-02-24T12:04:22.594-08:00I'm sure to get my nerd card revoked for this ...I'm sure to get my nerd card revoked for this heresy but Gygax was a bad rule writer and not a great rule designer. He was excellent at module/story design and prose writing, but sucked at technical, concise, clear, unambiguous rules. His rules are overengineered, overcomplex and do not balance playbility with simulation well.<br /><br />B/X is a better game than AD&D.Norman J. Harman Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01319655075997712313noreply@blogger.com