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Subject: Re: What was the first RPG?
From: scott@fizban.demon.co.uk (Scott Wilding)
Date: 1995/12/25
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megst19+@pitt.edu (Mischa E Gelman) wrote:


>Don't give T$$$$$$$$$R credit - give it Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax who 
>developed RPGs from wargames, as you mentioned.  Both were kicked out of 
>T$$$R and have had their new materials wrecked by TSR lawyers.

Sorry for a newbie question but, anyone know the details of what this
'kicking out' involved and when it happened?

TIA.

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