Role-playing games are contests in which the players usually cooperate as a group to achieve a common goal rather than compete to eliminate one another from play.... Role games ... bring players together in a mutual effort.
Gary GygaxWhen you master role-playing [gaming], you become immersed in an activity that is peerless among leisure-time pursuits.
Gary GygaxI foresee online gaming changing when there are good audio-visual links connecting the participants, thus approximating play in a face-to-face group.
Gary Gygax