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 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 GygaxThere's a call to adventure. It's something in the inner psyche of humanity, particularly males.
Gary Gygax