I was introduced to role playing games when a friend of mine (3 years older) brought his Holmes Basic set to our carpool. Hard to say whether, how or when I'd have drifted into the gaming hobby had that set not been available, but I do know I owe my introduction to gaming entirely to Holmes. When I shuffle off this mortal coil, should there be an afterlife I look forward to shaking his hand and buying him a beer in thanks for his contribution to my life and the lives of the hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of kids who got that set and entered a world of wonder.
A person who touched many lives, and made a positive impact on many of them.
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ReplyDeleteI was introduced to role playing games when a friend of mine (3 years older) brought his Holmes Basic set to our carpool. Hard to say whether, how or when I'd have drifted into the gaming hobby had that set not been available, but I do know I owe my introduction to gaming entirely to Holmes. When I shuffle off this mortal coil, should there be an afterlife I look forward to shaking his hand and buying him a beer in thanks for his contribution to my life and the lives of the hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of kids who got that set and entered a world of wonder.
ReplyDeleteHolmes will forever be THE STANDARD by which I conceptualize the hobby. Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteAll these years and editions later, Holmes is still the D&D that lives in my head.
ReplyDeleteRest in Peace and Many Thanks friend I never met!
ReplyDeleteI just bumped the Testimonial post on the blog: http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2012/02/holmes-basic-testimonials.html
ReplyDeleteI am a relative latecomer to Holmes D&D, but I guess you could say it made a big impression. ;-)
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