Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons and The People Who

by David M. Ewalt

When a group of people play a game together, they enter a sort of alternate reality where friendships form at an accelerated rate.

The prime mover in a nerd brain is the need to understand how things are put together.

Emphasize priorities with your players,” he said. “We all have, especially in this day and age, a very limited amount of time. So when you sit down at a gaming table, don’t waste time on trivialities. Don’t get bogged down in rule arguments. Resolve them equitably and quickly and keep things moving.