I recently read Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons by Jon Peterson, a nonfiction book about the struggle for ownership of D&D between Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. It was an interesting and surprisingly moving book, so I thought I’d share my thoughts on it. Game Wizards is thoroughly researched and well written. The prose is engaging and would interest someone even outside the hobby of RPGs. Over seven years of research, Peterson was able to get access to legal documents, internal TSR documents, rare fanzines, and personal letters; he interviewed many of the principal people involved,...