The Penguins of Destiny
The Retro Future
The X-1 Skycycle
The Space Warlock
Building Your First Robot
The Year of Playing Dangerously
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Stuart and I have embarked on an optimistic and perhaps naïve attempt to
get more regular wargaming done in 2026, and have pencilled in a rough plan
to pla...

Ah, good old Caldwell :)
ReplyDeleteAt Gen Con 1993, I asked him if the "Caldwell Gem" was a deliberate signature feature of his work, or if it just worked out that way unconsciously, and he told me that it began accidentally, but that TSR's art director quickly asked him to perpetuate it, so that most of the Caldwell Gems were deliberate at TSR's request.
I think that was one of the last great industry mysteries for me. It was a magical day learning the truth :)