The FBI was watching you, in 1995

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https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3866268-TSR-Pt-4.html


_____ further advised that the typical war gaming enthusiast is overweight and not neat in appearance



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Cyrano

I've been pointing out that the F.B.I. repeatedly classified Gygax as a wargamer.

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vyshka

Were they wrong to classify Gygax as a wargamer? He was heavily involved in wargaming prior to D&D taking off. Wargaming was how he met Arneson. He ran various wargaming clubs, wrote articles for zines and magazines (including The General), and also put out some games with Guidon Games.