I just watched a YouTube of Neil Gaiman giving a commencement speech to an Arts college...and he mentioned the changing landscape of distribution at the end. So cool. I also wanted to say that Wil, your blog attracts some of the most articulate people...and the comments are almost as interesting as the original post...as well as intelligent and educational.

Way back in EverQuest days....my husband left his character logged in and my 3 yr old son (now 16!) got on the computer and commenced giving every piece of gear on the character to the bank guard in Halas. Needless to say, that started a lifelong love of games for my entire family.... ;-)

I have yet to aquire Tsuro. That and I have not one but two versions of Ticket to Ride now, and I need to get zombie dice as well. It is really awesome to see these games being played through, especially since I have to watch my gaming budget carefully. So, thank you for doing TableTop. I love it, my kids love it...keep it up :)

There are days I wish I was introduced to D&D when I first saw the book sitting on my Grandma's table. My Uncle was playing at the time but my parents dissapproved wholeheartedly. I was in 4th grade at the time, and had already read the entire series of Chronicles of Narnia and I was then on my second or third reading of A Wrinkle in Time...Dragons and goblins would have been just the thing to add to my multiverse! Eventually I married a guy that played D&D, Shadowrun, White Wolf, etc...and I found I completely enjoyed the worlds created. I now feel so nostalgic when I pull out my old characters and remember the group of friends that would gather to game and feast! (yeah, I cooked and they "suffered" through several experimental recipes I had)

You have an awesome family. I love the moustaches!

Ohhh....that gave me chills! Really cool story. Thanks!

Way late on saying congrats! I wasn't here in the beginning...a friend told me about your blog when we were talking about favorite Star Trek (all versions) episodes. I finally got to finding your blog and the first one I read was one about your sinuses. I laughed so hard that day...not because of your pain but because the way you wrote it was something that could have been discussed around my family's dinner table. That and I was having a ridiculously hard time IRL, that it just helped me out. So, here's hoping you keep writing and speaking for another 10 years, and continue to get more awesome as you age.

This was my first ever PAX. My family just moved back up to Washington state from Arizona, and I am SO glad to be back in the land of rain and clouds ;-) When my friend called me up and said (screamed) to buy PAX tickets...we did. When I saw you on the schedule, I looked at my husband and said "I don't care what else we do, we need to make it to Wil. He is AWESOME, and you have to come see." After much eye rolling on his part, he acquiesced to the demands of his wife. He has since agreed that your awesome hour was Awesome, and thus worth attending. :-D Of course, this same friend ended up on the expo floor while I went to the tabletop games...and... I ended up in the D&D basement for at least half the time I was at PAX...and I rediscovered how much I miss gaming. I actually missed visiting your table since I chose to stay downstairs. I even signed up to DM next year...this should be interesting!

This almost makes me want to take up knitting/crocheting....

Seeing you receive your cape was AWESOME! I am so glad I was there :-)