Pep Talk
I just got finished reading through
InQuest #9 when I had a rather dis-
turbing thought. I got to thinking about
how gamers are generally frowned upon
by others.
I love to play roleplaying and card
games (both C.C.G.s and stuff like
Poker) during lunch at my high school.
We have the opportunity to leave cam-
pus, but I'd just as soon save money
on food and gas and have fun offing
my friends with a Berserked Scryb
Sprite or something.
But sooner or later someone will
come up to us and start asking sarcas-
tically, "Who's winning?" or "Is that
actually fun?" Of course it's fun, silly! If
it weren't we wouldn't be playing it,
now would we?
I am only 17 but I have been play-
ing games for about as long as I can
remember, and there was always
some guy who bullied me and the
people I played with. I think even my
parents saw it as some kind of weird
phase that I'd grow out of. (They
refuse to believe that adults play
games too. Gosh, the very idea!) But
guess what? I'm still playing!
I just got finished reading through
InQuest #9 when I had a rather dis-
turbing thought. I got to thinking about
how gamers are generally frowned upon
by others.
I love to play roleplaying and card
games (both C.C.G.s and stuff like
Poker) during lunch at my high school.
We have the opportunity to leave cam-
pus, but I'd just as soon save money
on food and gas and have fun offing
my friends with a Berserked Scryb
Sprite or something.
But sooner or later someone will
come up to us and start asking sarcas-
tically, "Who's winning?" or "Is that
actually fun?" Of course it's fun, silly! If
it weren't we wouldn't be playing it,
now would we?
I am only 17 but I have been play-
ing games for about as long as I can
remember, and there was always
some guy who bullied me and the
people I played with. I think even my
parents saw it as some kind of weird
phase that I'd grow out of. (They
refuse to believe that adults play
games too. Gosh, the very idea!) But
guess what? I'm still playing!
I have a bit of advice for anyone who
might be going through the same kind
of thing:
1. If gaming is something you enjoy,
then only you can make the decision
to keep playing or to stop. Don't let
others pressure you into giving up this
great pastime.
2. Try out other things. Who
knows... you might find something else
you can enjoy.
Despite all of the intolerance I've
experienced, playing games is still my
favorite hobby, and I have a feeling that
it will remain so for quite some time.
Matt Hoffmann
Plano, TX
That's good advice, Matt. And for all you serial
killers out there, pay particular attention to point
number two.
might be going through the same kind
of thing:
1. If gaming is something you enjoy,
then only you can make the decision
to keep playing or to stop. Don't let
others pressure you into giving up this
great pastime.
2. Try out other things. Who
knows... you might find something else
you can enjoy.
Despite all of the intolerance I've
experienced, playing games is still my
favorite hobby, and I have a feeling that
it will remain so for quite some time.
Matt Hoffmann
Plano, TX
That's good advice, Matt. And for all you serial
killers out there, pay particular attention to point
number two.
Floating Head
You know that floating head in I.Q. #8
about the 30 most asked Magic questions?
Is he related to that guy on the
potato chips/snack commercial?
Joshua Goldberger
North Canton, OH
Actually it's Wizard: The Guide to Comics Con-
tributing Editor Marc Wilkofsky. He lends us a
hand every now and then in the editing depart-
ment and, when the need arises, gives us his head.
So to speak.
Music & Mythos!
I have played Magic for almost a year
now and my Magic-playing cohorts and
I have always agreed on the same thing:
the musical accompaniment. Music is
an important aspect of my life, and
whenever we play, it's always the same:
metal or alternative.
You know that floating head in I.Q. #8
about the 30 most asked Magic questions?
Is he related to that guy on the
potato chips/snack commercial?
Joshua Goldberger
North Canton, OH
Actually it's Wizard: The Guide to Comics Con-
tributing Editor Marc Wilkofsky. He lends us a
hand every now and then in the editing depart-
ment and, when the need arises, gives us his head.
So to speak.
Music & Mythos!
I have played Magic for almost a year
now and my Magic-playing cohorts and
I have always agreed on the same thing:
the musical accompaniment. Music is
an important aspect of my life, and
whenever we play, it's always the same:
metal or alternative.
This may seem musically prejudiced, I
but does anyone out there like it any
other way? What I mean is, I don't know,
any Magic players who listen to things
such as country or rap. That has always
been an area of curiosity for me.
One last thing. I read about a C.C.G.
coming out in March based on H.P.
Lovecraft's Cthulhu stories. Could I see
more on that?
Nathan Hunter
Nashville TN
Cthulhu coverage, you ask? Check out our feature
in issue #11 and an upcoming game review and
players guide. As for music, we listen to Wagner's
"Ride of the Valkyries" around deadline time and -
