She was a villain.

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Quote from: RPGPundit;625730She was a villain.

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More than that, she appears to have had a poor understanding of people. Anyone reading Gygax's articles, and more than a few people who have met him in person over the years can attest that his attitude about (A)D&D was essentially "My way or the highway". Clearly he chafed at the Blumes' meddling, and had little patience for others wanting to add their own stuff to the game. It was his baby.

Williams (from what little she's said on the subject) somehow got it into her head that she could snatch Gygax's pride and joy out from under his nose AND keep him on to create product. His filing of a suit to block the sale must have really stuck in her craw, given the way she kept filing SLAPP cases against him afterward.

It's easy to bust Lorraine Williams' chops and quite justified, since she bankrupted the company and pissed off (and pissed on) a large number of loyal customers. However, Gygax wasn't entirely blameless. Williams simply beat him at his own game.

Quote from: Elfdart;626030However, Gygax wasn't entirely blameless. Williams simply beat him at his own game.

Considering the differing motivations between winning of Gygax & Williams & the Blumes, I think he was pretty blameless. From my readings, what I see is another very typical situation of corporate world parasites preying on a creative individual.

Yeah, the two "games" aren't on par... Gygax was trying to save the company he founded and loved, Williams was trying to take over the company in order to milk it for additional licensing money for Buck Rogers products...

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