……每款游戏，并分析它们之间是如何相互影响的。他经常会额外花功夫去淘一些冷门游戏的拷贝，并联系原作者。在某些方面，这让我想起了 Jon Peterson 的《Playing at the World》，那本书极其详尽地记录了奠定该品类开端的 D&D 的起源和早期历史。
…each game, and analyzing how they all influence each other. He'll often put extra effort into tracking down copies of obscure games and contacting authors. In some ways it reminds me of Jon Peterson's "Playing at the World", which thoroughly documents the origins and early history of D&D, which started the genre.
在介绍 Peterson 作品的链接里他们好像没放那本书（据我所见），在访谈里也没提，但 Peterson 那本厚得能当门挡的巨著《Playing at the World》极其详尽地探讨了 D&D 的渊源。看起来这个 Appendix N 会是那本书的极佳参考资料（学术意义上的，非跑团意义上的），因为它提到并描述了许多……
They don't link to it among the links to Peterson's books (as far as I can tell) and they don't mention it in the interview, but Peterson's doorstop volume Playing at the World treats extensively of the roots of D&D. Looks like this Appendix N would make a great sourcebook (in the academic, not roleplaying, sense) companion to that book, since it mentions and describes lots…
九十年代我常和 John 一起跑团打游戏。我觉得他对记录游戏历史的贡献无论怎么夸都不为过，而且随着时间的推移，这点只会越发凸显。《Playing At The World》真是一本神作。
Used to game with John in the nineties. I don't think his contribution to documenting the history of the game can be overstated, and that will probably only ring more true in the future. Playing At The World is kind of an amazing book.
Jon Peterson 的《Playing at the World》是一部引人入胜且极为全面的历史书，讲述了催生出《龙与地下城》（Dungeons & Dragons）的兵棋战棋历史，以及早期桌面角色扮演爱好者的发展历程。对于喜欢细致考究……的人，我强烈推荐。
Playing at the World by Jon Peterson is a fascinating and comprehensive history of the wargames that led to Dungeons & Dragons, and the early years of the roleplaying hobby. I highly recommend it for anyone that likes painstakingly…
……推荐最近出版的《Role-Playing Game Studies: A Transmedia Approach》，特别是“RPG Theorizing by Designers and Players”这一章。如果想看视角更宏大的历史类著作，还有 Jon Peterson 的《Playing at the World》。如果想看更小巧（且免费）的内容，可以浏览 http://analoggamestudies.org/
…recommend the recently published "Role-Playing Game Studies: A Transmedia Approach" and specifically the chapter "RPG Theorizing by Designers and Players". For a much broader historical work there's also Playing at the World by Jon Peterson. For something more bite sized (and free) check out http://analoggamestudies.org/
……对这些人来说……会是一次特别的享受，就是那些喜欢解字谜或逻辑谜题的人。要想获得最佳的阅读体验，读者需要积极参与其中。” *《Playing at the World》，Jon Peterson（“在这部模拟现实与不可能之事的空前历史中，探索兵棋和角色扮演游戏的思想起源。”） * 《The Years of Lyndon Johnson》（第1-4卷，第5卷在……
…whom this...will be a special treat are those who enjoy solving word or logic puzzles. To be enjoyed to its fullest, this is a book that benefits from active participation on the part of the reader." * Playing at the World, Jon Peterson ("Explore the conceptual origins of wargames and role-playing games in this unprecedented history of simulating the real and the impossible.") * The Years of Lyndon Johnson (v1-4, 5 in…
……每款游戏，并分析它们之间是如何相互影响的。他经常会额外花功夫去淘一些冷门游戏的拷贝，并联系原作者。在某些方面，这让我想起了 Jon Peterson 的《Playing at the World》，那本书极其详尽地记录了奠定该品类开端的 D&D 的起源和早期历史。
…each game, and analyzing how they all influence each other. He'll often put extra effort into tracking down copies of obscure games and contacting authors. In some ways it reminds me of Jon Peterson's "Playing at the World", which thoroughly documents the origins and early history of D&D, which started the genre.
在介绍 Peterson 作品的链接里他们好像没放那本书（据我所见），在访谈里也没提，但 Peterson 那本厚得能当门挡的巨著《Playing at the World》极其详尽地探讨了 D&D 的渊源。看起来这个 Appendix N 会是那本书的极佳参考资料（学术意义上的，非跑团意义上的），因为它提到并描述了许多……
They don't link to it among the links to Peterson's books (as far as I can tell) and they don't mention it in the interview, but Peterson's doorstop volume Playing at the World treats extensively of the roots of D&D. Looks like this Appendix N would make a great sourcebook (in the academic, not roleplaying, sense) companion to that book, since it mentions and describes lots…
九十年代我常和 John 一起跑团打游戏。我觉得他对记录游戏历史的贡献无论怎么夸都不为过，而且随着时间的推移，这点只会越发凸显。《Playing At The World》真是一本神作。
Used to game with John in the nineties. I don't think his contribution to documenting the history of the game can be overstated, and that will probably only ring more true in the future. Playing At The World is kind of an amazing book.
Jon Peterson 的《Playing at the World》是一部引人入胜且极为全面的历史书，讲述了催生出《龙与地下城》（Dungeons & Dragons）的兵棋战棋历史，以及早期桌面角色扮演爱好者的发展历程。对于喜欢细致考究……的人，我强烈推荐。
Playing at the World by Jon Peterson is a fascinating and comprehensive history of the wargames that led to Dungeons & Dragons, and the early years of the roleplaying hobby. I highly recommend it for anyone that likes painstakingly…
……推荐最近出版的《Role-Playing Game Studies: A Transmedia Approach》，特别是“RPG Theorizing by Designers and Players”这一章。如果想看视角更宏大的历史类著作，还有 Jon Peterson 的《Playing at the World》。如果想看更小巧（且免费）的内容，可以浏览 http://analoggamestudies.org/
…recommend the recently published "Role-Playing Game Studies: A Transmedia Approach" and specifically the chapter "RPG Theorizing by Designers and Players". For a much broader historical work there's also Playing at the World by Jon Peterson. For something more bite sized (and free) check out http://analoggamestudies.org/
……对这些人来说……会是一次特别的享受，就是那些喜欢解字谜或逻辑谜题的人。要想获得最佳的阅读体验，读者需要积极参与其中。” *《Playing at the World》，Jon Peterson（“在这部模拟现实与不可能之事的空前历史中，探索兵棋和角色扮演游戏的思想起源。”） * 《The Years of Lyndon Johnson》（第1-4卷，第5卷在……
…whom this...will be a special treat are those who enjoy solving word or logic puzzles. To be enjoyed to its fullest, this is a book that benefits from active participation on the part of the reader." * Playing at the World, Jon Peterson ("Explore the conceptual origins of wargames and role-playing games in this unprecedented history of simulating the real and the impossible.") * The Years of Lyndon Johnson (v1-4, 5 in…