Gygax was “too creative” to play AD&D by his own rules (circa 1982/1983)

In some recent entries (here and here) I have lingered on what E. Gary Gygax said about D&D and how it should be played.In 1976, Gygax called D&D a “free form” game open to modifications in the rules. By 1977, his attitude had changed. He had come to hate house rules that modified the game he claimed as his personal property. We know he took legal action against any company that came too close to