You, the staff, the mods and people here, have made this place...the finest places to hang for indie gaming and thank you so much for making me think that I was one of the boys. Thank you. Without you guys and your constant pushing me, I would never of have finished a game because of you. Thank you once again.

You're the same S4D who left in a huff about GW being a terrible place, aren't you?


See in a few months weeks days, man. Take care.

Sorry to see you go again so soon Brent.

Good luck with Monopoly: World Tour and Monopoly: Law & Justice. Not that you need luck of course

The Path of Aloneness

1. Accept everything just the way it is.
2. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake.
3. Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling.
4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.
5. Be detached from desire your whole life long.
6. Do not regret what you have done.
7. Never be jealous.
8. Never let yourself be saddened by a separation.
9. Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself or others.
10. Do not let yourself be guided by the feeling of lust or love.
11. In all things have no preferences.
12. Be indifferent to where you live.
13. Do not pursue the taste of good food.
14. Do not hold on to possessions you no longer need.
15. Do not act following customary beliefs.
16. Do not collect weapons or practice with weapons beyond what is useful.
17. Do not fear death.
18. Do not seek to possess either goods or fiefs for your old age.
19. Respect Buddha and the gods without counting on their help.
20. You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour.
21. Never stray from the Way.

Out with the old...in the with...who? :
 A Musing On Brent Murray's Semi-Retirement and Who We Are Without Him


As I write, it is a cold winter's night outside. The gales are blowing with the force of a high wind, the snow is falling rapidly and hard onto the cold ground. I, though, am wrapped up inside a cosy armchair with a shawl draped modestly over my shoulders (the dealer I bought it from claimed it was woven by John Romero - I'm not so naive, but I am also a man who takes chances). I hold in my hand a glass containing a Scotch my father gave me for my birthday, and I slowly take small sips of it, letting it fill my body with warmth and affection. Sitting here like this, shielded from the elements like a baby lamb, I am reminded of the state of gaming today.

Brent Murray was a man. A man who made, played and ate games. Not all of us here can make that claim - not matter how much we would like to. Can I? Well, I'll leave that for others, and history, to determine. My game making exploits are well known, it is what has made me famous and infamous in certain circles. But I digress. Sirs, and girls, we are not the same without him. This is what I submit. Without him, we are not the way we were, but in a world where everything is so ephemeral is that such a mournful fact? I say, yes. Others will say, no. C'est La Vie - the spice of life is hidden in it's variety.

On my first encounter with Brent Murray, he was gibbering excitedly about his latest brain-spawn, "Monopolo", an online combination of Monopoly and Water-Polo. Like so many others, at first I balked at such a proposition:

"Monopoly? And Water Polo? Sir, you've a screw loose!", I harshly shrieked. Like a banshee, waiting for it's prey, being afraid of anything different and new. How did Brent Murray react? Ha, well, he simply whispered:
"Genius is a horsehair away from being mistaken for being stupidity..."

I remember those words well. I stopped dead in my tracks - worried, perhaps, that I had spoken too soon. Worried that I had snuffed out that gentle genius of Mr. Murray before it had even a chance to reveal itself to the world like a lone flower in a big empty field.

Today...I realise that my fears have come true. Good bye, Mr. Murray. Things won't quite be the same...If I had a nickle for every time I had to say that, I would be a very sad and lonely millionaire, in a garden of idiots, plucking the weeds...