His uncle gave him a copy of the original Dungeons & Dragons boxed set for his tenth birthday; although he did not know any other D&D players at the time, and found it hard to figure out how to play a game with no board or playing pieces, he said "my brother, a friend, and I sat down to play one day.
彼の叔父は彼の10歳の誕生日にoriginal Dungeons & Dragons boxed setをプレゼントした；そのとき彼は他のD&'Dプレイヤーを知らなかったが、ゲームボードとコマを使わずにどうやって遊ぶかを理解するのが難しく、彼は「僕の兄弟、友人、そして僕は遊ぶのに一日腰を下ろしたんだ。