From a reader:

Too funny. My brother and I played the game maybe 5 times, and read all the books, both modules and guidebooks (Legends & Lore, about the different pantheons of gods, was a favorite) probably 100 times. There was something about playing “pretend” with our friends that wasn’t very appealing. Imagination, however, with the books, was a wholely different story.
My brother destroyed the game for many when he decided that it was perfectly legal for him to just “combine” all swords he found into one weapon…So a sword +1+1+1+3+4 Firebrand Vorpal Holy Avenger Sword of Badassedness was the final result, allowing him to basically destroy the planet if he happened to stick it in the ground.
We still have all the books, in good condition but for broken spines. They were interesting reading time and time again. Don’t know why, but they were. I admit that when I’m at my parent’s house, I’ve cracked them open and given them another read. They’re still great.