As you may be aware, Mike Ford, who was the author of "The Yellow Clearance Black Box Blues", passed away last week. See http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/008033.html#008033 et al.
As Allen Varney wrote in his appreciation (on the Paranoia Weblog): "Published in 1985 as the second full-length adventure for the West End RPG, and recently reprinted in PARANOIA Flashbacks, YCBBB is widely regarded as the funniest roleplaying adventure ever written. It brilliantly established the brand-new game's tone and set a high bar to which later designers could aspire. Mike also contributed to Acute PARANOIA (1985) and wrote for GURPS, Traveller, Car Wars, and other games."
Mike's friends and family are organizing a memorial service in Minneapolis, his hometown of the last 17 or so years, on October 27.
As Allen Varney wrote in his appreciation (on the Paranoia Weblog): "Published in 1985 as the second full-length adventure for the West End RPG, and recently reprinted in PARANOIA Flashbacks, YCBBB is widely regarded as the funniest roleplaying adventure ever written. It brilliantly established the brand-new game's tone and set a high bar to which later designers could aspire. Mike also contributed to Acute PARANOIA (1985) and wrote for GURPS, Traveller, Car Wars, and other games."
Mike's friends and family are organizing a memorial service in Minneapolis, his hometown of the last 17 or so years, on October 27.
