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Daniel Adler

The Gryphon Society
Daniel Adler, along with 2 other soldiers, "Big" Dan and Karl, and "Big" Dan's kid sister, created the mid 1960s game they named The Gryphon Society, which was played on paper, and much like the popular game called Dungeons and Dragons, which came much later. When asked if he thought the makers of D and D borrowed from his game, Adler laughed and said "Not hardly! We were not that complicated". It has also been stated that Adler's creation of the code used in the game was later used by the government for secret deciphered documents. "Oh I wish" chuckled Adler in our interview "I'm not that clever of a guy. We were just kids playing a game to keep us from being bored and in trouble. Where we were stationed in Germany was inticing, especially since the 3 of us were of German decent". "Big" Dan's sister played via her mail to the guys as she kept in touch with her brother and made new friends out of Adler and Karl.

The Gryphon Society was based upon the legend of the beast that was part lion, dragon and eagle.