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The Bachs say they fell for the hobby's adventure, not its returns.

Metal Detectors Hit the Jackpot Jack Nicas 2011

The hobby's rising fortunes have made a virtual celebrity of "Chicago Ron" Guinazzo, a Chicago firefighter whose weekly YouTube videos of detecting tips and treasures have drawn nearly 850 subscribers and 278,000 views.

Metal Detectors Hit the Jackpot Jack Nicas 2011

There are two or three magazines still alive that are dedicated just to your hobby's gadgets.

Richard Laermer: Why We're Gadget Freaks (It's Not as Simple as You Think) 2009

When the board wargames craze took off in the early 1970s yes, there really was a wargames craze, John Young, the editor of SPI's Strategy & Tactics, one of the most influential wargaming periodicals at the time, took to calling the hobby's old guard -- those who played prior to 1970 -- grognards.

What's a Grognard? James Maliszewski 2008

As an adventure, it looks like a lot of fun and, as an artifact of the hobby's past, it's invaluable.

REVIEW: The Original Bottle City James Maliszewski 2008

There are two or three magazines dedicated just to your hobby's gadgets.

Richard Laermer: The Yooks Have It: Why We are Gadget Freaks 2008

Too many of this hobby's traditions have already been willfully destroyed in pursuit of the bottom line.

Universal System James Maliszewski 2008

Before that past is forever lost, we need more products like the LGC&C series; they provide a valuable service in preserving the hobby's collective memory of what it is and where it came from.

REVIEW: The Original Bottle City James Maliszewski 2008

Now, though, I can't help but feel that we turned a corner somewhere and, rather than continue down that path, I'm going back around the corner to the hobby's original trajectory.

Do It Yourself Days James Maliszewski 2008

If the device is entirely his invention, it's well-chosen and a respectful nod to the hobby's past that I can't help but appreciate.

REVIEW: Adventure Games Journal, Issue #1 James Maliszewski 2008