The idea is to have a game that does not involve dice at all. There should be no hail mary because the variance in the dice is uneven. Sometimes 2v20 takes 11 units sometimes it takes 90... there's no skill there, it's all luck. The game can be played with pencil and paper, and that's the idea. One false move and it's game over, that's the point.
To answer your question, no, that's not actually me in my pic. I am a HUGE fan of you pic, however! Nicely done and I'm glad you seem to be enjoying Gauntlet.