Gary Gygax, Dungeons & Dragons creator, dies

**MIG-31** · Mar 4, 2008, 07:51 PM

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) -- Gary Gygax, who co-created the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons and helped start the role-playing phenomenon, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva. He was 69.

He had been suffering from health problems for several years, including an abdominal aneurysm, said his wife, Gail Gygax.

Gygax and Dave Arneson developed Dungeons & Dragons in 1974 using medieval characters and mythical creatures. The game known for its oddly shaped dice became a hit, particularly among teenage boys, and eventually was turned into video games, books and movies.
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Source: CNN

BlueMak · Mar 4, 2008, 10:16 PM

RIP.
One of the creators of the modern role playing games.

calidan · Mar 10, 2008, 08:45 PM

People are suggesting to BioWare they should dedicate the final patch of NWN to Gary.

Neverwinter Nights: Dedicate 1.69 to Gary Gygax

**Mousey** · Mar 10, 2008, 10:13 PM

Poor guy, Rest in peace.

Mar 4, 2008, 07:51 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,818 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Gary Gygax, Dungeons & Dragons creator, dies MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) -- Gary Gygax, who co-created the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons and helped start the role-playing phenomenon, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva. He was 69. He had been suffering from health problems for several years, including an abdominal aneurysm, said his wife, Gail Gygax. Gygax and Dave Arneson developed Dungeons & Dragons in 1974 using medieval characters and mythical creatures. The game known for its oddly shaped dice became a hit, particularly among teenage boys, and eventually was turned into video games, books and movies. __________ Source: CNN __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here Last edited by MIG-31; Mar 4, 2008 at 08:02 PM.

Mar 4, 2008, 10:16 PM	#2
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	RIP. One of the creators of the modern role playing games. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Mar 10, 2008, 08:45 PM	#3
calidan Frozen in Carbonite Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,409 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	People are suggesting to BioWare they should dedicate the final patch of NWN to Gary. Neverwinter Nights: Dedicate 1.69 to Gary Gygax __________________ Steam Community :: ID :: calidan "Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie.... Study computers instead." - Jackie Chan

Mar 10, 2008, 10:13 PM	#4
Mousey Synth's Long Lost Bro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Web Design Hell Posts: 7,189 Rep Power: 245 System Specs	Poor guy, Rest in peace. __________________