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- Ernest Gary Gygax (/ ˈɡaɪɡæks / GHY-gaks; July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) was an American game designer and author best known for co-creating the pioneering tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson.
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Ernest Gary Gygax (/ ˈ ɡ aɪ ɡ æ k s / GHY-gaks; July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) was an American game designer and author best known for co-creating the pioneering tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson. In the 1960s, Gygax created an organization of wargaming clubs and founded the Gen Con gaming convention.
- "Father of role-playing games"
- March 4, 2008 (aged 69), Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, U.S.
- Oak Hill Cemetery (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin)
Mar 10, 2008 · The host is Gary Gygax, and the occasion is a game convention in his hometown of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, this past June. Gygax, 68. is a cocreator and popularizer of the most influential game...
Apr 25, 2024 · Ernest Gary Gygax (born July 27, 1938, Chicago, Ill., U.S.—died March 4, 2008, Lake Geneva, Wis.) American entrepreneur who in 1974, together with his war-gaming friend David Arneson, created the world’s first fantasy role-playing game (RPG), Dungeons & Dragons ( D&D ), and ultimately paved the way for modern electronic RPGs. Dungeons ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Gary Gygax of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, and Dave Arneson of the Twin Cities region in Minnesota, were both introduced to hobby gaming through Avalon Hill’s historical wargame Gettysburg in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s. Gettysburg inspired them both to begin designing their own games. Gygax became well-known within the wargaming field by ...
- James Haeck
Mar 5, 2008 · Gary Gygax, a pioneer of the imagination who transported a fantasy realm of wizards, goblins and elves onto millions of kitchen tables around the world through the game he helped create, Dungeons...
Ernest Gary Gygax (pronounced: /ˈgaɪgɑːks/ GY-gaks [1] [2]), born July 27, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois; died March 4, 2008, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, aged 69 years) was best known as the author of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), co-created with Dave Arneson and co-published with Don Kaye in 1974 under the...
Oct 31, 2002 · 17 Min Read. If he isn't the most influential person in the world of RPGs, Gary Gygax certainly belongs in the pantheon of the giants of the genre. He started out by writing his own pen-and-paper games during the late 1960s and early 1970s and went on to revolutionize gaming with his involvement in the creation of Dungeons & Dragons.
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