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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.

   • Nickname: "Father of role-playing games"
   • Died: March 4, 2008 (aged 69), Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, U.S.

   • Resting place: Oak Hill Cemetery (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin)

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Ernest-Gary-GygaxErnest Gary Gygax | Tabletop Gaming, Dungeons & Dragons

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   May 1, 2024 · Ernest Gary Gygax (born July 27, 1938, Chicago, Ill., U.S.—died March 4, 2008, Lake Geneva, Wis.) was an 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 ...

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4. www.wired.com › 2008 › 03Dungeon Master: The Life and Legacy of Gary Gygax | WIRED

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   Mar 10, 2008 · Mar 10, 2008 12:00 PM. Dungeon Master: The Life and Legacy of Gary Gygax. In celebration of an upcoming revised edition of Dungeons & Dragons, David Kushner sits down and discussed the long...

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6. www.nytimes.com › 2008/03/05 › artsGary Gygax, Game Pioneer, Dies at 69 - The New York Times

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   Mar 5, 2008 · March 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...

7. tucson.com › news › nationalDungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies at 69; mapped ...

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   MILWAUKEE — 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...

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   Who was Gary Gygax?

   • 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 & Dragons, died Tuesday at his home in Lake Geneva, Wis. He was 69.

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   Who is Gary Gygax & Dave Arneson?

   • "Dungeons & Dragons Creators Lend Their Voices to Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach; Legends Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson Sign On For Turbine's Highly Anticipated OG". Business Wire. Archived from the original on December 27, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2008. ^ "Gary Gygax: Q & A (Part IX, page 81)". EN World. December 15, 2005.

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   Is Gary Gygax still in D&D?

   • Gygax’s AD&D was published under the TSR logo for three more years, until Wizards dropped the TSR logo (as well as the “Advanced” moniker) for good with the publication of third edition Dungeons & Dragons. Nevertheless, Gary Gygax remains an icon of the roleplaying game field.

   Happy Founder’s Day: Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson, and the Birth of D&D

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   How does Gary Gygax make a map?

   • You sit down at a table with a few other revelers on Gary Gygax's front porch. There are books and plants and games nearby. A fan slowly stirs the thick humid air. Gygax produces a cardboard tube and removes a large piece of graph paper from it. It is a hand-drawn map of his own design.

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9. www.dndbeyond.com › posts › 281-happy-founders-dayHappy Founder’s Day: Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson, and the Birth ...

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   Many wargamers came before him, and many joined him on this effort, but Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson’s joint creation of Dungeons & Dragons gave birth to the RPG genre. On this day, we celebrate the birth of the founder of our hobby, and look back at the story of its creation.

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    Ernest Gary Gygax (born July 27, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois; died March 04, 2008) is best known as the author of the well known fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), co-created with Dave Arneson and co-published with Don Kaye in 1974 under the company Tactical Studies Rules.