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Ernest Gary Gygax ( / ˈɡaɪɡæks / GHY-gaks; July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) [2] 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 5, 2008 · In addition to his wife, Mr. Gygax is survived by six children: three sons, Ernest G. Jr., Lucion Paul and Alexander; and three daughters, Mary Elise, Heidi Jo and Cindy Lee.
Mar 10, 2008 · Gygax drifted a bit after high school. After working odd jobs during the day and attending junior college at night, he found a steady gig as an insurance underwriter for the Firemen's Fund. And ...
Mar 7, 2019 · (None of Gary Gygax’s five children from his previous marriage—Elise, Ernest, Luke, Cindy, and Heidi—nor Gary and Gail’s son Alex wished to speak with Kotaku for this story.) “The day ...
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May 25, 2020 · Now it seems, on the date that Gary Con was supposed to be running (another COVID cancellation) that Luke Gygax filed a second Gary Gygax Will at a Wisconsin Circuit Court. The family appeared via phone. Gary Gygax’s “other Will” may replace the one Gail has been using to date. There’s a legal battle brewing for control of the Gygax legacy.
Mar 18, 2024 · Launched on February 27, 2024, Gygax’s crowdfunder has reached $456,368 so far, with a week left on the campaign. A self-professed ‘very lampoon-y’ DnD setting stuffed with Easter eggs and references to tabletop RPG history, The Tomb of Gyzaengaxx even has members of the Gygax family starring as NPCs. In fact, Luke himself is in there, as ...
Mar 5, 2008 · Mr. Gygax also founded the world’s largest annual gaming convention, Gen Con, which started in 1968. Ernest Gary Gygax was born in Chicago and moved to Lake Geneva at age 8.
