Dungeons And Dragons Inventor Dies
March 5, 2008 · Print This Article
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin (CMR) - The world of science and gaming lost of one of its own early March 4th.
Gary Gygax, better known for his creative work on the game Dungeons and Dragons passed away from an abdominal aneurysm.
Gygax, 69, is survived by a wife and six of his children, three daughters and three sons.
Long considered the father of role playing games, Gygax worked with a man named Dave Arneson in 1974 to co found a company called Tactical Studies Rules, or TSR for short.
The game maker created the paper and pen game in the 1970’s along with Arneson, which rose to huge popularity both in the United States and abroad.
Gary Gygax was a person who loved games, and he loved people.
He played chess and cards when he was a younger man, and then progressed to more in depth games and strategy games of war, as he grew older.
He helped start the International Federation of War gamers in its early beginnings in the 1960’s, which later grew into the gaming annual meeting Gen Con.
Dungeons and Dragons is social event as much as a game, and the passing of Gygax will long be missed.
The popular board game was even adapted to several live action movies including Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God.
He was beloved by gamers and revered as the father of role playing games, and will be thought of fondly long into the future.
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