D&D Co-creator Gary Gygax Dead at 69

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Co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons Gary Gygax died at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, reports CNN. Gygax was 69.

Gygax, who is generally regarded as the father of role-playing games, was one of the original creators of the pen-and-paper, dice-based Dungeons and Dragons game, which in turn spawned an entire genre of tabletop play.

The Dungeons and Dragons core rule-set would eventually inspire and influence some of the most popular video games ever made, including BioWare's Baldur's Gate and Neverwinter Nights series of titles among numerous others.

Gygax had been suffering from health problems for years, but ran weekly games of Dungeons and Dragons as late as January. He is survived by a wife and six children.

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    March 4, 2008 11:50 AM

    That's pretty sad. I hope it was a peaceful passing.

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      March 4, 2008 11:52 AM

      everyone in the shack community should play a round of dd in his honor.

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        March 4, 2008 11:53 AM

        I'm pissed, I moved away from my old group a few years ago for college. All of a sudden I'm feeling terribly nostalgic and would be totally up for a game, but dammit -- I know nobody in this friggin' town. Least of all anybody who would be up for some tabletop ass-kickin'.

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