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Ernest Gary Gygax ( July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) was an American writer and game designer, best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson, and co-founding the company Tactical Studies Rules with Don Kaye in 1974. Gygax is generally acknowledged as the father of the role-playing game.[2]
Gygax has been reported dead on the forum of Troll Lord Games, who publish his work.[3] He had been in poor health, suffering multiple strokes and a near-heart attack.
Ernest Gary Gygax ( July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) was an American writer and game designer, best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson, and co-founding the company Tactical Studies Rules with Don Kaye in 1974. Gygax is generally acknowledged as the father of the role-playing game.[2]
Gygax has been reported dead on the forum of Troll Lord Games, who publish his work.[3] He had been in poor health, suffering multiple strokes and a near-heart attack.