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NEWS ABOUT: Gary Gygax

Gary Gygax stories: 2 news summaries

(Newser) - Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Dave Arneson died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. His D&D collaborator, Gary Gygax, died in March 2008. Though the two engaged in much legal wrangling over their property, they resolved their dispute in the 1980s. Arneson, who enjoyed a second career as an... More »

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D&D DNA Endures in Digital Era

Co-creator's death comes on eve of  game's reinvention

Mar 11, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax valued interaction and innovation above all. He devised the game with friends equally inspired by war games and bedtime stories, starting with tabletop battle re-enactments, then injecting magic and mythology into his creations. Wired visits Wisconsin for a lengthy profile that was in the... More »

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