Gary Gygax

Game Designer, Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons

Gary Gygax - Game Designer, Co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons
Born

July 27th, 1938
87 years ago

Died

March 4th, 2008
17 years ago — 69 years old

Category

Artists & Creatives

Country

United States

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An influential game designer co-created the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons in the early 1970s, which established a new genre in gaming. The game's mechanics and storytelling elements influenced subsequent role-playing games and other media. Gygax co-founded TSR, Inc., the company that published Dungeons & Dragons, and authored several game supplements and novels related to the franchise. Contributions to the gaming community and conventions promoted the growth of tabletop gaming.

Co-created Dungeons & Dragons

Co-founded TSR, Inc.

Wrote game supplements and novels

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