Gary Gygax Dies At 69

Gary Gygax, co-creator of D&D, has passed away. From the NYT obit:

Gary Gygax, a pioneer of the imagination who transported a fantasy realm of wizards, goblins and elves onto millions of kitchen tables around the world through the game he helped create, Dungeons & Dragons, died Tuesday at his home in Lake Geneva, Wis. He was 69.

His death was confirmed by his wife, Gail Gygax, who said he had been ailing and had recently suffered an abdominal aneurysm, The Associated Press reported

As co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, the seminal role-playing game introduced in 1974, Mr. Gygax wielded a cultural influence far broader than his relatively narrow fame among hard-core game enthusiasts.

I played a lot of D&D before discovering online text-based MUDs, and I’m sad that the co-creator has passed away. D&D is a great starting point for videogamers, and if you haven’t played it already, you definitely should!