Gary Gygax

Ernest Gary Gygax (July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) (IPA: ) was an American writer and game designer. He was best known for co-creating the early role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson in 1974. Gygax is often thought of as one of the first people to make role-playing games.

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Other websites

Interviews and Q&As

Q&A with Gary Gygax at Dragonsfoot
The Ultimate Interview with Gary Gygax at thekyngdoms.com
Dungeons & Dragons Creator Gary Gygax Passes Away; Interview on BoingBoing Gadgets

Obituaries
 The Times Obituary, March 5, 2008 
 The Guardian Obituary, March 7, 2008 (Note the similarity to this Wikipedia entry)

The Economist, March 13 2008
Obituary and notice of release of Gygax's last novel: Infernal Sorceress, July 2, 2008 

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