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Blog Entries: 5   |  Well Crap! MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) -- Gary Gygax, who co-created the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons and helped start the role-playing phenomenon, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva. He was 69. He had been suffering from health problems for several years, including an abdominal aneurysm, said his wife, Gail Gygax. Gygax and Dave Arneson developed Dungeons & Dragons in 1974 using medieval characters and mythical creatures. The game known for its oddly shaped dice became a hit, particularly among teenage boys, and eventually was turned into video games, books and movies. Gygax always enjoyed hearing from the game's legion of devoted fans, many of whom would stop by the family's home in Lake Geneva, about 55 miles southwest of Milwaukee, his wife said. Despite his declining health, he hosted weekly games of Dungeons & Dragons as recently as January, she said. "It really meant a lot to him to hear from people from over the years about how he helped them become a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, what he gave them," Gygax said. "He really enjoyed that." Dungeons & Dragons players create fictional characters and carry out their adventures with the help of complicated rules. The quintessential geek pastime, it spawned a wealth of copycat games and later inspired a whole genre of computer games that's still growing in popularity. Funeral arrangements are pending. Besides his wife, Gygax is survived by six children.
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| Re: Well Crap! Darn man! He wasn't that old either (all my grandparents are older that him...) Its a bit scary to think that RPGs are old enough for their founding father to die... not even Video games are that old... I don't think... Or maybe their founding fathers are just in better health... Anyways... thanks for the News.
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| Re: Well Crap! Tonight I drink to him 
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| Re: Well Crap! I played D&D for years when i was younger,spent alot of weekends up all night.Six Kids holy cow!. Here's to Gary R.I.P.
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| Re: Well Crap! even though i never played it , RIP
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anyways, i have a few minis from dnd, but i 've never played it. i wonder if all of geekdom will gather and fund a concert in his honor? anyways, to mirror at least two posts above me, that sucks man.
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| Re: Well Crap! that is soley and sadly depressing one more bites the dust how sad.
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| Re: Well Crap! wow a major gamer icon dead thats rough the original Dungeon Master the creator of fantasy roleplaying its time to drink one for brother gary i hope steve jackson doesnt bite it soon
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