Sadly, Gary Gygax, who along with Dave Arneson created the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons in 1974, has died at the age 69. (Updated: 2008/03/11 2:22 PM)
Links:
- Gary Gygax, ‘Father of D&D,’ Dies at 69 || The Underwire from Wired.com
- Dungeons and Dragons creator Gary Gygax dies at age 69|| The Journal Times Online
- Where’s our cleric with the resurrection spell? || Bohemian Word Werks at LiveJornal
- Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax dies || wikinews.org
- He Will Be Missed || bg_editor at LiveJournal
- HP -1 || MetaFilter
- Order of the Stick #536 – A brief tribute
- Gary Gygax Has Died || Lemuria Press at LiveJournal
- The Scifi Obsession Of Dungeons and Dragons Creator Gary Gygax || io9.com
- Requiescat: Gary Gygax – 1938-2008 || Blógünder Schlock
- So Long, Gary – Dueling Analogs
- Gary Gygax, RIP – Twenty Sided
- Bordering On The Semi-Tasteful – Penny Arcade!
- Ultimate Game || xkcd.com
- Farewell to the Dungeon Master || slate.com
- A tribute to E. Gary Gygax by eeknight at LiveJournal (warning, many, many graphics!)
- Geek Love || nyt.com
- A sad week for gaming (via PCGen) || SourceForge.net
- Black Gate Symposium – A Tribute to Gary Gygax (1938-2008) || blackgate.com
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Did you see this? I thought it was cute:
http://xkcd.com/393/
I thought so, too.
I saw the lively discussion over on your site, but have refrained from putting my oar in on the topic. :-)