Last roll of the dice for Dungeons & Dragons co-creator
However odd the dice you hold may be, in the end there can only be that one number that will turn up:
MILWAUKEE - Gary Gygax, who co-created the game Dungeons & Dragons and helped start the role-playing phenomenon, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva. He was 69.
Gygax and co-creator Dave Arneson developed the fantasy role-playing game in 1974. It became one of the best-selling games ever and influenced video games, books and movies. Gygax’ wife said he always enjoyed hearing from the game’s legion of devoted fans about how Dungeons & Dragons influenced their lives. Many would stop by the family’s home in Lake Geneva, which is about 55 miles southwest of Milwaukee, she said.
Dungeons & Dragons players create fictional characters for themselves and describe their adventures with the help of complicated rules and unusually shaped dice. The quintessential geek pastime, it spawned a wealth of copycat games and later inspired a whole genre of computer games that are still growing in popularity. Gygax had been in declining health for several years but as recently as January he hosted weekly games of Dungeons & Dragons at their home, Gail Gygax said.
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