RIP: Gary Gygax

Blacklight · 03-04-08, 10:29 PM

For those of us nerds who grew up playing Dungeons & Dragons.. this is a sad day.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080304/ap_en_ot/obit_gygax

Without Gary Gygax, I wouldn't be here at Subsim. I started playing Dungeons & Dragons when I was 12 back when the game was just a bunch of printed pamphlets and paper dice called "chits" and when we used a supliment called "Chainmail" for combat. It was playing Dungeons & Dragons that led me to love games. It led me to other games including wargames which in turn led me to simulations, which in turn led me to here.
There is hardly an area in my hobby of game collecting that this man didn't influence.
Gygax was also an avid wargamer (And actually prefered playing wargames over D&D). He also designed several wargames/miniatures rules and is credited on several more.
He was one of the most influential men in the gaming industry and he will be missed.

03-04-08, 10:29 PM	#1
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	RIP: Gary Gygax For those of us nerds who grew up playing Dungeons & Dragons.. this is a sad day. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080304/ap_en_ot/obit_gygax Without Gary Gygax, I wouldn't be here at Subsim. I started playing Dungeons & Dragons when I was 12 back when the game was just a bunch of printed pamphlets and paper dice called "chits" and when we used a supliment called "Chainmail" for combat. It was playing Dungeons & Dragons that led me to love games. It led me to other games including wargames which in turn led me to simulations, which in turn led me to here. There is hardly an area in my hobby of game collecting that this man didn't influence. Gygax was also an avid wargamer (And actually prefered playing wargames over D&D). He also designed several wargames/miniatures rules and is credited on several more. He was one of the most influential men in the gaming industry and he will be missed. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"