Difference between revisions of "Gary Gygax"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
'''Ernest Gary Gygax''' was a game designer and [[author]] best known for co-creating the role-playing game [[Dungeons & Dragons]] with [[Dave Arneson]] and founding [[TSR]]. Born in [[Chicago]], he spent most of his life in [[Lake Geneva, WI]]. | '''Ernest Gary Gygax''' was a game designer and [[author]] best known for co-creating the role-playing game [[Dungeons & Dragons]] with [[Dave Arneson]] and founding [[TSR]]. Born in [[Chicago]], he spent most of his life in [[Lake Geneva, WI]]. | ||
| − | *[https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/gary-gygax-memorial Gygax Memorial.] | + | *[https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/gary-gygax-memorial Gygax Memorial.] |
| + | * [https://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2018/01/war-of-empires-1969-gygaxs-space.html War of the Empires (1969), Gygax's Space Conquest Campaign.] | ||
{{recognition}} | {{recognition}} | ||
| − | * 1984 | + | * 1984 — [[Con-Version 24]] |
| − | * 2001 | + | * 2001 — [[2001 A Space Odyssey Con|Odyssey Con I]] |
| − | * 2002 | + | * 2002 — [[Odyssey Con II]] |
| − | {{person | born=1938 | died=2008}} | + | |
| + | {{person | born=1938 | died=2008 | locale=Lake Geneva, WI}} | ||
[[Category:pro]] | [[Category:pro]] | ||
[[Category:US]] | [[Category:US]] | ||
Revision as of 04:52, 16 November 2023
(July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008)
Ernest Gary Gygax was a game designer and author best known for co-creating the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons with Dave Arneson and founding TSR. Born in Chicago, he spent most of his life in Lake Geneva, WI.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1984 — Con-Version 24
- 2001 — Odyssey Con I
- 2002 — Odyssey Con II
| Person | 1938—2008 |
| This is a biography page. Please extend it by adding more information about the person, such as fanzines and apazines published, awards, clubs, conventions worked on, GoHships, impact on fandom, external links, anecdotes, etc. See Standards for People and The Naming of Names. |
