Ernest Gary Gygax (July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) was an American writer and game designer, best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson, and co-founding the company Tactical Studies Rules (TSR, Inc.) with Don Kaye in 1974. Gygax is generally acknowledged as the father of the role-playing game.
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Gary Gygax has written and had published over 80 games, game products, and books since he began creating in the 1960s, when he founded the world-renowned GenCon gaming convention. www.trolllord.com/newsite/company/team.html