Boardgame News (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
GameInk’s Chad Krizan has unveiled six new T-shirt designs on BoardGameGeek, and they include a tribute to the recently departed E. Gary Gygax, in addition to a tribute to Ameritrash, ninja love, a plague warning, and the ever-present meeple.
mendax.org (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Modern history tells us that Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson designed Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), and first published the game in 1974. Ignoring its geeky stereotypes for a moment, D&D is chiefly remembered for its use of polyhedral dice, which were used to resolve in-game event through chance-mechanics. In the basic game, a 20-sided [...]
Neverwinter Vault (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Thanks to Hall of Famer, Lord Alexander (aka Alec Usticke) for pointing out that Gary Gygax, cocreator of D&D, is featured in the latest and...
Inside Mac Games (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
June 9, 2008 6:00 AM 1UP.com has published a new article tracing the history of computer role playing games. Starting first with Gary Gygax's pen and paper Dungeons & Dragons game, the article then delves into the computerized dungeon era to follow the path of the genre from early successes like Ultima to current hits like the Neverwinter Nights series. It would take years for a stand-alone, nonmainframe...
Defamer (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
newVideoPlayer("tododorks_def.flv", 506, 423,""); While we all felt a little bit misty back on March 4th when Dungeons & Dragons creator Gary Gygax passed away, the event conjured up some repressed...
AppzDrive.com (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
I’m looking for something Gary once wrote. I’m not sure if it appeared in Dragon magazine or one of the books on role-playing that he wrote (i.e. Role-Playing Mastery/Master of the Game). I’m hoping somebody here knows the answer. I don’t have the exact quote but it described TSR as the ‘lion’ standing over its kill [...]
Pseudo-Polymath (Free subscription) | 05/29/2008
Good morning. One man’s path to God, in this case Gary Gygax and D&D. Ethopian Orthodox and the Theotokos. Calvinists in cages and a response. Higher education and China. And in the UK a reverse trend? A Che movie (and the left’s Che-chic) and a response. Havel on Global warming. A book review Achilles to Christ. Kids, porn, art(?) down under. Icon, Orthodoxy and [...]
Press Booth (Free subscription) | 05/22/2008
With the death earlier this year of Gary Gygax, the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, one of the world's most iconic games became front page news around the world.
Epistemic Games (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
Let me begin by pouring out a little mead in honor of Gary Gygax, inventor of the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons, who passed away on March 4th, 2008. I have told anyone who will listen that D&D changed my life. I discovered it at age 11. Along with my interest in science fiction and [...]
WarCry Network (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
Wizards of the Coast announced that the new 4th edition rules for D&D will premier on June 7, 2008. Here's the press release: Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition goes interactive Core Facts With the death earlier this year of Gary Gygax, the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, one of the world's most iconic games became front page news around the world. With a following of over 25 million players worldwide...
faithmouse (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
A miniature memorial oil painting of Dungeons and Dragons creator Gary Gygax, who passed away in March. Not the best scan; I'll photograph this under natural light later on Sunday and post a better pic. Gary Gygax portrait - Ebay Gary Gyax sent this email to a gaming compatriot last January- Thank You, Michael, All I am is another fellow human that has at last, after many wrong paths and failed attenpts,...
Smalltalk Tidbits, Industry Rants (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
You'll find a lot of people who look down on Gary Gygax, and the game system (D&D) he created - heck, back when I ran a game myself, I not only created a game world, I devised my own magic and combat systems, because I thought the D&D one "sucked". However - I wouldn't have been inspired to do that had D&D not been created first. This article makes an even bigger point - Gygax was the progenitor of...
Critical Hits (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
In lieu of Mr. Gary Gygax’s passing, Gamasutra has an pretty interesting introspective on how D&D has influenced, perhaps even birthed, the modern video game, especially in consideration to the RPG and Simulation genres. It's quite insightful and well worth reading. Registration MAY be required, but probably not. [Dungeons & Dragons: The Pen and Paper Video [...]
WarCry Network (Free subscription) | 04/24/2008
Gamasutra editor Alvan Monje has spent time looking into D&D founder Gary Gygax's legacy. Monje's contention is that RPGs and MMORPGs owe a debt of gratitude to Gygax as their basic and foundational structure is based on D&D theoretical concepts, if not actual ones. This past March, Gary Gygax, the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, passed away at the age of 69. Gamers and websites marked his passing...
Gamasutra (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
In a fitting tribute to late Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Gary Gygax, Volition designer Monje examines Gygax's massive legacy, suggesting that D& D was "the progenitor of most contemporary video games, irrespective of genre."
