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Re: Gary Gygax Died at 69. He created D&D!
Posted on 5-Mar-2008 15:39:07
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| I played a couple of times in the early ages. Im sorry he died 69 years old. |
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Re: Gary Gygax Died at 69. He created D&D!
Posted on 5-Mar-2008 15:52:45
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So sad news... the father of RPGs has died...
RPGs have been a good part of my life and still now, even if married, are ain important bit of my free time.
Me and other players had a pizza with him during a Con in Modena some years ago and he was a very brilliant man, still young inside and willing to stay young in company of young minded people. He had an unique way of telling stories and a good philosophy about balancing RPG and real life. A true Master he was...
For who do not play pen&paper RPGs try to figure out a videogaming world without Dungeon Master, Eye of the Beholder, Baldur's Gate, Diablo, Oblivion, Gothic, ADOM, Ultima...
So, dear Gary, if you ever be able to read bits'n'bytes a very big THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IN YOUR LIFE from the deep of my heart, the world I know would not have been the same wiyhout you being among us.
Last edited by ErikBauer on 05-Mar-2008 at 03:53 PM.
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Re: Gary Gygax Died at 69. He created D&D!
Posted on 5-Mar-2008 16:26:40
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| Sad news. Played some of his games on the Intellivision.
May he rest in peace. All my sympathies to his family and friends.
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Re: Gary Gygax Died at 69. He created D&D!
Posted on 5-Mar-2008 16:43:47
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| Sad, RIP . . . Enjoyed your work . . .
D&D was fun even on paper, but I enjoyed the computer games more. On Pencil and Paper, I preferred D&D with the Arduin add-on's.
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Re: Gary Gygax Died at 69. He created D&D!
Posted on 5-Mar-2008 18:19:12
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| I do not apprecciate RPG fantasy games...
But I respect the man and the genius.
My condolences to the family.
May he rest in peace!
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Re: Gary Gygax Died at 69. He created D&D!
Posted on 5-Mar-2008 20:23:56
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RIP to that Genius!
And THANKS for what he created!
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Re: Gary Gygax Died at 69. He created D&D!
Posted on 5-Mar-2008 21:06:12
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| I worked for Gary through Troll Lord Games as a writer, and met him on many occasions. He was a swell guy and will be missed. Fire up some Pools of Radiance on his behalf.
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Re: Gary Gygax Died at 69. He created D&D!
Posted on 5-Mar-2008 22:45:26
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| It is indeed a SAD day. I still have all my old 1st Edition AD&D Books and have been playing for years.
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Re: Gary Gygax Died at 69. He created D&D!
Posted on 5-Mar-2008 23:09:52
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| Peace to him and what an amazing life that was lived.
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Re: Gary Gygax Died at 69. He created D&D!
Posted on 5-Mar-2008 23:14:36
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| Sad to hear.
My condoleances to his family
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Re: Gary Gygax Died at 69. He created D&D!
Posted on 6-Mar-2008 2:05:18
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| Gary Gygax did for games what Jay Miner did for computing. He took his interest to a whole new level by creating something completely new, and set a new standard which is still used as a benchmark. Like Jay, he didn't work alone, but he became the icon because of his passion.
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Re: Gary Gygax Died at 69. He created D&D!
Posted on 6-Mar-2008 3:20:34
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| Sad to hear that. 69 is still young to die. Unfortunetly I've never played D & Ds on any computer or consoles...but I use to watch the Saturday morning cartoons way back in the early 80's It was my favorite. I've also saw the movie. So sad when people die so young:(
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Re: Gary Gygax Died at 69. He created D&D!
Posted on 6-Mar-2008 4:30:00
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| Sad to hear the news
I never really got into D&D although I appreciate that it was and still is very popular. I first came across a text only computer version of D&D in the early 80's and remember several of my work colleagues being really hooked.
Anyway R.I.P. Gary.
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Re: Gary Gygax Died at 69. He created D&D!
Posted on 6-Mar-2008 8:51:44
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| Rest In Peace Gary.
I'm a RPG fan, me and the lads still play and I'm currently DM. His dream and vision started it all, my Tuesday nights have never been the same since I discovered D&D.
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Re: Gary Gygax Died at 69. He created D&D!
Posted on 6-Mar-2008 13:05:57
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Re: Gary Gygax Died at 69. He created D&D!
Posted on 6-Mar-2008 18:29:00
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Re: Gary Gygax Died at 69. He created D&D!
Posted on 6-Mar-2008 23:28:12
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Re: Gary Gygax Died at 69. He created D&D!
Posted on 8-Mar-2008 11:56:27
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| Sad news indeed.
Was into D&D as a youngster and still like computer RPG games now.
I also managed to get my hands on a fantasy book written by Gary,was very good.
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