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20-Sided Die Memorials for Gary Gygax

Jess Burgess looks out over Killian Court on the M.I.T. campus, where students created a giant 20-sided die last week as a memorial for Dungeons and Dragons creator Gary Gygax. 20-sided dice are a crucial part of that game. If you couldn't get over to Cambridge, Mass, to place flowers at the foot of the giant die, we've got some other ways for you to show your love for Gygax with 20-sided dice displays. More »

7:00 AM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Annalee Newitz
7,158 views, 14 comments

Latest by hakubak: For the record, I was a d20 before they were cool. I met Gary last year at GenCon for a few minutes. The encounter didn't change my life, but his creation brought plenty of joy to it. more »

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The Scifi Obsession Of Dungeons and Dragons Creator Gary Gygax

Gary Gygax, co-inventor of Dungeons and Dragons, will probably be best remembered as the man who brought role playing games into the lives of millions of teenagers in the 1970s, and who helped spawn an entire industry. If you've ever rolled an eight-sided dice in a game, it's thanks to him. While his bread and butter was swords and sworcery, he was also an avid science fiction fan (he even designed a scifi D&D module, Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, whose artwork is pictured here). He worked on several scifi games, as well as writing several science fiction stories. With the sad news today that Gary passed away in his home, we take a long, triviatastic look at his love for gaming and science fiction. More »

1:30 PM on Tue Mar 4 2008
By Kevin Kelly
5,349 views, 50 comments

Latest by n/a: I've been gaming with Gary's system for 30 years. I hope he knew how many lives he touched with his imaginings. D&D (in all its iterations) has continued to keep my gaming group going year in and year out, through more »