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End of an era
I'm sad to hear of Gary Gygax's death, too. I remember trying to explain the idea of D&D to my high school friends and talking them into playing it with me -- disastrously! I've spent many hours playing various types of role-playing games with my husband and friends. Our kids play computer RPGs with their friends. All of these games are descendants of D&D.
Gygax also wrote miniature wargaming rules (one of which, "Chainmail," he adapted to become D&D), board games, novels, stories, and several other RPGs besides D&D and Advanced D&D. But it's D&D (and its spawn) that he'll be remembered for. Gamers around the world owe Gygax a debt of gratitude for creating one of the foundations of their hobby.