I was saddened to hear that Gary Gygax had passed away last week. Mr. Gygax is one of the inventors of the Dungeon and Dragon tabletop game. You could say he started a sub-culture which is no small thing. Most of the RPG games (video or tabletop) all take something from D&D. I started playing in the 80s and I am a still a regular gamer 25 later. D&D helped me learn English, stay out of trouble, fantasize about adventures, travelling to other worlds and dealing with other cultures. It is also great for exteriorizing yourself through role playing. My son will soon join us at the table and it's really interesting how he sees the game now with the age of video games. I hope he joins us and doesn't feel it's too slow ;-).
Good times playing D&D... Goodbye Mr. Gygax and thanks for inventing such a great past time. RIP.
Cheers,
ET
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