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On a personal note...

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,

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# re: On a personal note... 3/5/2008 9:41 AM Becky Isserman

I played D&D a total of once, but all my friends pretty much were involved heavily in this game or similar games that came about after. It was really sad to hear that he had passed. It was like a huge part of geekdom died today.

# re: On a personal note... 3/5/2008 10:12 AM John O'Neill

Hi Etienne,

Thanks for the personal note. I got a call from friends yesterday with the news as well.

Last spring I was invited to a porch party at Gary Gygax's house in Lake Geneva. It was lightly attended, perhaps 25 people, most of us gathered around Gary's table listening to stories. Tim Kask, first editor of Dragon magazine, Frank Metzner, and other TSR old guard were also present. For someone who grew up reading columns in Dragon magazine in the late 70s, these were giants, and I wandered around feeling both honored and very small.

As we left the party my friend Dave said, "That's probably the last time you'll see Gary." When I asked him why he just shook his head sadly. Turns out he was right.

When I think of the creators who most changed my life, Gygax is near the very top. He was a tireless writer who virtually created an entire industry. His gift to the world brought me closer to my friends, fired my imagination, and gave me memories I still treasure.

The world is a little dimmer without Gary.

- John

# re: On a personal note... 3/5/2008 10:51 AM ET

Thanks for the comments John and Becky. I feel very much the same... I'm happy the game is surviving and I'm also happy to be passing it along to my kids. It's a great way to make friends and to get them to read.

I wish I could have met him also... He was very much an idol of mine.

Cheers,

ET