This revelation hurt almost as badly as learning several months ago that the inventor of Ramen noodles had passed away:
All Things Considered, March 4, 2008 · Imagine a mournful horn echoing across thousands of fantasy worlds: E. Gary Gygax, the co-creator of the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons, died Wednesday morning. He was 69.
Listen Now to the NPR report.
I remember holing up in the Off Campus Student lounge at Purdue on Sunday evenings with a character, some dice and several people--many of whom I wouldn't recognize in daylight.
I'll miss you, Gary G. What an incredible contribution to collaboration and imagination.
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