Gary Gygax Dead

Gary Gygax was an influential writer and co-creator of the massively popular Dungeons and Dragons fantasy role-playing games. On March 8, 2008, he died in his home at the age of 69 from heart problems.

1. Creators: Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson
2. Created: 1974
3. Current publisher: Wizards of the Coast, a division of Hasbro
4. Also called D&D or DnD
5. Number of players: Open-ended
6. Play time: Open-ended
7. United States: 3 million play every monthBBC: What Happened to Dungeons and Dragons? (April 26, 2004)
8. Estimated $1 billion in sales for book and equipment as of 2004BBC: What Happened to Dungeons and Dragons? (April 26, 2004)