So long, Gary Gygax

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Gygax died on March 4, 2008. He was in semi-retirement,[2] having almost suffered a heart attack after receiving incorrect medication[5] to prevent further strokes after those on April 1 and May 4, 2004. He was diagnosed with an inoperable abdominal aortic aneurysm. Even while his health failed, gaming remained very much a part of his life. [5] Gygax was still active in the gaming community and had active Q & A forums on gaming websites such as Dragonsfoot and EN World.

Per molti di voi e’ un emerito sconosciuto, per altri come me e’ stato il creatore del primo gioco (dungeons and dragons) che ha dato origine ai giochi di ruolo come li conosciamo oggi: anche i vari final fantasy giapponesi e i mmorpg odierni, discendono dalla creazione di quest’uomo e del suo socio, Dave Arneson, dentro uno scantinato, nello stesso anno in cui sono nato (insomma 37 anni fa).

Grazie Gary.