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Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D; or DnD) is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. (TSR). The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997. It was derived from miniature wargames with a variation of the Chainmail game serving as the initial rule system. D&D;'s publication is widely regarded as the beginning of modern rol... More

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Ernest Gary Gygax ( /ˈɡaɪɡæks/ GY-gaks; July 27, 1938 – March 4, 2008) was an American writer and game designer best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D;) with Dave Arneson. Gygax has been as described as the father of Dungeons & Dragons. In the 1960s,...

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