Dave Arneson, co-creator with Gary Gygax of Dungeons & Dragons, passed away last night in the company of his family. Arneson and Gygax both designed games before Dungeons and Dragons (Chainmail in the case of Gygax and Blackmoor in the case of Arneson), but put their talents together in the early 70s to create the first Dungeons and Dragons game, which was released by TSR in 1974.
Arneson filed the first of five lawsuits against TSR in 1979, eventually resulting in being credited as the co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons. Arneson also ran his own company, Adventure Games, for a time. He returned to TSR in the mid-80s and produced a series of Blackmoor modules.
In his later years, Arneson worked in the computer industry and taught.
Arneson was preceded in death by Gygax, who passed away last year (see “Gary Gygax, 1938-2008”).
Co-creator of 'Dungeons and Dragons'
Posted by ICv2 on April 8, 2009 @ 3:09 pm CT
MORE GAMES
For Fall
April 26, 2024
WizKids will release a new range of Critical Role Unpainted Miniatures for Fall.
With Excalibur and Holy Grail Promo Meeples
April 26, 2024
WizKids will release Tales of the Arthurian Knights, a standalone sequel to Z-Man’s Tales of the Arabian Nights, with Excalibur and Holy Grail Promo Meeples with every case.
MORE NEWS
With a Mix of Manga and French Graphic Novels
April 26, 2024
The catalog will include both manga and French graphic novels.
From QM Direct
April 26, 2024
QM Direct will be bringing Europa Universalis: The Price of Power (Standard Edition) to trade in the U.S., with a Q3 release planned.