Exit the dragon master
Gary Gygax, inventor of "Dungeons & Dragons", has died. Looks back at an influential cultural figure of the 20C; his game was the saviour of uncool kids in 1970s, with its system of imagined cityscapes, conflicts and alliances, all depending on the throw of a dice. It and its weird nam...
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| Published in | Independent (London, England : 1986) pp. 32 - 33 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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08.03.2008
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | Gary Gygax, inventor of "Dungeons & Dragons", has died. Looks back at an influential cultural figure of the 20C; his game was the saviour of uncool kids in 1970s, with its system of imagined cityscapes, conflicts and alliances, all depending on the throw of a dice. It and its weird names have also inspired fantasy writers like Terry Pratchett and Philip Pullman. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Other Sources-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-News-3 content type line 66 ObjectType-Feature-1 |
| ISSN: | 0951-9467 |