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  <name><![CDATA[Gary Gygax]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Ernest Gary Gygax was an American writer and game designer, best known for co-creating the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons &amp; Dragons (D&amp;D) with Dave Arneson in 1974, and co-founding the company Tactical Studies Rules (TSR, Inc.) with Don Kaye in 1973. 

After leaving TSR, Gygax continued to author role-playing game titles independently, including another gaming system called Lejendary Adventure.

Gygax is generally acknowledged as one of the fathers of the tabletop role-playing game.]]></about>  <influences><![CDATA[J. R. R. Tolkien]]></influences>  <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>Chicago</hometown>  <born_at>07/27/1938</born_at>  <died_at>03/04/2008</died_at>  
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Dungeon Master's Guide (Advanced Dungeons &amp; Dragons Core Rulebook)]]></title>
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  <published>1979</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Player's Handbook (Advanced Dungeons &amp; Dragons Core Rulebook)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Gary Gygax]]></name>
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  <published>1978</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Monster Manual (Advanced Dungeons &amp; Dragons Core Rulebook)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Gary Gygax]]></name>
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  <published>1977</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Unearthed Arcana]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Gary Gygax]]></name>
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  <average_rating>3.79</average_rating>
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  <published>1985</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Monster Manual II]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Gary Gygax]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Keep on the Borderlands (Module B2) (Dungeons &amp; Dragons)]]></title>
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    <author>
      <name><![CDATA[Gary Gygax]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Oriental Adventures]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Gary Gygax]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Temple of Elemental Evil (Supermodule T1-4) (Advanced Dungeons &amp; Dragons)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Gary Gygax]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.16</average_rating>
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  <title><![CDATA[Dungeons and Dragons Basic Rules]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Gary Gygax]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Dave Arneson]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Tomb of Horrors]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Gary Gygax]]></name>
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  <average_rating>4.30</average_rating>
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