Don Kaye
American game designer (1938–1975) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Donald R. Kaye (June 27, 1938 – January 31, 1975) was the co-founder of Tactical Studies Rules (TSR), the game publishing company best known for their Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) role-playing game. He and TSR co-founder Gary Gygax had been friends since childhood,[3] sharing an interest in miniature war games. In 1972, Kaye created Murlynd, one of the first D&D characters, and play-tested him[3] in Gygax's Castle Greyhawk campaign. Kaye and Gygax were convinced that D&D and similar games were an excellent business opportunity, and together they founded Tactical Studies Rules in 1973.[4] However, only two years later, just as sales of D&D started to rise, Kaye unexpectedly died of a heart attack at age 36.[4]
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Don Kaye | |
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Born | (1938-06-27)June 27, 1938[1] |
Died | January 31, 1975(1975-01-31) (aged 36) |
Occupation | game publisher[2] |
Nationality | American |
Genre | role-playing games |
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