Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 12-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy. What’s ...

But five decades after it was created by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson in Lake Geneva ... outcomes decided by dice roll and a moderator known as a “Dungeon Master” – as a loose framework ...

Gygax Jr., who continued his father Gary Gygax's legacy through a host of TTRPG endeavors, passed away last night. Ernie Gygax Jr.—son of Gary Gygax, and an early playtester of what would become ...