The net worth of Gary Gygax, an American game designer and author, was $5 million.
Born in Chicago, Illinois in July 1938, Gary Gygax died there in March 2008.
The role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons was co-created by him, and he is recognized as the game’s creator.
The Gen Con gaming convention was established by Gygax, who also founded a network of wargaming clubs.
In 1971, he contributed to the creation of the miniatures wargame Chainmail. In 1973, he co-founded the company Tactical Studies Rules. He co-founded D&D with Dave Arneson in 1974 and established the magazine The Dragon Tattoo in 1974.
Several manuals for the game system were created by him, and in 1977, he began working on Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
In 1983, Gygax incorporated the game into the cartoon series.
Dangerous Journeys, Lejendary Adventure, and Castles & Crusades were among the games he would create in 1992, 1999, and 2005.
Gary Gygax died of an abdominal aortic aneurysm on March 4, 2008 at the age of 69.