Don Kaye

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1938 – 1975

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Who was Don Kaye?

Donald R. Kaye was the co-founder of Tactical Studies Rules, the game publishing company most famous for their Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. He and TSR co-founder Gary Gygax had been friends since childhood, sharing an interest in miniature war games. In 1972, Kaye created Murlynd, one of the first D&D characters, and play-tested him 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. However, only two years later, just as sales of D&D started to rise, Kaye unexpectedly died of a heart attack at age 36.

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Born
Jun 27, 1938
Nationality
  • United States of America
Died
Jan 31, 1975

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on July 23, 2013

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