#23: … And the Rest Is History
The story of Gary Gygax and the creation of the popular role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons has a quirky beginning. Gygax’s wife became suspicious of his late-night activities in the basement, thinking he was having an affair. One evening, she decided to follow him, bursting into the dimly lit room to confront him, only to find him and his friends hunched over hand-drawn maps and immersed in a tabletop fantasy game.
Luckily for everyone, instead of an affair, she discovered the birth of a new world of imagination. This incident led to the creation of Dungeons & Dragons, a groundbreaking role-playing game that would revolutionize the gaming industry and inspire countless adventures in the realm of fantasy. But they ended up getting a divorce nonetheless.