For those of a similar name, see Don Kay (disambiguation).
Don Kaye
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
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]
^"United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V9C6-64X : accessed 12 Feb 2013), Donald Kaye, January 1975; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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^ abKushner, David (2008-03-10). "Dungeon Master: The Life and Legacy of Gary Gygax". Wired. Archived from the original on 2012-11-13.
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