Nerds That Changed The World

Today on Ploomy my third articl for the month has gone up, this one is titled Nerds That changed The World. The other two were Which MMO is Rght For You and 5 Types of beer to Have In Your Cooler or Fridge

If you’re not familiar with Ploomy check it out the other articles on there, they are very interesting and worth taking a gander at! I’ve also added a snippet of the Nerds article to wet your whistle.

Gary Gygax

What he does: Nothing (deceased)
What made him famous: Dungeons and Dragons

Gary Gygax invented Dungeons and Dragons, a staple game for nerds growing up. He and his friends had a simple desire to create characters and explore Tolkein’s world of the Lord of the Rings. Of course the game would evolve over the years, and Gygax changed and added things that made it different from the original game. But ultimately the core of the game stayed the same, allowing people to play in a fantasy world slinging spells and fighting monstrous beings…

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