# Gygax statue in Lake Geneva, WI?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gygax-statue-in-lake-geneva-wi/505661>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [August 7, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gygax-statue-in-lake-geneva-wi/505661 "2009-08-07T17:20:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gygax-statue-in-lake-geneva-wi/505661/1 "2009-08-07T17:20:36Z")

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I think this is probably the best forum for this:

> **[Plans under way for memorial to gaming icon in Lake Geneva](https://www.gazettextra.com/archives/plans-under-way-for-memorial-to-gaming-icon-in-lake-geneva/article_247fd8cf-1535-5ad7-b673-623f1f041548.html)**
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> Gygax's wife, Gail, and his children want the local gaming giant to be remembered for his immeasurable contribution by erecting a memorial statue of him in his hometown.

I’m curious about the auction items.

Brian

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2009, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gygax-statue-in-lake-geneva-wi/505661/2 "2009-08-07T17:30:23Z")

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Clearly it will be incomplete if it doesn’t, under certain conditions, spring to life and ask the nearest person a riddle, attacking to kill if he/she fails to answer correctly within 2 minutes.

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**Author:** ![Stentor\_2.5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@Stentor\_2.5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stentor_2.5)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gygax-statue-in-lake-geneva-wi/505661/3 "2009-08-08T21:31:43Z")

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Gary Gygax  
Born 1938  
Failed saving throw against Flesh to Stone spell 2008

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**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gygax-statue-in-lake-geneva-wi/505661/4 "2009-08-08T23:02:04Z")

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Just Don’t Touch it!!!  
It may have a sphere of annihilation!

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**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gygax-statue-in-lake-geneva-wi/505661/5 "2009-08-10T20:20:29Z")

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Huh, this might just become a worthy target for a Gamer Pilgrimage.