About David J. Ritchie
Lived 1950 – 2009 (aged 58). David J. Ritchie was a designer and game designer.
David James Ritchie (October 6, 1950 – September 6, 2009 In the following months, as SPI employees either quit or were fired, Ritchie became the last remaining holdover from SPI. before leaving in late 1983 to work for Coleco. Ritchie and Dave Arneson wrote a series of four adventures that further detailed the world of Blackmoor which Arneson had created, and they were published by TSR as DA1: Adventures in Blackmoor, DA2: Temple of the Frog (1986), DA3: City of the Gods (1987) and DA4: The Duchy of Ten (1987).
Ritchie died in his Connecticut home on September 6, 2009, at the age of 58.
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Who was David J. Ritchie?
American game designer
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David J. Ritchie was born on 6 October 1950.
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David J. Ritchie died on 6 September 2009 in Connecticut.
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David J. Ritchie was a designer and game designer.
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