The beginning of Gary Gygax's career as a game designer is generally marked by the publication, through Guidon Games, of three Gygax titles early in 1971, including Chainmail. In the
preceding few years, however, Gygax had released a number of games which reached
the wargaming community through less professional channels such as his first gaming venture, Gystaff Enterprises. Some were
stand-alone titles, others were revisions of prior efforts, and still
others were variants of existing games. Since the exact nature and order of
these titles has been a subject of some confusion for historians, the following
list sheds light on the early works of Gary Gygax.
