Richard Garriott
publication date: Thursday, August 28, 2008 (part of Round XXXV)
category: Games
clue: He set out to create the ultimate fantasy game, but only bothered with six of the eight characters.
explanation: Garriott created the Ultima video game series. The clue is a play on "Ultima" and "ultimate." more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Steve Dunn, and Amy Austin
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