fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ bˈɪl spˈɪɹ, ɡˈæɹi dʒˈaɪɡæks, ænd skˈɑːt dˈʌŋkən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən, ɪɾ ɪmˈɜːdʒd æz ɐ səksˈɛsɚ tʊ ɐn ˈɜːlɪɚ klˈʌb kˈɔːld ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˌɑːntɪnˈɛntəl ˈɑːɹmi kəmˈænd, fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ spˈɪɹ.
Founded by Bill Speer, Gary Gygax, and Scott Duncan in 1967, it emerged as a successor to an earlier club called the United States Continental Army Command, founded by Speer.