Adventure Gaming

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Adventure Gaming was a consumer magazine published by Manzakk Publishing, Inc. [1] covering all aspects of the burgeoning gaming industry. It ran for 13 issues starting in July 1981. The magazine ceased publication in 1982. [2]

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History and profile

Tim Kask departed from TSR after finishing his run with The Dragon #36 (April 1980) to work on a magazine of his own, Adventure Gaming (1980–1982); according to Shannon Appelcline, "His new venture was more generalist than The Dragon, but otherwise looked a lot like Kask's first magazine with an emphasis on (generic) FRPs, Traveller , and wargaming. [3] : 48 

Adventure Gaming was launched in 1981. [2] The founding and continuing editor of Adventure Gaming was Tim Kask, long of TSR and founding editor of The Dragon . Adventure Gaming was based in Norwood, Ohio. [1]

Adventure Gaming took an editorial stance squarely in the middle between the booming FRP (fantasy role-playing) segment of the industry, and the traditional board and miniatures gaming segments. [4] [5] [6] The magazine closed in 1982 with total 13 issues. [2]

Reception

W. G. Armintrout reviewed Adventure Gaming in The Space Gamer No. 45. [7] Armintrout commented that "As of now, Adventure Gaming is a colorless publication that hasn't gotten itself off the ground. The only reason for subscribing would be if you have a personal motive for helping an all-hobby magazine survey. I don't recommend it." [7]

Reviews

References

  1. 1 2 "Adventure Gaming". Angelfire. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Adventure Gaming". Board Game Geek. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ Shannon Appelcline (2014). Designers & Dragons: The '70s. Evil Hat Productions. ISBN   978-1-61317-075-5.
  4. ↑ "Adventure+Gaming Magazine Listing". Index. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Adventure Gaming Magazine". nobleknight.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  6. ↑ "TotalCon Game Convention". totalcon.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  7. 1 2 Armintrout, W. G. (November 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (45). Steve Jackson Games: 36.
  8. ↑ "Pegasus Magazine #03". August 1981.


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