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- ↑ 2005 Origins Award Winners Archived June 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine from Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design
- 1 2 Review of Dragons of Kir from BoardGameGeek
- ↑ Greg Schloesser Review Archived December 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine