Goblin Lake

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Goblin Lake is a 1979 role-playing game adventure for Tunnels & Trolls published by Flying Buffalo.

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Premise

Goblin Lake is an adventure in which the player character is a goblin. [1]

Publication history

Goblin Lake was the first "pocket adventure" that Flying Buffalo released. [1]

Reception

Lorin Rivers reviewed Goblin Lake in The Space Gamer No. 28. [1] Rivers commented that "I had absolutely no fun. This 'adventure' is brief and not very exciting. It's a bad start for the new format. I don't recommend it." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Rivers, Lorin (May–June 1980). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer (28). Steve Jackson Games: 24.