Adventure Gaming is a booklet published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) 1981 that contains three short games in different genres meant to introduce players to SPI's range of products.
Adventure Gaming is a booklet published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) 1981 that contains three short games in different genres meant to introduce players to SPI's range of products.
Adventure Gaming is a booklet containing three introductory-level games, each one from a different genre. [1]
A science fiction game that is a shorter version of SPI's two-player game The Creature That Ate Sheboygan , where a Godzilla-like monster rises out of Lake Michigan to attack the town of Sheboygan. In The Creatures that Ate New York, up to seven players randomly pick a monster and a secret objective. [1]
This is a simulation of the Battle of Waterloo, and is designed to introduce the player to many of the concepts of historical board wargames. [1]
A fantasy game using a "choose your own adventure" format of numbered paragraph system. One or two players enter the Tower to rescue a child that had been kidnapped. [1]
Napoleon at Waterloo , designed by Jim Dunnigan and developed by Redmond Simonsen, was originally published by SPI in 1971, [2] and was reprinted for inclusion in Adventure Gaming. The other two games were specifically created for Adenture Gaming: The science fiction monster game The Creatures that Ate New York was designed by Redmond Simonsen and Justin Leites, and the fantasy adventure The Tower of Azann was designed by Bob Ryer, Justin Leites, Gerard King and Redmond Simonsen. [3]
In Issue 50 of The Space Gamer , W. G. Armintrout was generally unimpressed by this offering, asking, "What good is an introductory game that is all introductory and no game? Tower is enough to discourage any novice fantasy gamer, while Creatures is hardly an endorsement for science fiction gaming. Only Napoleon at Waterloo is both a decent game and an introduction to gaming. I should also warn you that the 'History of Gaming' and the 'Hints on Play' promised on the cover aren't to be found inside the booklet! Even so, one of the three games here is perfect for the purpose." [1]
David Lent of Centurion's Review felt that this product did a good job of filling an empty niche in the gaming world, that being games specifically designed for absolute beginners. [4]
Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) was an American publisher of board wargames and related magazines, particularly its flagship Strategy & Tactics, in the 1970s and early 1980s. It produced an enormous number of games and introduced innovative practices, changing the course of the wargaming hobby in its bid to take control of the hobby away from then-dominant Avalon Hill. SPI ran out of cash in early 1982 when TSR called in a loan secured by SPI's assets. TSR began selling SPI's inventory in 1982, but later acquired the company's trademarks and copyrights in 1983 and continued a form of the operation until 1987.
The Creature That Ate Sheboygan is a science fiction board game released in 1979 by Simulations Publications (SPI). The game received good reviews and won an industry award.
Redmond Aksel Simonsen was an American graphic artist and game designer best known for his work at the board wargame company Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in the 1970s and early 1980s. Simonsen was considered an innovator in game information graphics, and is credited with creating the term "game designer".
Deathmaze is a fantasy board game published by Simulations Publications (SPI) in January 1980 that falls into the general category of dungeon crawls, more specifically, dungeon games in which players enter a dungeon, massacre the dungeon dwellers and steal their treasures.
Games of Middle Earth is a trilogy of board games published by Simulations Publications, Inc. in 1977 that are all based on the epic fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. It was a bestseller for SPI even before its publication, and remained at or near the top of SPI's Top Ten list for two years.
Sorcerer, subtitled "The Game of Magical Conflict", is a fantasy board wargame for 1–5 players published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in 1975 that simulates magical combat.
Vector 3 is a science fiction combat microgame published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in 1979.
Barbarian Kings is a fantasy board game published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in 1980.
Titan Strike!, subtitled "Battle for the Moon of Saturn," is a science fiction board wargame published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in 1979 that is set on Titan, one of Saturn's moons.
Citadel of Blood, subtitled "Fantastic Adventure in the Fortress of Evil". is a dungeon-crawl board game published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in 1980.
The Sword and the Stars is a science fiction board game of empire building published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in 1981 that is based on the rules from the previously published medieval wargame Empires of the Middle Ages (EOTMA).
Blue & Gray: Four American Civil War Battles is a board wargame originally published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in 1975 that simulates four battles from the American Civil War.
Bulge, subtitled "The Battle for the Ardennes, 16 Dec '44–2 Jan '45", and also published as The Big Red One: The Game of the First Infantry Division at the Battle of the Bulge, is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1980 that simulates the World War II German offensive in December 1944 known as the Battle of the Bulge.
The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon in Russia 1812 is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1972 that is a simulation of the Battle of Borodino during the French invasion of Russia in 1812.
La Grande Armée, subtitled "The Campaigns of Napoleon in Central Europe", is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1972 that simulates three campaigns of Napoleon.
Marengo: Napoleon in Italy, 14 June 1800 is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1975 as one of four games packaged together in the Napoleon at War "quadrigame". Marengo was also released as a separate game the same year. The game simulates the Battle of Marengo between Austrian and French forces.
Napoleon at War, subtitled "Four Battles", is a collection of four board wargames published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1975 that simulates various battles fought by Napoleon.
Napoleon at Waterloo is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1971 that simulates the Battle of Waterloo. The game, which features simple rules, was designed as an introduction to board wargaming, and was given as a free gift with each subscription to SPI's Strategy & Tactics magazine.
Austerlitz, subtitled "The Battle of Three Emperors, 2 December 1805", is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1972 that simulates the Battle of Austerlitz between Napoleon's French forces, and the Austrian-Russian forces of the Third Coalition.
The Battle of Nations, subtitled "The Encirclement at Leipzig, 16–19 October 1813", is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1975 that simulates the Battle of Leipzig in 1813. It was one of four games that were published as part of the "quadrigame" titled Napoleon at War, but was also released as a "folio game", packaged in a shrinkwrapped cardboard folio. It was popular in a 1976 poll of favorite wargames, and critics also gave it favorable reviews.