Invasion: Earth (board game)

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Invasion: Earth
GDW Invasion Earth Boardgame cover 1981.jpg
Box cover by William H. Keith
Designers
Illustrators Paul R. Banner
Publishers Game Designers' Workshop
Publication1981;42 years ago (1981)
Genres Board wargame
Series Traveller boardgames

Invasion: Earth The Final Battle of the Solomani Rim War is a 1981 board wargame published by Game Designers' Workshop (GDW). Invasion: Earth is the sixth Traveller boardgame published by GDW, [1] and the first one released in a bookshelf box. [2] It was republished in 2004 as part of Far Future Enterprises Traveller: The Classic Games, Games 1-6+. [3]

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Reception

William A. Barton reviewed Invasion: Earth in The Space Gamer No. 48. [2] Barton commented that "Overall, for its merits as a two-player SF board game and for its direct applications to Traveller role-playing, I can recommend Invasion: Earth to all Traveller enthusiasts as well as all those who have enjoyed GDW's other fine SF games." [2]

Andy Slack reviewed Invasion: Earth for White Dwarf #30, giving it an overall rating of 6 out of 10, and stated that "This game feels realistic. Unfortunately, I can't say I enjoyed it." [4]

Tony Watson reviewed Invasion: Earth in Ares #14 and commented that "Invasion: Earth is an interesting, well-balanced game. The situation is tense, requiring some attention to strategy and tactics on both players' parts, and though the ground combat tends to drag a bit at times, the game mechanics are appropriate and well-considered." [5]

See also

Traveller boardgames

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References

  1. ↑ Miller, Marc (2010). Guide to Classic Traveller (1 ed.). USA: Far Futures.
  2. 1 2 3 Barton, William A. (February 1982). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer. No. 48. Steve Jackson Games. p. 28.
  3. ↑ "Traveller: The Classic Games, Games 1-6+". BoardGameGeek. BoardGameGeek LLC. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Slack, Andy (April–May 1982). "Open Box". White Dwarf . Games Workshop (30): 17.
  5. ↑ Watson, Tony (Spring 1983). "Games". Ares. No. 14. TSR, Inc. pp. 49–50.
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