It (board game)

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It is a 1978 board game published by Attack International.

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Gameplay

It is a wargame in which a huge robot tank attacks an outpost defended by a force of smaller units. [1]

Reception

Andy Davis reviewed It in The Space Gamer No. 35. [1] Davis commented that "When I scrutinized It, I considered burning it outright. [...] I have to say that every gamer should stay far, far away from It." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Davis, Andy (January 1981). "Capsule Reviews". The Space Gamer . Steve Jackson Games (35): 22–23.