Mind War (board game)

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Mind War is a 1976 board wargame published by Fact and Fantasy Games.

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Gameplay

Mind War is a game in which future psionic warriors engage in mental battle. [1]

Mind War is the first game in the Warriors of the Green Planet Trilogy . [2]

Reception

Lewis Pulsipher reviewed The Green Planet Trilogy for White Dwarf #2 , and stated that "This game is the weak sister of the trilogy [...] Its connection with the amalgamated supergame is tenous[ sic ] enough to make it expendable, and by itself it offer little." [3]

Michael Striley reviewed Mind War in The Space Gamer No. 21. [1] Striley commented that "Mind War is simple to learn, fast moving, and can generally be played in less than an hour, much like Metagaming's MicroGames." [1]

W. G. Armintrout reviewed the Warriors of the Green Planet Trilogy in The Space Gamer No. 27, and commented that "Mind War is forgettable." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Striley, Michael (January–February 1979). "Mind War: a review". The Space Gamer . Metagaming (21): 21.
  2. 1 2 Armintrout, W. G. (March–April 1980). "Featured Review: The Warriors of the Green Planet Trilogy". The Space Gamer . Steve Jackson Games (27): 28–29.
  3. ↑ Pulsipher, Lewis (August–September 1977). "The Green Planet: Trilogy of Games". White Dwarf . Games Workshop (2): 8–10.
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