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| Designers | Tom Wall, Sandford Tuey |
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| Publishers | IIE Games Corporation |
| Publication | 1986 |
| Genres | Role-playing game (RPG) |
Night of the Ninja is a role-playing game published by IIE Games Corporation (Canada) in 1986. [1]
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| Designers | Tom Wall, Sandford Tuey |
|---|---|
| Publishers | IIE Games Corporation |
| Publication | 1986 |
| Genres | Role-playing game (RPG) |
Night of the Ninja is a role-playing game published by IIE Games Corporation (Canada) in 1986. [1]
Night of the Ninja is a modern system of oriental martial arts. [2] The simple rules cover character creation, skills, weapons, running the games, etc., but the main emphasis is on combat, featuring unusual weapons such as scythes, whips, spikes, and blowpipes. [2]
Night of the Ninja was designed by Tom Wall and Sandford Tuey and published by IIE Games Corporation in 1986 as a 54-page book. [1] [2]
Stewart Wieck reviewed the product in the December 1986 to January 1987 issue of White Wolf. He rated it 3 points of 10 for Complexity, 7 points for Appearance, 8 points for Contents, and 9 points for Playability. He rated it overall at 8 points of 10. [3]
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