 Cover by Rodger B. MacGowan | |
| Designers | |
|---|---|
| Illustrators | Rodger B. MacGowan |
| Publishers | Chaosium |
| Publication | 1980 |
| Genres | Comedic WWII board wargame |
Panzer Pranks, WWII as it actually was in the movies is a 1980 board wargame published by Chaosium. [1]
| Cover by Rodger B. MacGowan | |
| Designers | |
|---|---|
| Illustrators | Rodger B. MacGowan |
| Publishers | Chaosium |
| Publication | 1980 |
| Genres | Comedic WWII board wargame |
Panzer Pranks, WWII as it actually was in the movies is a 1980 board wargame published by Chaosium. [1]
Panzer Pranks is a comedic combat simulation game, [2] which satirizes the conventions of standard board wargames. [3]
Joseph M. Hurst reviewed Panzer Pranks in The Space Gamer No. 28. [2] Hurst commented that "This game is a lot more fun to read than to play. It is a satire on simulation mania, and uses both rapier and bludgeon freely and sometimes simultaneously." [2]
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