Stomp! (game)

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Stomp!
Stomp! Chaosium board game cover 1978.png
Cover by William Church
Designers Tadashi Ehara
Illustrators
Publishers Chaosium
Publication1978;45 years ago (1978)
Genres Fantasy board wargame

Stomp! is a 1978 board wargame, written by Tadashi Ehara, illustrated by Eric Vogt, William Church, and Drashi Khendup, and published by Chaosium. [1]

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Gameplay

Stomp! is a game involving a conflict between a stupid giant named Thunderpumper protecting his employer's garden from eighteen invading elves trying to steal his melons. [2]

Reception

Phil Kosnett reviewed Stomp! in The Space Gamer No. 21. [2] Kosnett commented that "I rather like this game. It's imaginative; it's fast and fun and balanced. The rules are a bit sketchy for a recruit customer to get everything right without being confused, but gamers with any experience at all will have no problem." [2]

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References

  1. "Stomp!". BoardGameGeek. BoardGameGeek LLC. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Kosnett, Phil (January–February 1979). "Kick, Step, Pivot, Step, Walk, Walk, Stomp!". The Space Gamer . Metagaming (21): 23.