War of the Sky Galleons

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War of the Sky Galleons is a 1976 board wargame published by Fact and Fantasy Games.

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War of the Sky Galleons is one of the games in the Warriors of the Green Planet Trilogy , focusing on aerial warfare while the other games cover land and psionic combat respectively. [1]

Reception

Steve List reviewed War of the Sky Galleons in The Space Gamer No. 11. [1] List concluded that "For those who can swallow the 'science' fiction background and overlook the absurd engineering it postulates, this can be a highly enjoyable game." [1]

Lewis Pulsipher reviewed The Green Planet Trilogy for White Dwarf #2, and stated that "It is difficult to believe that SG represents anything that could actually happen. This is the case if one ignores the ridiculous cover art and the title – Sky Galleons indeed!" [2]

W. G. Armintrout reviewed the Warriors of the Green Planet Trilogy in The Space Gamer No. 27, and commented that "War of the Sky Galleons is pretty stupid, but still a lot of fun." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 List, Steve (April–June 1977). "Reviews". The Space Gamer . Metagaming (11): 39–40.
  2. ↑ Pulsipher, Lewis (August–September 1977). "The Green Planet: Trilogy of Games". White Dwarf . No. 2. Games Workshop. pp. 8–10.
  3. ↑ Armintrout, W. G. (March–April 1980). "Featured Review: The Warriors of the Green Planet Trilogy". The Space Gamer . Steve Jackson Games (27): 28–29.
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