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==Gameplay== |
==Gameplay== |
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''Dragonriders of Pern'' is a picture-book game |
''Dragonriders of Pern'' is a picture-book game with a similar design to ''[[Ace of Aces (picture book game)|Ace of Aces]]'', in this case involving 115 numbered full-page illustrations portraying wingmates trying to burn Thread as in the ''[[Dragonriders of Pern]]'' novels.<ref name="SG"/> |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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[[Lester W. Smith]] reviewed ''Dragonriders of Pern'' in ''[[The Space Gamer]]'' No. 75.<ref name="SG">{{cite journal|last=Smith |first=Lester W. |authorlink=Lester W. Smith |date=July–August 1985 |title=Capsule Reviews|journal=[[Space Gamer]]|publisher=[[Steve Jackson Games]]|issue=75|pages=38}}</ref> Smith commented that "I found ''Dragonriders of Pern'' to be my second-favorite set in the picture-book series, just behind the ''Handy Rotary'' planes, and recommend it to anyone, diehard McCaffrey fan or not. At [the price] it may not be a bargain, but it is a good value for the money."<ref name="SG"/> |
[[Lester W. Smith]] reviewed ''Dragonriders of Pern'' in ''[[The Space Gamer]]'' No. 75.<ref name="SG">{{cite journal|last=Smith |first=Lester W. |authorlink=Lester W. Smith |date=July–August 1985 |title=Capsule Reviews|journal=[[Space Gamer]]|publisher=[[Steve Jackson Games]]|issue=75|pages=38}}</ref> Smith commented that "I found ''Dragonriders of Pern'' to be my second-favorite set in the picture-book series, just behind the ''Handy Rotary'' planes, and recommend it to anyone, diehard McCaffrey fan or not. At [the price] it may not be a bargain, but it is a good value for the money."<ref name="SG"/> |
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==Reviews== |
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*''[[Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/Asimovs_v09n06_1985-06/page/n23/mode/2up | title=Asimov's v09n06 (1985 06) }}</ref> |
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*''[[Asimov's Science Fiction]]'' v9 n8 (1985 08)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/Asimovs_v09n08_1985-08/page/n19/mode/2up | title=Asimov's v09n08 (1985 08) }}</ref> |
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*''[[:fr:Jeux et Stratégie|Jeux & Stratégie]]'' #44 (as "Vous Etes Le Maitre du Dragon")<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/jeux-et-strategie-44/page/16/mode/2up | title=Jeux & stratégie 44 | date=April 1987 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 00:51, 11 April 2024
Dragonriders of Pern is a 1984 picture book game published by Nova.
Gameplay
[edit]Dragonriders of Pern is a picture-book game with a similar design to Ace of Aces, in this case involving 115 numbered full-page illustrations portraying wingmates trying to burn Thread as in the Dragonriders of Pern novels.[1]
Reception
[edit]Lester W. Smith reviewed Dragonriders of Pern in The Space Gamer No. 75.[1] Smith commented that "I found Dragonriders of Pern to be my second-favorite set in the picture-book series, just behind the Handy Rotary planes, and recommend it to anyone, diehard McCaffrey fan or not. At [the price] it may not be a bargain, but it is a good value for the money."[1]
Reviews
[edit]- Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine[2]
- Asimov's Science Fiction v9 n8 (1985 08)[3]
- Jeux & Stratégie #44 (as "Vous Etes Le Maitre du Dragon")[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Smith, Lester W. (July–August 1985). "Capsule Reviews". Space Gamer (75). Steve Jackson Games: 38.
- ^ "Asimov's v09n06 (1985 06)".
- ^ "Asimov's v09n08 (1985 08)".
- ^ "Jeux & stratégie 44". April 1987.