Elric (1977)

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Designer	Charlie Krank Greg Stafford
Artist	Yoshitaka Amano William Church Steve Leialoha Kenn Nishiuye Steve Oliff V. M. Wyman Show More »
Publisher	Avalon Hill Chaosium Hobby Japan
Year Published	1977
# of Players	1 − 4
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2, 3, 4 players Recommended with 2, 3, 4 players (1 voter) [poll]
Playing Time	120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	10 and up
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Language Dependence	(no votes yet) (0 voters) [poll]
Honors	1981 Charles S. Roberts Best Fantasy Board Game Nominee
Subdomain	Wargames (2 voters) [vote]
Category	Adventure Fantasy Novel-based Wargame
Mechanic	Area Movement
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Primary Name	Elric
Alternate Names	Elric - Battle at the End of Time Elric: Young Kingdoms Adventure Game エルリック
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Based on Michael Moorcock's Elric series, this wargame attempts to bring the various nuances of the novels together. War, politics, magic, and the balance between Chaos and Law are all simulated.

While armies, as in most wargames, are essential, individual characters also play a vital role. Magic is also important as spell casting affects the cosmic balance between Chaos and Law.

There are 6 scenarios provided for 1 to 4 players plus an encouragement to create your own.

All in all a very faithful rendition of the books.

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Number 84, March-April 1978
- Elric - "Where is Moonglum?: Elric Designer's Notes" (Design Notes), Greg Stafford

Dragon (Issue 68 - Dec 1982)

"New edition of Elric is best left to die-hard fans" (Review), Tony Watson

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Avalon Hill Edition

Publisher: Avalon Hill

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Year: 1984

Product Code: 850

Size: Avalon Hill Bookcase

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Chaosium boxed edition

Publisher: Chaosium

Artist: William Church, Steve Leialoha, Steve Oliff

Year: 1981

Product Code: 1003-X

Size: 12.20 x 9.25 x 2.17 inches

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Chaosium bagged first edition

Publisher: Chaosium

Artist: William Church, Steve Leialoha, Steve Oliff

Year: 1977

Size: 11.00 x 8.60 x 0.40 inches

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