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The Dwarfstar Fantasy and Sci-Fi Games
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In 1981, Heritage USA jumped on the "microgame" bandwagon (pioneered by the Metagaming MicroGames) with a series of small-box games.

Eight games were released through the Dwarfstar Games division of Heritage USA, with the first four coming out in 1981 and the second four in 1982. Several of these games are highly sought after today, as they are fondly remembered for their special combination of stylish graphics and inspired gameplay. If you missed these games back in the day, prepare to discover some overlooked gems from the classic era of microgames.

UPDATE: The following seven Dwarfstar Games are available for FREE authorized DOWNLOAD at http://dwarfstar.brainiac.com/

Barbarian Prince, Demonlord, Goblin, Grav Armor, Outpost Gamma, Star Smuggler, and Star Viking.
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1. Board Game: Barbarian Prince [Average Rating:6.25 Overall Rank:2088]
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2. Board Game: Demonlord [Average Rating:6.66 Overall Rank:2860]
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Strategic scale fantasy wargame.
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3. Board Game: Dragon Rage [Average Rating:6.73 Overall Rank:3303]
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Tactical fantasy wargame of mythical monsters attacking a walled medieval city.
4. Board Game: Goblin [Average Rating:6.15 Unranked]
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Fantasy wargame of raiding and plunder. Goblins storm a peaceful valley, burning and pillaging, while farmers and troops try to stop them.
5. Board Game: Grav Armor [Average Rating:6.37 Overall Rank:3273]
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Science-fiction wargame of tank to tank combat, on planets with varying environments, in the far future.
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I used to work at a pc game company with the designer of Grav Armour. If my memory is corect I think he helped develope a computer game based on grav armour called Thunder Brigade, published by the now defunct Interactive Magic.


http://www.bluemoon.ee/thunder/t_reel.html
6. Board Game: Outpost Gamma [Average Rating:5.72 Unranked]
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Tactical science-fiction wargame with a Rorke's Drift flavor. A small band of soldiers in advanced powered armor tries to hold off a horde of low-tech attackers.
7. Board Game: Star Smuggler [Average Rating:6.54 Overall Rank:2940]
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Solo science-fiction game of interplanetary trade.

UPDATE: Added to the Dwarfstar website for free download on February 28, 2006!
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I still have this. I found it in a plain manilla envelope in a long unpacked box last month. The event booklet is well thumbed. It is a much better game that the PC games I've purcha$ed on the same subject.
8. Board Game: Star Viking [Average Rating:6.38 Overall Rank:3138]
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OK Maverick, I'll bite. How long do I have to watch this list for... and where did you get the info that games will be released into the public domain??
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UPDATE: Lewis Pulsipher has authorized the Dwarfstar Games page to post a PDF file for the rules for review and comment regarding a possible new printing of the game. You can download the rules at http://dwarfstar.brainiac.com/ds_dragonrage.html
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Update - the Dragon Rage rules have since been removed at the designer's request.
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UPDATE: Star Smuggler designer Dennis Sustare has agreed for his game to be posted on the Dwarfstar Games page! You can download it at http://dwarfstar.brainiac.com/ds_starsmuggler.html
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That is great news! Maybe if we're nice to Dennis he'll put some of his other designs on the internet too.:)
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