4th Dimension (board game)

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4th Dimension is a 1979 board game published by TSR.

Gameplay

4th Dimension is a game in which the armies of the time-lords battle each other, while humanity has conquered the 4th dimension.

Publication history

4th Dimension was originally published in Games & Puzzles magazine, and the designers published a standalone game that same year. It was later licensed for publication by TSR.https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/675/4th-dimension

Reception

Fred Hemmings reviewed the original self-published version of Fourth Dimension for White Dwarf #3, giving it an overall rating of 7 out of 10, and stated that "unless you can't stand purely cerebral games I would recommend the purchase of 4D."{{cite magazine | last =Hemmings | first =Fred | title =Open Box | magazine =White Dwarf | issue =3 | pages =14–15 | publisher =Games Workshop | date = October–November 1977 }}

Andy Davis reviewed 4th Dimension in The Space Gamer No. 35.{{cite journal|last=Davis |first=Andy |date=January 1981 |title=Capsule Reviews|journal=The Space Gamer|publisher=Steve Jackson Games|issue=35|pages=22}} Davis commented that "4th Dimension is easy, but also fun and playable. I would recommend it to the average SF gamer, who has enough money, but definitely not to a simulation fan."

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